SLIPPER MAN
v5
@GromekEssex
SLIPPER MAN
v5
@GromekEssex
lyrics
Intro (cold, spoken)
This is not about love.
This is about fear wearing a mask.
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Verse 1
You say you’re calm, you say you’re good,
I see a man who won’t say “no” when he should.
You don’t choose peace — you choose to hide,
calling it loyalty while you die inside.
Big voice at work, barking commands,
‘cause there you’re safe, there you feel like a man.
At home you shrink, eyes on the floor,
waiting for orders like a child, not more.
You think you’re strong ‘cause you do it all,
but you’re just convenient, silent, small.
You gave up choices, you gave up spine,
now you wonder why no one draws the line.
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Chorus (aggressive, chant)
Slipper man!
Not ‘cause you care —
‘cause you’re scared to stand!
Slipper man!
Not from love —
from fear of confrontation!
Slipper man!
Quiet at home,
loud where it’s safe!
Slipper man!
That’s not character —
that’s no backbone!
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Verse 2
She decides what you buy, what you keep,
what you think, what you bury deep.
You nod your head, then complain in the dark
that nobody respects who you are.
You’re not a partner — you’re a function.
Clean. Cook. Obey. No interruption.
You call it sacrifice, you call it care,
but it’s just avoiding a fight you’re scared to bear.
Outside you’re cocky, inside you’re hollow,
brave with strangers, weak where it follows.
It’s easier to bully the world outside
than face the truth standing by her side.
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Chorus (harder)
Slipper man!
Two faces, one fear!
One loud mouth, one man on his knees!
Slipper man!
You rule where you can,
you disappear where you should be real!
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Verse 3
Don’t say “that’s just how I am.”
No — that’s how you chose to stand.
Character is decisions you make,
not silence you pick ‘cause it feels safe.
A man doesn’t wait for permission to speak,
doesn’t trade himself for a quiet week.
A man takes heat, takes responsibility,
even if it costs comfort and stability.
You chose silence over truth,
‘cause truth demands courage, not excuses.
So you clean the life you didn’t build,
in a house where no one sees you as real.
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Bridge (direct hit)
She didn’t break you.
You stepped aside.
It’s easier to obey
than live with consequences of a spine.
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Final Chorus (full shout)
SLIPPER MAN!!!
NOT ‘CAUSE YOU LOVE —
‘CAUSE YOU’RE AFRAID!!!
SLIPPER MAN!!!
YOU SOLD YOURSELF
FOR COMFORT AND QUIET DAYS!!!
---
Outro (cold silence)
You can still stand up.
You can still choose yourself.
But if you don’t —
don’t ask why no one respects you.
This is not about love.
This is about fear wearing a mask.
---
Verse 1
You say you’re calm, you say you’re good,
I see a man who won’t say “no” when he should.
You don’t choose peace — you choose to hide,
calling it loyalty while you die inside.
Big voice at work, barking commands,
‘cause there you’re safe, there you feel like a man.
At home you shrink, eyes on the floor,
waiting for orders like a child, not more.
You think you’re strong ‘cause you do it all,
but you’re just convenient, silent, small.
You gave up choices, you gave up spine,
now you wonder why no one draws the line.
---
Chorus (aggressive, chant)
Slipper man!
Not ‘cause you care —
‘cause you’re scared to stand!
Slipper man!
Not from love —
from fear of confrontation!
Slipper man!
Quiet at home,
loud where it’s safe!
Slipper man!
That’s not character —
that’s no backbone!
---
Verse 2
She decides what you buy, what you keep,
what you think, what you bury deep.
You nod your head, then complain in the dark
that nobody respects who you are.
You’re not a partner — you’re a function.
Clean. Cook. Obey. No interruption.
You call it sacrifice, you call it care,
but it’s just avoiding a fight you’re scared to bear.
Outside you’re cocky, inside you’re hollow,
brave with strangers, weak where it follows.
It’s easier to bully the world outside
than face the truth standing by her side.
---
Chorus (harder)
Slipper man!
Two faces, one fear!
One loud mouth, one man on his knees!
Slipper man!
You rule where you can,
you disappear where you should be real!
---
Verse 3
Don’t say “that’s just how I am.”
No — that’s how you chose to stand.
Character is decisions you make,
not silence you pick ‘cause it feels safe.
A man doesn’t wait for permission to speak,
doesn’t trade himself for a quiet week.
A man takes heat, takes responsibility,
even if it costs comfort and stability.
You chose silence over truth,
‘cause truth demands courage, not excuses.
So you clean the life you didn’t build,
in a house where no one sees you as real.
---
Bridge (direct hit)
She didn’t break you.
You stepped aside.
It’s easier to obey
than live with consequences of a spine.
---
Final Chorus (full shout)
SLIPPER MAN!!!
NOT ‘CAUSE YOU LOVE —
‘CAUSE YOU’RE AFRAID!!!
SLIPPER MAN!!!
YOU SOLD YOURSELF
FOR COMFORT AND QUIET DAYS!!!
---
Outro (cold silence)
You can still stand up.
You can still choose yourself.
But if you don’t —
don’t ask why no one respects you.
音乐风格
Blues-Grunge / Spoken Rage Rock gitara: brudny riff, fuzz / overdrive perkusja: wolny, miażdżący groove
