Manón
Pulp Lyrics


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Manon Manon keeps a corpse in his home
Manon Manon picks the flesh from her bones
Manon Manon Manon
Manon hard and white as a stone
Manon Manon sits alone, all alone
Manon Mano Manon
Oh, Manon Manon Manon leave her body alone
Manon Manon put a match to your home
Manon Manon Manon
Oh, Manon
Dans les jardins on peut voir Manon un enfant de quarante-cinq ans
Ca femme est morte, oui, c'est vrai, mais il cueillit la peau de ces os
Derriere les arbres, il voit une jeune fille en jouant avec son frere
Il les approche
Je vous renonce Manon




Vous etes un vrai chien
Laissez son corps en paix Manon Manon.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Pulp's song "Manon" describe a disturbing individual named Manon who keeps a corpse in their home and picks the flesh from their bones. Manon is described as "hard and white as a stone" and as someone who sits alone in isolation. The lyrics then take a turn, as the singer pleads with Manon to leave the body alone and put a match to their home. The song ends with a spoken-word section in French, which roughly translates to "In the gardens, one can see Manon, a child of forty-five years. His wife is dead, yes, it is true, but he picked the skin off her bones. Behind the trees, he sees a young girl playing with her brother. He approaches them. I renounce you, Manon. You are a true dog. Leave her body in peace, Manon."


The lyrics of "Manon" are intentionally opaque, leaving a lot of room for interpretation. Some have suggested that the song is inspired by a real-life case of a man in France who was found to be living with the corpse of his wife. Others have argued that the song is a commentary on loneliness and the lengths that people will go to in order to avoid being alone. In either case, the lyrics paint a picture of a deeply disturbed and unsettling individual who is incapable of connecting with other people in a meaningful way.


Line by Line Meaning

Manon
Introducing the character of Manon


Manon
Re-emphasizing the importance of the character


keeps a corpse in his home
Manon possesses a dead body in his residence


Manon
Reiterating the importance of Manon as the subject


Manon
Continuation from previous line


picks the flesh from her bones
Manon removes the remaining flesh from the body


Manon
Continuing Manon's importance to the song


Manon
Repetitive line to add emphasis on Manon


Manon
Continuing use of Manon as subject


hard and white as a stone
Describing the dead body in Manon's home


Manon
Pointing to Manon once again


Manon
Situation and location of Manon


Manon
Repetition of Manon


Manon
Continuation of Manon as the character/subject


Oh, Manon
An emotional or accentuated mention of Manon


Manon
Repetition of Manon's name


Manon
Continuation of Manon


leave her body alone
A plea to leave the dead body untouched


Manon
Repetition of Manon


Manon
Continuing the importance of Manon in the song


put a match to your home
A suggestion that Manon sets their home on fire


Manon
Reference to Manon once again as key subject


Manon
Continuing the importance of character


Manon
Repetition of Manon


Oh, Manon
A repetition of the aforementioned emotional/urgent plea to Manon


Dans les jardins
In the gardens


on peut voir Manon
Manon can be seen in the gardens


un enfant de quarante-cinq ans
A 45-year-old man


Ca femme est morte
His wife is dead


oui, see'est vrai
Yes, it's true


mais il cueillit la peau de ces os
He picks at the skin from her bones


Derriere les arbres
Behind the trees


il voit une jeune fille
He sees a young girl


en jouant avec son frere
Playing with her brother


Il les approche
He approaches them


Je vous renonce Manon
I renounce you, Manon


Vous etes un vrai chien
You are a real dog


Laissez son corps en paix Manon
Leave her body in peace, Manon


Manon
Final reference to Manon in the song




Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: CANDIDA DOYLE, JARVIS COCKER, PETER MANSELL, RUSSELL SENIOR

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