Crying Wolf-Peter Hammill

[ti:Crying Wolf (2006 Digital Remaster)] [ar:Peter Hammill] [al:Over] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Crying Wolf (2006 Digital Remaster) - Peter Hammill [00:37.44]You turn out the lights and sit alone [00:41.01] [00:41.58]Trying to pretend that it's anguish [00:44.38] [00:45.47]Start at the ring of a telephone [00:48.77] [00:49.41]Throw down all your food at the banquet [00:51.90] [00:53.26]Keep a close eye on all you own [00:56.44] [00:57.07]While leaving it all to languish [01:00.13] [01:00.90]Is this what makes you happy [01:03.08] [01:04.90]Is this what brings you joy [01:07.00] [01:08.25]Your excuses are so crappy [01:10.70] [01:13.35]Silly boy [01:14.18] [01:16.57]You take all the love and throw it aside [01:20.30]To wallow in your sorrow [01:23.32] [01:24.09]Expect everyone to know how you feel inside [01:27.47]To forgive and forget come tomorrow [01:30.76] [01:31.93]Repaying all your debts with uncommon pride [01:35.24]But denying that you ever borrowed [01:39.40]Is this what makes you perfect [01:41.45] [01:43.17]Is this what makes you free [01:45.58] [01:46.81]Just how long did you rehearse [01:49.29] [01:50.48]Or does it just come naturally [01:53.18] [01:57.08]Crying wolf from the depth of your sheep's heart [02:00.68]Crying fire from the depth of the well [02:04.24]In an endless parade of repeat starts [02:08.11]Just how long will it last can you tell [02:11.63] [02:12.35]Until all your friends and lovers [02:15.05] [02:16.06]Are simply bored with the pretence [02:18.05] [02:19.69]It'll be too late then to discover [02:22.11] [02:23.82]Just exactly what you meant [02:25.89] [02:27.65]And what was true [02:29.13] [02:31.44]And what was false [02:32.99] [02:34.70]The wolf turned into human [02:36.56] [02:38.55]The killer with remorse [02:40.30] [03:30.69]Crying pain as though that should be pleasure [03:34.36]Crying anger as though that should be revenge [03:37.92]Crying sorrow as though that were a treasure [03:41.51] [03:42.19]Your treasure will find you in the end [03:44.93] [03:46.23]When all of your friends have gone away [03:49.46] [03:50.18]Unwilling to put up with the danger [03:52.82] [03:53.68]That lies in each spiteful word you say [03:56.83] [04:04.45]You'll be left a greying wolf in a manger [04:07.92] [04:08.49]And when you've raised your last howl [04:10.79] [04:11.91]And destroyed all that you can [04:14.30] [04:15.94]With rotting teeth an slack jowls [04:18.31] [04:19.19]You'll be left a lonely man [04:21.68] [04:23.50]And when it's nearly finished [04:25.80] [04:26.79]And you know the end is near [04:29.37] [04:30.37]With true sorrow undiminished [04:33.07] [04:34.41]There'll be no one left to hear [04:37.01] [04:37.96]Your desperate cries [04:39.91] [04:41.27]They all come out as bleats [04:43.09] [04:45.11]You thought you were a wolf man [04:47.12] [04:49.20]But you're really [04:49.96]Just a sheep