Almost by definition, Dangerous people are those who challenge authority. I happen to be a man, hence the title.
singer
songwriter
poet
chili
victor
jara
allende
Story behind the song
Victor Jara was a Chilean teacher, theatre director, poet, singer-songwriter, and political activist. Did he have any power? Was he dangerous? Fascist Allende thought so Jara was executed. Many years later Allende killed himself amidst a coup.
Lyrics
Dangerous Man
© Timbre Wolf
Dangerous man, dangerous man
I've been called a dangerous man
but I don't tend to think it's so
Ever since mideaval times I've
Bartered for your soul
Ain't much difference between the bard
And the singer of rock-n-roll
Now I've been called a dangerous man but
All I want is your soul
Some people think I'm the devil
But they couldn't be further from the truth
I'm just bringin' freedom,
A little liberation, and the proof
One fellow that I used to know
Said, “The tree you will know by the fruit.”
Some people thought he was the devil
But all he spoke was the truth
They can try to knock us down
Lock us up and throw away the key
But that's just futile it won't work
With the likes of you and me
Even if they try to shoot us
And that's what they want to do
We will come back ten times stronger
Then they will be screwed
By a dangerous man
Solo
Dangerous man, dangerous man
Victor Jara sang some songs,
down in another land
They rounded him up to a stadium
They were gonna disappear the man
The killed our friend and they buried him
The mother fuckers broke his hands
But now we're tellin' his story so I
Guess he was . . . a dangerous man
I've been called a dangerous man
I've been called a dangerous man
I've been called a dangerous man
I've been called a dangerous man