man up from anothakinda by ben collins

Cut your hair at the bathroom sink
and throw out all your clothes
Brown shoes, black hair,
and never never never wear pink;
Be a thorn, not a rose.

Man up, man up, says the lady in the back
In the black, all black, and she knows--
You're scared, you're mad, you're all shades of sad
You're doing all that you can.

Light a bright blue fire out of snow
Ignore how HE stutters, ignore the show
Silent mocking is so loud, all at once.

"Hey freak, come with me," says a crawling man
Out of this world, absurd, no
you'll never be real to me
you'll never be real man meat

Man up, man up, says a voice in my head
in black, blood-black, and it knows
I'm scared, im mad, im all shades of sad
doing all that I can.

Man up, man up, says a voice in my head
In red, blood red, and he knows--
"Be mad," he screams, "at anyone but me,"
can't get rid of your own shadow (oh no)

• Alternative
• acoustic emo
• dream pop
• idk what im doing but im sad
• lo-fi
• Northampton