Rihanna: Man Down Meaning
Man Down Lyrics
I know it wasn't right
I can't even sleep at night
Can't get it off my mind
I need to get out of sight
Before I end up behind bars
What started out as a simple altercation
Turned into a real sticky...
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anonymous Jun 26th 2011, 06:15 report
to whom it may concern....
yes i believe the video is representing rape
RAPE is never a woman's fault for the "clothes" she is wearing. if a woman wants to wear a nun's habit or a thong bikini it does NOT entitle anyone to her body.... i did not know that certain clothes meant other people had a right to rape and violate women
rape is about aggression and power...our current cultural conception about sex fuels the demented perception that rape is an action that a woman invites upon herself.
if i want to run around ass naked, guess what i still own my body and no one has a right to violate it any manner (yea i might get some crazy looks and be called trashy, but still to force sex is beyond logical rationale) -
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anonymous Jun 4th 2011, 14:18 report
It's cos he raped her, that's why she shoots him! watch the video again and you'll see...
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anonymous Jun 2nd 2011, 22:12 report
Excuse me? She's an attention hogging slut? No.
This song has been getting a lot of negative press. Things like, 'videos like this should never be made' and 'if Chris Brown wouldn't be able to get away with this, then neither should she.'
Did those people bother to look at the lyrics?
Because if they did, they would know that throughout the song, she admits that she shot someone, but also that she did it out of anger, or before she realized what she was doing, and then seriously regrets it. And the music video shows that she didn't just shoot a man for no reason. No points for the parents this time. -
anonymous Feb 10th, 01:01 report
The song is about a Guy who trusted a woman he shouldn't have. She took a exposing pic of him and put it on a fake page of his account . The photo went viral therefore the Guy is shot otherwise dead, she shot a man down.
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anonymous Jan 22nd, 13:32 report
my interptaion on this song is.. i watches the video at the start of it shes shooting hom because he raped her. i can competlely understand why she would shoot him. he disgraced her body. and now she wants revenge.
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anonymous Nov 29th 2012, 06:41 report
i think this video should be taken as an example for all those bastards(rapists) and they should be killed....only they should make it a more brutal way i think rihanna has conveyed a very necessary msg to the government of wat should be done to those who rape...........and just fyi its not only girls getting raped but boys too...and i know coz i was and so i kno how it is to feel raped(torture)
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anonymous Nov 10th 2012, 10:56 report
Everyone. Listen(well, in your case, read). A woman was raped and killed her rapist. She truly regrets it. But to everyone who says it was her fault, think again. It's HER body. No matter how she flaunts it(and believe me, the dress was fine) no one has any right to abuse it in any way. Long red hair? Well, I think it's kawaii. We don't need shave our heads and wear long-sleeved turtlenecks with slacks. Unless we want. I mean, that doesn't lower your chances of being raped. Sorry for going "in-depth", but the vid is pretty straightforward.
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anonymous Jun 11th 2012, 00:39 report
I have never seen the video to this song before.
Just by listening to it I would for sure think this video is about a girl breaking a mans heart.
I think that R is telling everyone - shes trying to help her self because she doesn't know what to do.
I think she's trying to get over this huge production that maybe didn't go on in literally a million people's eyes but quite a few (enough to make her feel surrounded , possibly his whole family / social life and she may now be lettin her family / social life know - grand central station- )
Love this song and she just had a massive break up and it's her fault.
Obviously it's the right thing for her to do is move on now and she ha to express these feelings.
Poor girl just broke a heart and had hers broken but in different / the same ways.
Beautiful story of healing. -
anonymous Feb 4th 2012, 08:38 report
Pls dnt read this or u'l b kissed by d love of ur life on d nearest friday.2mao wil b d best day of ur life nw u've started reading dnt stop.this is so freaky. 1.say ur name 10 tyms.
2.say ur mum's name 5 tyms.
3.say ur crush's name 3 tyms
4.paste dis 2 4 oda songs.if u do so u wil b kissed on d nearest friday,bt if u read nd ignore u wil av very bad luck. When u r done press F6 nd ur crush's name wil appear in big letters. -
anonymous Jan 23rd 2012, 07:58 report
This song wasnt actually written by her so you can shove your illumanati shit up your ass....its an appropriation of the song 'i shot the sheriff' i just think its a cheeky song which finally turns the table on male dominance!
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anonymous Dec 10th 2011, 03:31 report
She is angry that she couldn't do anything about the man tha raped her.. sh first tried to be friends with him but he obvi didn't want just friendship.. he wanted more and when she pushed him away he couldn't help that she rejected him. So he he wanted her to know that he was getting what he wanted whether she wanted or not..
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anonymous Nov 13th 2011, 11:22 report
i personally think its her who shot a man down believe me the video explains the thing to us all. she was raped and did the crime out of anger. I liked the literature behind it.
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anonymous Nov 13th 2011, 11:20 report
i personally think its her who shot a man down believe me the video explains the thing to us all. she was raped and did the crime out of anger. I liked the literature behind it.
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anonymous Oct 25th 2011, 20:46 report
You got to admit... this song is pretty catchy
But im on both sides Because in the song she was raped and didnt want the rapist to move on and rape another victim.
But on the other hand she killed a human being which is wrong and is faced with the sad consequenses of guilt.
But whatever your opinion is
Just enjoy the song (: -
anonymous Oct 18th 2011, 07:33 report
It is just her way of apologising to u know who for ending his life with the wilder side.
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anonymous Oct 17th 2011, 10:37 report
The song and video is amazing!! Music is supposed to take us on a journey. Not all aspects of our lives are happy and light hearted. This song is extremely touching and mashy can relate to, either by actually taking revenge on someone that hurt them or wanted. Hopefully the song will take them on a healing journey!
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anonymous Oct 15th 2011, 01:03 report
there's a lot of people who dress a little bit too revealing and flirt with everyone but do they all get raped?
one of the point in the video is to show that she's just a normal girl doing normal things and thinking that nothing bad would happen like most rape victims. -
anonymous Oct 7th 2011, 17:24 report
I thought the song interped her making chris brown life and fame go down for her upliftment in the industry, just because he is a man doesnt mean he isnt competition.... Besides she seems like a girl that would insinuate a fight to get her rocks off....finally publically blowing them up, so much for liking whips and chains.... considering the song she made; but oh no spear the left hook....i love her music indeed..but this is just an opinion. Only she knows what it means, im sure it rattles her brain when she hears the song
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anonymous Oct 1st 2011, 09:32 report
First of all no one has the right to say to women who were raped that it was there fault because it wasnt and that you cant always stop it and in the song man down i thinks its talking about how you can lose your life like it might be normal until you get raped and in just a matter of seconds you dont feel safe and you want to feel safe so thats why she shot him so it wont happen again....
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anonymous Sep 20th 2011, 06:56 report
I interprted it as she was raped and took revenge... I didn't like the song at all ...n I don't think it shudve been air'd... Realy did NOT like it at all
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anonymous Aug 31st 2011, 11:05 report
The song to me is about rejection and it's pain. when someone says no to you it feels like your the victim in a murder the pain is that much and in this song rihanna is explaining the sometimes the person who shoots the "man down" realises what they have just done and usually done for a petty reason. the fact that she didn't just go for the straight interpretation is a good way for people to get to think.the Chris brown thing is past forgive and forget and if rihanna is in anyway a Christian she wouldn't be making petty revenge songs about it.
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anonymous Aug 30th 2011, 22:10 report
Guy rapes her, she gets angry, kills him, then regrets it. Simple as that.
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anonymous Aug 30th 2011, 22:06 report
I know people may think this is totally wrong but I believe this song is representing her selling her soul to the devil and she is now regretting it. Due to Jay Z, she is the reason why she did that. That's why she apologized to her mom. All of this illuminati stuff is really taking over her and she needs to sit down and realize who is really the lead person of her success and it is for sure def not the devil. But I still like her as an artist and I really wish her the best. Love you Ri Ri.
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