What Real Man is about
Smooth talkers with borrowed lines need not apply. She wants someone who can match her fire and step up without hesitating: "Don't say it, be it."
Real Man lyrics
Dim lights dripping down your face
You walk in like you own the place
But I’ve seen that kind before
All talk, nothing more
Silk words and a borrowed fire
Cheap lines dressed up as desire
But I don’t fall that easy now
I’ve learned to read it out
I don’t need a fantasy
I need something I can feel
I want a real man
Not a shadow in the dark
Someone who can hold me
Without falling apart
I want a real man
Not a moment, not a game
Someone who can handle
Every inch of my flame
Don’t come close if you don’t understand
What it takes to be a real man
Your hands hesitate on my waist
Like you’re scared to leave a trace
But I don’t dance with half control
I give body and soul
You step back, I pull away
This ain’t some café ballet
If you want me, take the lead
Or let me leave
I don’t chase, I don’t pretend
Either you are or you’re not
I want a real man
Not a shadow in the dark
Someone who can hold me
Without falling apart
I want a real man
Not a moment, not a game
Someone who can handle
Every inch of my flame
Don’t come close if you don’t understand
What it takes to be a real man
Step forward hesitate
That’s the line between love and fate
One move, show me who you are
Don’t stop halfway in the dark
Say nothing, prove it slow
Let your rhythm take control
If you’re real, I’ll let you stay
I want a real man
Not a whisper in the night
Someone who can meet me
In the heat of the fight
I want a real man
Not a dream that disappears
Someone who can face me
Through my fire and my fears
Don’t come close if you don’t understand
What it takes to be a real man
Don’t say it
Be it