He collects the items on Diktor's list, which seem to be things a 20th century man could use to make himself king in the future.

The fourth and final line of every verse is "21st century schizoid man".

For any anonymous author of the 2nd century man is Christ, woman the Church.

They are a glorious, magnificent race, and I will be twentieth century man's ambassador to them!

If Logan were a twenty-first century man living across town from her, she still would have hesitated before marrying him.

I'm a social historian and an 18th century man".

Ollie decides he wants to release a book about 21st century men and relationships.

He seemed different in his own century, and she wondered how he'd ever passed as a twenty-first century man.

Burl would have been a curious sight to a 20th century man.

The song finishes with a resounding protest against these "20th century men".