Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton
“He’s a fallen superhero. He was bulletproof after all, and he’s lying there bleeding and surprised. This song is a pep talk. Maybe the singer is a confidant, perhaps a lady friend and love interest. The only one who’s not against him. He decides to pick himself up and try again.”
Jonathan Coulton
[Verse 1]
After it happened when all the smoke cleared
How did it feel to you, did it seem weird?
Such a charmed life
Nothing ever mattered
Everything was yours to take
One mistake, and
Everything fell apart, everything changed
Sitting there, bleeding out, isn't it strange?
When they hit you
You can feel them hit you
Weaknesses they all can see
Just like me
[Chorus 1]
Now your heart's all done, but your head won't let you run
You're dying where you stand
All this wait and see
All this what will be will be
That sounds like the plan of an Ordinary Man
[Bridge]
You say no one tells you the ending
But it ends this way
You can take it back if you want it
But it might be over anyway
[Verse 2]
Haven't you done enough saving by now?
Can't they take care of each other somehow?
All the questions
Is it really over?
Is he gonna take the fall?
Worst of all you
Start to think maybe they're right about you
Maybe it's over now, maybe it's true
And you know you're
Never gonna stand up
Be who you're supposed to be
Just like me
[Chorus 2]
'Cause your heart's all done, but your head won't let you run
You're dying where you stand
All this wait and see
All this what will be will be
That sounds like the plan of an Ordinary Man
Ordinary Man was written by Jonathan Coulton.
Ordinary Man was produced by Christian Cassan.
Jonathan Coulton released Ordinary Man on Tue Apr 25 2017.
During JoCo Cruise 2017, Jonathan coulton described this song as a “pep talk for a fallen hero.”