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They Don't Cry Wolf

from Illusion of Consistency by Surplus 1980

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lyrics

They Don't Cry Wolf

Again and again
They show a public display
And call out for attention
Of others of their flawed dismay
Is it to feed the ego?
(Do they cry wolf?)
Over and over
Over posting
All of their emotions
Overexposed
Pointing out where they hurt the most
Do they want more attention?
(Do they cry wolf?)
Day after day
More of the same thing
Overly burdensome, overly draining
Unceasing calling out
Can they help themselves?
(Do they cry wolf?)
Wave upon wave
Sensations overwhelming
Downward spirals, ever unending
Crashing down, them, repeatedly
Do they get up?
(Do they cry wolf?)
One by one
Total frayed friends
Can anyone listen
Or does it fall on deaf ears?
Who is up for understanding?
(Do they cry wolf?)

They say he needs to hang in there
Until he needs to hang himself
They say she needs to jump up in life
Until she jumps off a bridge
They say he needs to give life a shot
Until he shoots off his face
They say that life’s a gas
Then she turns the knob all the way

They all seem to call out when they mentally are in pain
No ego to be gained
An attention go-getter
Or an exhibited chain of irrational actions
Wanting a reaction
Self-indulgence
What is it that they are trying to achieve
Make anyone believe
We don’t know if-
(that) They are really just a jerk
Is it one of their quirks?
Everyone’s exhausted
This could be the reason why they have no friends
Problematic end
Damaged goods
They need to figure it out for themselves
They’re stigmatized
We can’t help them

They say he went off the rails
Which is why he jumped in front of a train
They say life is hard to breathe
And that’s why he choked himself
They say there are pasts to mend
Unless you slit your wrists
They say that the opposite of up is down
Which was the direction that that she fell

Week after week
Weak revealing
A strength not ever possessed
They make others stressed
Is it a call of distress?
(Do they cry wolf?)
Time and time
Again, another call out of the same
Same as the last time
Same as the last time
How is this any different?
(Do they cry wolf?)
Push after push
Never seen moving forward
A struggle not understood
Only pushed down
They cannot push no further
(Do they cry wolf)

Isolation was never so inviting
Depressingly “exciting”!

“Now that he is gone
I feel just so bad
I wish I could have done more when he was feeling sad”

“Now that she is dead
From all the things she said
I wish I was there for her to stop what lied ahead”

Night after night
Darkness, permanently
A blind eye you turned
From the actions you lacked
You are not genuine
(They don’t cry wolf)


Attempt after attempt
They were crying inside
The wolf came out and took them alive
Took advantage when most vulnerable
Wolf killed them, they don’t cry wolf

They don’t cry wolf (14x)
They
Don’t
Cry
Wolf!

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from Illusion of Consistency, released December 15, 2023
They Don't Cry Wolf
(Words: Staiano/Music: Staiano, Murphy)
Moe: drums, marimba, guitar, treated snare, additional bass, vocals
Melne: guitar
Bill: guitar
Steve Lew: bass

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Surplus 1980 Oakland, California

Masterminded by Sleepytime Gorilla Museum's Moe Staiano, Surplus 1980 is a whip-smart musical collective from Oakland, CA. Taking cues from the angular punk bands of the 1980s, Surplus 1980 fuses a fierce, muscular attack with experimental out-jazz and couples that with Staiano's playful lyrics, updating the angular rhythms of post-punk's old guard to a modern-day soundtrack of uneasy listening. ... more

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