Oh Woman Oh Man

Album: Truth Is A Beautiful Thing (2017)
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  • Frontwoman Hannah Reid explained the track's meaning to Billboard magazine: "That song is about so many different things. A good friend of ours, who was touring at the time, actually had his marriage break down, and it was really horrible to watch someone else go through that in the way that he did. And so actually there is a lot of that in 'Oh Woman Oh Man,' and then there is a lot about being a woman and the choices that you have to make, and kind of about socialized gender norms."

    She added: "And then the imagery is quite similar to 'Bones Of Ribbon' in terms of being quite apocalyptic and where-is-the-world-going? So there's many layers."

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  • Tj from Salem, OregonI love the intense feel I get from this song. I’ve Never, wanted know the meaning a song more than this one.
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