Bruce Springsteen - nothing man

Bruce Springsteen - Nothing man.

I don't remember how I felt
I never thought I'd live
To read about myself
In my hometown paper
How my brave young life
Was forever changed
In a misty cloud of pink vapor

Darlin' give me your kiss
Only understand
I am the nothing man

Around here everybody acts the same
Around here everybody acts like nothing's changed
Friday night club meets at Al's Barbecue
The sky is still the same unbelievable blue

Darlin' give me your kiss
Come and take my hand
I am the nothing man

You can call me Joe
Buy me a drink and shake my hand
You want courage
I'll show you courage you can understand
Pearl and silver
Restin' on my night table
It's just me Lord, pray I'm able

Darlin' with this kiss
Say you understand
I am the nothing man
I am the nothing man

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• bruce
• springsteen
• rock
• the
• rising
• nothing
• man

[lox78]

u mean 9/11 not 11/11....

[cyberbard]

I just saw that mistake. Thank you for pointing that out. :) My bad.

[LeprachaunXL]

Ok I was just listening to this song, and i have always wondered what the lyrics meant in it......so i sat down and i was there and wow....this song has some of the greatest lyrics ever.....it was on The Rising but to my knowledge it was from 1994 (not sure about that but i think that is right) so it has two possible meanings and wow...yeah just an incredible song altogether

[cyberbard]

I know that the entire album 'The Rising) is about the attacks on 11/11.

[LeprachaunXL]

Yeah but if it was wrote before that happend, it could have another meaning, eing a possible suicide, but since it was included on The Rising I would say that it could definately be interrupted as something during 9/11

[cyberbard]

I do agree with that, it could be interpreted as having a different meaning, a bittersweet love lament, I think?

[dmlr1]

One of the Boss' best songs. Love it.

[Bredinin]

another masterpiece of the boss.....heard it 100 times...

[lemonfryer]

the song is about a man who is injured in an industrial accident and then his contractors or employers let him down.

[johnny67448]

@LeprachaunXL Yes, it was written for a 1994 album that Bruce planned to release but he was told by Jon Landau that it was such a dreadful record, that if Bruce brought it out, coming so soon after the twin critical and commercial mauling of Lucky Town and Human Touch, that it could sink his studio career! It's incredible to believe that Nothing Man is not about 9/11, it's themes seem to be synonymous with that day.

[TheNellamaria]

sad , but wonderful song!

[7italians1asian]

there are no words to describe...

[7italians1asian]

there are no words to describe...

[RyuuzakisAdolescence]

I remember watching 9/11 on TV... I was much younger, my little sister was one year old and we were running around with these little pink doll strollers when my dad called my mum into the living room and she ran in. The looks on their faces were like something I'd never really seen before, this grief and unbelief.. And Bruce notes the 'sky is still, same unbelievable blue...' which is like this chaos and death in the towers but this magnificent blue sky behind it..

[Scoomps]

Beautiful minimal song, beautiful longing. I learned here that its "about" a 9/11 firefighter's survivor guilt. That makes sense. Up to now, I had a different impression. I had it as being written by a soldier that died at war. The writer is telling his story as if he is alive but he is really dead like Bruce Willis' character in the Sixth Sense. This reminds me of Iron & Wine's version of Love Vigilantes especially the last verse's 'telegram' that compares to the 'hometown paper' here.

[virveli15]

Music,instruments and Bruce!

[Bredinin]

absolutely!!!!!the best  of all time...!