Samaritans
IDLES * Track #7 On Joy as an Act of Resistance.
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Samaritans by IDLES
Release Date
Performed by
IDLESProduced by
Paul FrazerWrited by
Adam Devonshire & Jon Beavis & Lee Kiernan & Mark Bowen & Joe TalbotAbout
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 with ‘I kissed a boy and i liked it’ makes it a very strong message.
‘Samaritans’ is a charit...
Samaritans Lyrics
[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
Samaritans Q&A
Who wrote Samaritans's ?
Samaritans was written by Adam Devonshire & Jon Beavis & Lee Kiernan & Mark Bowen & Joe Talbot.
Who produced Samaritans's ?
Samaritans was produced by Paul Frazer.
When did IDLES release Samaritans?
IDLES released Samaritans on Fri Aug 31 2018.
What did the artist say about this song?
At gigs, Joe Talbot introduces this song the following way:
This is a song about the disease in the brain called masculinity.
During their performance at Glastonbury 2019, Talbot instead introduced the song as such:
This song is about men and women and people who are non binary and people who wan...
What did IDLES say about "Samaritans"?
I’m not sure where the music came from for this one; I think I was absent when it came together, but when I heard it for the first time I wrote the lyrics on the spot. I’d just read The Descent Of Man and Grayson Perry’s words struck me with such vigor that it all just came out immediately. I’m very...