🎵 Samaritans // by IDLES

42 ContributorsSamaritans Lyrics This song is about masculinity and how its ‘an illness’ – Talbot refers to it as this when introducing the song live. With these remarks usually associated with manliness such as ‘man up’ ‘don’t cry’ mixed… Read More  [Verse 1] Man up, sit down Chin up, pipe down Socks up, don't cry Drink up, just lie Grow some balls, he said Grow some balls Man up, sit down Chin up, pipe down Socks up, don't cry Drink up, don't whine Grow some balls, he said Grow some balls [Pre-Chorus] The mask of masculinity Is a mask, a mask that's wearing me The mask, the mask, the mask [Chorus] I'm a real boy, boy, and I cry I love myself and I want to try This is why you never see your father cry This is why you never see your father cry This is why you never see your father [Verse 2] Man up, sit down Chin up, pipe down Socks up, don't cry Drink up, just lie Grow some balls, he said Grow some balls Man up, sit down Chin up, pipe down Socks up, don't cry Drink up, don't whine Grow some balls, he said Grow some balls [Pre-Chorus] The mask of masculinity Is a mask, a mask that's wearing me The mask, the mask, the mask [Chorus] I'm a real boy, boy and I cry I love myself and I want to try This is why you never see your father cry This is why you never see your father cry This is why you never see your father [Outro] I kissed a boy and I liked it Man up, sit down Chin up, pipe down Socks up, don't cry Drink up, don't whine This is why, this is why, this is why This is why, this is why, this is why