Mannaz is the rune of humanity, memory and shared experience.
It represents the truth that no one stands alone — every journey is echoed in another life.
In this song, Gloria & The Machine turns Mannaz into sound through unplugged heavy metal and tribal drums, giving voice to the human bond beneath individuality.
🪶 Mannaz – Meaning
Mannaz is the rune of humanity and shared identity
It speaks of connection — that no life is lived alone
It teaches self-knowledge through the reflection of others
To draw Mannaz is to remember that we rise and fall together
The human story is written in more than one heart
[Verse 1]
Mirror of bone and breath and dust,
Built of longing, built of trust.
Every scar and every choice
Carves the shape behind the voice.
[Chorus]
Mannaz — the face of the kind,
Soul to soul and mind to mind.
I am not one — I am all,
Human born to rise and fall.
[Verse 2]
Not a tower, not a throne,
No one ever stands alone.
In every fear and every fight
Human shadows share the light.
[Chorus]
Mannaz — the face of the kind,
Soul to soul and mind to mind.
I am not one — I am all,
Human born to rise and fall.
[Bridge]
Know yourself and you will see
Every life is memory.
What we build and what we break
Echoes every heart we wake.
[Final Chorus]
Mannaz — truth without veil,
Flesh that learns and spirits frail.
We are many in one skin,
All beginnings born within.
[Outro]
Mannaz… I see myself through you.