Denmark

Tobias Rahim - Når Mænd Græder "When Men Are Crying"

Tobias Rahim is a Danish artist from Aarhus. He is half Kurdish and has been living abroad for some years, among other places in the slum of Cali, Colombia. He has been one of the absolutely most famous and popular Danish artists during the last year with hits like Stor mand (Great Man), Mucki Bar, and Når mænd græder (When Men Are Crying). Furthermore, he released a collection of poetry last year.

 Lyrics

  • De vil ha' mænd i uniform, selvom det' en kliché

    Bag uniformen er der PTSD

    Maskuline tårer har vi lært at gem' væk

    Lige siden skolegården, de kalder bare på endnu fler' tæsk

    Tag dig nu sammen, ja, mand dig selv op

    Læg låg på det hele, behold din' skrig i din krop

    I et lille hus på landet eller mørkegrå blok

    Bag gardiner, der gør selv solen gi'r op (gi'r op)

    For når mænd, de græder, er det altid

    I en flask', i en streg, i en joint

    I en pille, eller

    En blanding af alting

    Ingen tårer, bare vanvid

    Når mænd, de græder

    Med øjnene i stilhed

    Drukner indeni, indtil blikket siger intet

    Ik' had på din far

    Bare giv ham kærlighed og lær ham at græde, ja

    Lær ham at græde

    For mænd, de græder (vi græder)

    Vi græder (vi græder)

    Vi græder, vi græder også

    Ja, mænd, de græder (vi græder)

    Vi græder (vi græder)

    Vi græder, vi græder også

    Hey daddy, jeg har issues

    Jeg ved det ik' er din skyld

    Det' livet and I miss you

    Som om giften lever videre i mig

    Jeg har lyst til at gøre alt det lort

    Som der ødelagde dig

    Hvad skal jeg gøre med mine tårer

    Når de hober sig op?

    Hvad skal jeg sige til mor?

    Hun spørger om det går godt

    Går på svarer

    Ta' ud på en bar

    Gør ligesom far, ja

    For når mænd, de græder, er det altid

    I en flask', i en streg, i en joint

    I en pille, eller

    En blanding af alting

    Ingen tårer, bare vanvid, yeah

    Når mænd, de græder

    Med øjnene i stilhed

    Drukner indeni, indtil blikket siger intet

    Ik' had på din far

    Bare giv ham kærlighed og lær ham at græde, ja

    Lær ham at græde

    For mænd, de græder (vi græder)

    De græder (vi græder)

    Vi græder, vi græder også

    Ja, mænd, de græder (vi græder)

    Vi græder (vi græder)

    Vi græder, vi græder også

  • They want men in uniforms

    Although that's a cliché

    Behind the uniform, there's PTSD

    We've learned to hide masculine tears away

    Ever since recess

    They'll just invite more beatings

    Pull yourself together, yeah

    Just man up

    Put a lid on it all

    Keep your screams inside yourself

    In a little house in the countryside

    Or a dark-grey block

    Behind curtains making even the sun give up

    'Cause when men cry

    It's always into a bottle

    A line of coke, a joint, a pill or

    A concoction of it all

    No tears, just madness

    When men cry

    With their silent eyes

    Drowning on the inside until their gaze says nothing

    Don't hate on your father

    Just give him love

    And teach him to cry, yeah

    Teach him to cry

    'Cause men cry

    We cry, we cry

    We cry too

    Yeah, men cry

    We cry, we cry

    We cry too

    Hey daddy, I've got issues

    I know it's not your fault

    It's life and I miss you

    As though the poison lives on in me

    I want to do all the shit

    Which ruined you

    What do I do with my tears

    When they accumulate?

    What do I tell mother?

    She asks if I'm doing well

    Letting it go to voicemail, going to a bar

    Doing like dad, yeah

    'Cause when men cry

    It's always into a bottle

    A line of coke, a joint, a pill or

    A concoction of it all

    No tears, just madness

    When men cry

    With their silent eyes

    Drowning on the inside until their gaze says nothing

    Don't hate on your father

    Just give him love

    And teach him to cry, yeah

    Teach him to cry

    'Cause men cry

    We cry, we cry

    We cry too

    Yeah, men cry

    We cry, we cry

    We cry too

    See, dad... I love you

    From the deepest part of my heart, I love you

    With all of our flaws

    All the dreams you've had

    All the broken dreams

    All the demons you had to dance with

    And I do see through it

    And I fucking love you

    And I love your father

    I love [the] men... all the men before... before him

    'Cause I know my dad has tried

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