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Genre: Music
Date of upload: Jul 28, 2017 ^^
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Here is the lyrics:
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Well I am the boy who cried wolf
And I know I've lied in the past
But last night I saw his yellow eyes shining in the dark
Yeah I know I spun tales with his voice
And I open my mouth too fast
But last night I saw his footprints in the path
Well I could swim every sea from south pole to north
But I know I'll only ever be the boy who cried wolf
Well I am the shepherds only son
And I know what a joke I've become
I have an honest heart but I have lies on my tongue
I don't know how this started or where it came from
And you have no reason and I have no proof
But this time I swear, I'm telling the truth
I saw that old wolf, from tail to tooth
And I know that he's hungry and he's coming down too
Well I could swim every sea from south pole to north
And I could climb every tree, and scale every coarse
Well I could tell only the truth from this day forth
But I know I'll only ever be the boy who cried wolf
Oh, oh I am the boy who cried wolf
Oh, I am the boy who cried
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this song really gets to me as someone who survived childhood abuse. mainly the lyrics, "and i know what a joke i've become/ i've an honest heart but i've lies on my tongue/ i don't know how it started or where it came from."
as a defense mechanism when i was a kid, i would lie a lot. mostly to teachers and social workers about what was going on at home but sometimes i would lie to my friends and said i'd done all these amazing things, been to all these places, because the reality of my home life was so bleak. whenever ppl caught me in a life it would be horrible and devastating. it took a long time to unlearn this behavior and sometimes it feels easier to just lie about my weekend or something. bcos of my past of lying, some of the people i'm closest to still have a hard time trusting me, even tho i consider myself a compassionate and understanding person.
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There is something that reminds me of Bob Dylan's a hard rain is gonna come in this song. I really appreciate Mike's creativity, his talent and modesty. What surprises me most in his recent cover songs album and now with the boy who cried wolf is that he draws inspiration in his texts, rhythms and tunes from wonderful musicians of the past. He is not only a talented musician and a sincere performing artist, but appears to be also a diligent curator of long forgotten musical gems. All the best in all your endeavors, Mike!
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It makes me feel like.. like the "wolf" is a suicide in fact.. And the boy who cried wolf is actually a boy who talked about commiting suicide too much, too loudly, too jokingly and too many times before and at one point it isn't a joke for him anymore, not a matter of speech but a hard truth.. and he's so scared now because he actually sees the "wolf" he's been talking and talking so much before to get attention and now he knows nobody would take him seriously when the said wolf is at his door..
And it's especially this verse which makes me think it's a metaphore for what's mentioned above..
"You have no reason and I have no proof
(...)
But this time I swear! I'm telling the truth
!
I saw that old wolf from tail to tooth
And I know he's hungry and he's coming down too.."
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@passengermusic
6 years ago
hey guys , so as promised here is the new official video for βthe boy who cried wolfβ . a huge thank you to Matthew Robins for the hours and hours of work that went in to making it and for turning it round so quickly . what a talent !!!! hope you guys love it as much as we do and please feel free to share it around if you do xx
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