I can't believe I just wrote two entire paragraphs about three words. So he could mean "I am the man, I am the one who's supposed to wear the pants in this relationship, so tell me now". And it appears only in the second chorus, after the narrator starts losing patience : "the evening is slowing". A bit like in "No plan" : "I'll be your man if you have love to get done" But it is interesting to note that "tell your man" is the only occurrence of gendered language in the song and it is used to explicitly indicate a male narrator. He could mean "I am your man, you are the possessor and I am the possessed, please tell me". The narrator could be begging or he could be commanding. My interpretation is that this line feels so hot because it is not clear whether it is meant to be dominant or submissive. The expression "your man" is a euphemism for "your (male) romantic/sexual partner" which makes "tell your man" considerably more sexually charged than just "tell me".īut there is more to it. I have been reading the old thread on which people analysed Hozier's dirtiest lyrics and I have been wondering why this line in Dinner & Diatribes has such an effect on so many people.Īt first it appears that the narrator adds "Tell your man" after "tell me" as a reminder of the special relationship between him and his partner : "You can tell me everything because I am not anyone, I am not one of those boring people in the club, I am a close person".
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