Rihanna Man Down
I didn't mean to end his life, I know it wasn't rightI can't even at night, can't get it off my mindI need to get out of sight, fore I end up barsWhat out as a altercationTurned into a real situationMe just on the time that I'm facingMakes me cry'Cause I didn't mean to hurt himCoulda been somebody's sonAnd I took his whenI out that gunRum bum bum bum, rum bum bum bum, rum bum bum bumMan Down!Rum bum bum bum, rum bum bum, bum rum bum bum bumMan Down!Oh mama, mama, mamaI just shot a man downIn stationIn of a big ol' crowdOh, why? Oh, why?Oh mama mama mamaI just shot a man downIn stationLittle 22, I call her SueWhen she fits down in my shoesWhatchu me to do?
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If you're me for a foolI will lose my cool, and for my fire armI didn't mean to lay him downBut its too late to turn back nowDon't know what I was thinkingNow he's no livingSo I'm bout to town, aye uh'Cause I didn't mean to hurt himCoulda been somebody's sonAnd I took his whenI out that gunRum bum bum bum, rum bum bum bum, rum bum bum bumMan Down!Rum bum bum bum, rum bum bum, bum rum bum bum bumMan Down!Oh mama, mama, mamaI just shot a man downIn stationIn of a big ol' crowdOh, why? Oh, why?Oh mama, mama, mama, I just shot a man down (Criminal)(In station)Said, 'I'd thought I'd do itNever I'd do it, thought I'd do it!Oh gosh, What ever to meEver to me, ever to me?Why did I pull the trigger, pull the trigger, pull the trigger? BoomAnd end a nigga, end a life so soon?When mi pull the trigger, pull the trigger, pull it pon' youSomebody tell me what I'm gonna, what I'm do? EhhRum bum bum bum, rum bum bum bum, rum bum bum bumMe say one man down (And wah me say)Rum bum bum bum, rum bum bum bum, rum bum bum bumThen me went downtown'Cause now I'ma criminal, criminal, criminalOh mercy, now I am a criminalMan Down, tell the please minimalRun out a town none a dem can see me nowOh mama, mama, mamaI just shot a man downIn stationIn of a big ol crowdOh, why? Oh, why?Oh mama, mama, mamaI just shot a man downIn station.
We Believe Local Journalism is Critical to the Life of a CityEngaging with our readers is essential to Westword's mission. Make a financial contribution or sign up for a newsletter, and help us keep telling Denver's stories with no paywalls. Support Our JournalismShe dances sexily all over the room, with ease, even winding and grinding with her attacker, in what appears to be innocent fun. She gives the very specific 'no' gesture, and walks away from him and leaves the party. He trails her, and that's where the implied sexual assault takes place.A frantic Rihanna is seen running down a dirt path, where she retrieves a gun and then boom! Rum-pum-pump-pum.Musically, this might be one of the best joints Rihanna has released in a long while.
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She's vocally right in the middle of her reggae influences and lets her accent take over the song, and it's pretty fucking tight. Her critics largely wanted her to make a statement about domestic abuse, rather than rape and frankly, she's just not in a position to do so. This song - coming on the heels of her hot single 'S&M,' in which she breathlessly sings about whips and chains exciting her - is not a story Rihanna has to publicly subscribe to. She didn't want to tell 'her' story, she wanted to tell many womens' stories.
Unfortunately, one of the easiest ways to string together commonalities in women is with rape as a storyline. 1621 Glenarm Place, Denver CO 80202Throughout the whole Chris Brown/Rihanna debacle, I stayed indifferent to Rihanna's healing process. She talked about it in vague, round-about ways, and only really when it was beneficial to her, making it hard to believe any contrived artistic themes she came out with after the fact. Example: 'I'm so Hard.' Man Down,' though, seems like a hysterical, cathartic fantasy played out with a different storyline, so that her pain can continue to largely remain anonymous. Regardless, Rihanna got down with this, and if there is any place where she should be given credit, it should be for opening the dialogue about rape and sexuality on a broader scale.