I've actually met women that HATE this album because of this song alone - and that's a shame because I think it at least TRIES to represent different viewpoints between the sexes. Men do their own bit of 'crawling' - usually to the woman in charge! But the truth is, women don't dress up for men - that's what men foolishly think - women dress up FOR OTHER WOMEN.Īny 'crawling' that's done by women in this manner is done to maintain their place in the female pecking order. The unfairness of this song is totally evident - if you're a woman. Men do it too, but the general lack of jewelry, hair care products, or make-up somehow gives men more of a higher-ground moral position, as the writer of this song asserts. It's not wrong, and the truth hurts, but this is what most women do. This song accuses women of outright lying in their appearance to attract men. Although most of the songs on EVE are sung by men, it was an APP first that two of the other songs were sung by women! I think APP was trying to show the way men and women perceive each other. This song (from EVE), is followed by a song written from the perspective of a man in love. Make no mistake, APP weren't pulling any punches here.īut the funny thing is - I think in order to truly understand most APP songs, you have to take them in order, in their entirety. General CommentYep, you read this right - it's a total slam on the fairer sex. I'd rather be a man cause I wouldn't wanna be like you You won't see me in ten buck furs and sablesīlame it on the apple tree but you don't fool me You don't fool me with your easy lies and fables I'd rather be a man cause a man don't crawl like you do

I'd rahter be a man than slave the way that you do I'd rather be a man than sin my soul like you do Well I'd rather be a man than play my role like you do Try it on the company but you don't fool me

Your jeans are tight but your hide is slack The firebird hides in shadow when you wake up You don't fool me with your tinted eyes and make-up

The alan parsons project eve songs