Doves – The Man Who Told Everything

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Get out of bed, pick up the phone, time to tell the press
Say to myself, I can't do no one else, there's a whole world outside
I'm gonna tell it all, I'm gonna sell it all, I'm gonna sell
Get out of bed, come out and sing, blue skies ahead, the man who told
everything
And I feel, like I'm losing my head, I didn't mean to stay
Lives have been wrecked and I've picked up my cheque, catch a plane out of here
I'm gonna get out of here, I'm gonna get out of here, I'm gonna sell

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Track duration: 05:41

"The Man Who Told Everything" as written by Jimi/williams Goodwin

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    General Comment:I first heard this song on one tree hill like I usually hear good songs and it was really touching idk but it's a really mystical and slightly disturbing song. Idk how to explain it. It reminds me of good times and then feels like it's forshadowing bad times for some reason. It's really weird.
    Flag sibowittzon May 25, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Too beautiful.
    Flag raisedbywolveson January 26, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:like metallica said a tired man they see no longer cares... he just wants it to be over
    Flag dame13on July 05, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:awesome song, very sad
    Flag iluvothon October 22, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:I'm definately more inclined to agree with Super Dave, and not just because he met Doves and asked them. I mean, it wouldn't just be someone breaking up. Why would they need to tell everyone? Nor would it be a journalist who became guilty - he wouldn't tell the PRESS. No, I always thought it as someone who leaked information to papparazi - told the press valuable secrets
    Flag louisagiffardon August 27, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:I actually got to meet the band in 2002 at The Fillmore in SF. I asked them bout the song (it's my favorite of theirs)and they told me it's about a crooked politican who cashes out and flees the scene. Very deep song, just a crappy MV for it.
    Flag Super Daveon May 17, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:i feel like this song has hope emerging heartfelt out of a previous dismal dullness
    Flag purplekimmion March 26, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:i love this song so much it got me into the doves and i love that album too, lost souls. I think this song is beautiful and the music is a masterpiece i find this song dramatic and calming in a very deep thoughtful sort of war and i nearly always play this song when i'm smoking out of my window alone thinking about me life at the present.
    Flag purplekimmion March 26, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:This song is really beautiful, gives me goosebumps everytime I hear it.

    I agree with okteds all the way, that's such an accurate analysis :)
    Flag LillyDarkoon September 17, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:This is one of my all-time favourite songs. It's crushing in it's fragility.
    Flag enigmatic_jesson June 23, 2005   Link

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