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boys don't cry

from is it too late? by Jeremy M

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The song talks about the difficulties of being male and the expectation of toxic masculinity that is forced upon boys, and how a lot of the time no one listens to boys, and indeed other children, when they voice their concerns as they are deemed too young. Originally, this song was written to address my own family directly, but upon reflection I think it serves a better purpose as an open letter to the patriarchal constructs of our society. After finishing school a year ago, I took gap year due to an ongoing health condition and this left me with a lot of time spent with my own thoughts. Coming to terms with my childhood and the way it made me feel was extremely difficult and painful but writing music has been very therapeutic for me.

lyrics

It was hopeless
Didn’t notice
We were lost and afraid
We hide all our gold in towers of stone
With all of our struggles and shame

I was bluffing
There was nothing
In the world I could do
And I tried to be true and follow the rules
But ended up suffering too

You don’t look at me
You won’t look in my eyes
You can’t look at me
As you tell me your lies

We don’t hurt, we don’t grieve
We were taught to believe
That boys don’t cry
So I wipe my tears away
Ooh

Tried to fight it
To ignite it
Burn it all to the ground
But safety was never a thing that I ever thought
I'd have to seek to be found

Am I perfect?
Is it worth it?
All the pain I endure
To shape me into whoever you choose
When I never needed a cure

You don’t look at me
You won’t look in my eyes
You can’t look at me
As you tell me your lies

We don’t hurt, we don’t grieve
We were taught to believe
That boys don’t cry
But we don’t know why
Is it blood that we bleed?
The heart was born to feel
But boys don’t cry
So I wipe my tears away

We are not broken
We are bold
Building our lives on the lies we were told
Spying and dying and crying for help from above

We are not children
We are men
Thieving and leaving and playing pretend
Taking and breaking and making a mess of this love

credits

from is it too late?, track released June 3, 2022
Written and produced by Jeremy Muluka
Electric guitar by Joe Douglas
Mixed and mastered by Nigel Muluka

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Jeremy M Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

I am not very good at healing from my childhood but I am very good at writing songs about it

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