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"The Man" is a slang phrase that may refer to the government or to some other authority in a position of power. In addition to this derogatory connotation, it may also serve as a term of respect and praise.
The phrase "the Man is keeping me down" is commonly used to describe oppression. The phrase "stick it to the Man" encourages resistance to authority, and essentially means "fight back" or "resist", either openly or via sabotage.
The earliest recorded use[citation needed] of the term "the Man" in the American sense dates back to a letter written by a young Alexander Hamilton in September 1772, when he was 15. In a letter to his father James Hamilton, published in the Royal Dutch-American Gazette, he described the response of the Dutch governor of St. Croix to a hurricane that raked that island on August 31, 1772. "Our General has issued several very salutary and humane regulations and both in his publick and private measures, has shewn himself the Man." [dubious – discuss] In the Southern U.S. states, the phrase came to be applied to any man or any group in a position of authority, or to authority in the abstract. From about the 1950s the phrase was also an underworld code word for police, the warden of a prison or other law enforcement or penal authorities.
I am just reaching and I want to know You
Can You take, take, take this broken light of mine
And lead me one step closer to new heights?
Now I believe I'll become who I can be
And it's You closing the distance
Now I can leave everything I've been holding on to
'Cause it's You that makes me different
My wounds are healing now and I found my hope in You
You can make, make, make this darkness shine so bright
Lead me one step closer to new heights
Yeah, I believe, I believe in You
Now I believe I'll become who I can be
And it's you closing the distance
Now I can leave everything I've been holding on to
'Cause it's You that makes me different
Take my life, change my heart, make me different
Take my fears and my hopes, make me all Yours
Take my dreams, everything that I want to be
Now I believe I'll become who I can be
Now I believe I'll become who I can be
And it's You closing the distance
Now I can leave everything I've been holding on to
'Cause it's You that makes the difference