Crying Wolf-Peter Hammill

[ti:Crying Wolf] [ar:Peter Hammill] [al:The Storm (Before The Calm)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:02.73]Crying Wolf - Peter Hammill [00:03.63] [00:36.36]You turn out the lights and sit alone [00:39.93] [00:40.84]Trying to pretend that it's anguish [00:43.41] [00:44.46]Start at the ring of a telephone [00:47.81] [00:48.45]Throw down all your food at the banquet [00:51.19] [00:52.69]Keep a close eye on all you own [00:55.53] [00:56.23]While leaving it all to languish [00:59.12] [00:59.94]Is this what makes you happy [01:02.45] [01:03.91]Is this what brings you joy [01:05.82] [01:07.02]Your excuses are so crappy [01:09.73] [01:12.25]Silly boy [01:13.25] [01:15.31]You take all the love and throw it aside [01:19.26]To wallow in your sorrow [01:22.16] [01:22.89]Expect everyone to know how you feel inside [01:26.66]To forgive and forget come tomorrow [01:29.51] [01:31.05]Repaying all your debts with uncommon pride [01:34.01]But denying that you ever borrowed [01:37.72] [01:38.22]Is this what makes you perfect [01:40.41] [01:42.35]Is this what makes you free [01:44.47] [01:45.49]Just how long did you rehearse it [01:48.36] [01:49.65]Ordoes just come naturally naturally [01:52.19] [01:55.91]Crying wolf from the depth of your sheep's heart [01:59.54]Crying fire from the depth of the well [02:03.34]In an endless parade of repeat starts [02:07.09]Just how long will it last can you tell [02:10.35] [02:11.09]Until all your friends and lovers [02:14.10] [02:14.65]Are simply bored with the pretence [02:17.19] [02:18.85]It'll be too late then to discover [02:20.93] [02:22.52]Just exactly what you meant [02:24.62] [02:25.94]And what was true [02:27.81] [02:30.20]And what was false [02:31.65] [02:33.58]The wolf turned into human [02:35.37] [02:37.12]The killer with remorse [02:39.04] [03:29.27]Crying pain as though that should be pleasure [03:32.24] [03:32.88]Crying anger as though that should be revenge [03:36.26]Crying sorrow as though that were a treasure [03:40.39]Your treasure will find you in the end [03:43.52] [03:44.56]When all of your friends have gone away [03:47.66] [03:48.55]Unwilling to put up with the danger [03:51.18] [03:51.78]That lies in each spiteful word you say [03:55.47]You'll be left a sava ofextenger [03:58.13] [03:59.46]Being of a would like a extenger [04:02.51]You'll be left a greying wolf in a manger [04:06.16] [04:06.87]And when you've raised your last howl [04:08.87] [04:10.27]And destroyed all that you can [04:12.42] [04:14.20]With rotting teeth an slack jowls [04:16.49] [04:17.65]You'll be left a lonely man [04:19.84] [04:20.36]And when it's nearly finished [04:23.91] [04:25.12]And you know the end is near [04:27.56] [04:28.55]With true sorrow undiminished [04:31.29] [04:32.57]There'll be no one left to hear [04:35.02] [04:36.13]Your desperate cries [04:37.93] [04:39.35]They all come out as bleats [04:41.46] [04:42.96]You thought you were a wolfman [04:45.38] [04:47.08]But you're really [04:48.06]Just a sheep