What Men Feel

Verse 1

They told me "Stand up straight and be a man"

Follow the rules and follow the plan

Never show a crack, never let them see

The broken parts inside of me

Just keep it all behind the door

Until you can't take it anymore

Verse 2

I’m the shoulder for everyone to lean

The strongest wall they’ve ever seen

But who do I turn to when the sky falls down?

When the silent screams are the only sound?

I’m drowning in a shallow sea

Of who they want me to be

Chorus

Oh, it’s heavy being the one who’s tough

When the world keeps saying it’s not enough

You have to win, you cannot fail

Keep your heart under a veil

Hide the tears, hide the pain

Walk alone through the pouring rain

Yeah, it’s hard to be a man today

When you have to throw your soul away

Verse 3

I wear a suit and I wear a smile

But I haven't felt like me for a while

Society’s ghost is haunting my head

"Don't be weak," is all it said

So I lock the grief in a rusted box

And double-check all the heavy locks

Bridge

I’m just a human, made of bone and skin

Trying to find a way to let someone in

But the walls are high and the world is cold

And I’m tired of doing what I’m told

Yeah, I'm tired of being so bold

Guitar Solo

Chorus

Oh, it’s heavy being the one who’s tough

When the world keeps saying it’s not enough

You have to win, you cannot fail

Keep your heart under a veil

Hide the tears, hide the pain

Walk alone through the pouring rain

Yeah, it’s hard to be a man today

When you have to throw your soul away

Outro

Tomorrow I’ll wake up and do it again

The invisible war that I never can win

Just a man...

Trying to stand...