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“Man On A Wire” is track #10 on Garbage’s fifth album Not Your Kind of People.
The song’s lyrics were inspired by the British documentary movie Man on Wire. About the song, Shirley Manson said:
I just was in a awe of how this man was possessed by a dream. Nobody and nothing could deter him from tr...
[Verse 1]
I looked into the mirror
What did I see?
There was a big black beast
Looking back at me
You looked into my eyes
What did you see?
You saw a big black beast
Magnified in me
[Chorus]
Like a man on a wire
I set myself on fire
Destroyer of a dream
Trying to find a spark
Desperate for love
Like a man on a wire
[Verse 2]
I was like a volcano
Just waiting to explode
I have been resurrected, reborn
And I have been transformed
I was a green eyed monster
Could you tell I was afraid?
I sat myself down and shot my fear in the face
[Chorus]
Like a man on a wire
I set myself on fire
Destroyer of a dream
Trying to find a spark
Desperate for love
Like a man on a wire
I set myself on fire
Destroyer of a dream
Trying to find a spark
Desperate for love
Like a man on a wire
[Bridge]
That's right
Yeah, I see you sitting around
With your wristwatch
And your white collared shirt
I see you hoping to watch me fail, uh-huh
You're hoping to watch me fail, uh-huh
I sat myself down and shot my fear in the face
[Chorus]
Like a man on a wire
I set myself on fire
Destroyer of a dream
Trying to find a spark
Desperate for love
Like a man on a wire
I set myself on fire
Destroyer of a dream
Trying to find a spark
Desperate for love
Like a man on a wire
Man on a Wire was written by Butch Vig & Duke Erikson & Shirley Manson & Steve Marker.
Man on a Wire was produced by Garbage.
Garbage released Man on a Wire on Tue May 22 2012.