The Boy Who Cried Wolf Lyrics

I know you

I know your game

One of the good guys

What a god damn shame

Cause when your prey don't play

Like you'd expect

You turn around

And pin a scarlet letter to her chest

Play your girls, twisting strings

Like they're marionettes

Plant your stories like they're seeds

Put a target on their heads

Point your finger, dodge the blame

As you tiptoe out the scene

While she's burning at the stake

You get out of jail free

Cause you're the boy who cried crazy

The boy who cried "she's mad"

"She's fucked up in the head"

But soon they'll realize maybe

It's not quite like you said

You held the gun instead

Cause sooner or later

The story starts to crack

When every girl you know

Has your knife lodged in her back

There's whispers in the air

Saying maybe you were wrong

That the boy who cried wolf

The boy who cried wolf

Was one all along

Cause if the apple isn't sweet

You tell everyone you meet

There's something wrong with the tree

And you don't stop until they cut it down

Cut it down, Oh

Pretty words, ugly lies

Mastermind of innocence

Princess turned into a witch

And you're the broken-hearted prince

Funny how a wounded man

Always has the most to say

Tell the world, "she's insane"

But did you make her that way

Cause you're the boy who cried crazy

The boy who cried "she's mad"

She's fucked up in the head

But soon they'll realize maybe

It's not quite like you said

You held the gun instead

Cause sooner or later

The story starts to crack

When every girl you know

Has your knife lodged in her back

There's whispers in the air

Saying maybe you were wrong

That the boy who cried wolf

The boy who cried wolf

Was one all along

Oh and how I wonder

What you gonna do

Now that they got you all figured out

Backed into a corner

Flames coming at you

How ironic they're from your own mouth

Oh, you had a good run

You can kiss your disguise goodbye

Save your crocodile tears and carnivorous lies

If I were you I'd up and leave this town

Now that word's going round

That you're the boy who cried

Crazy

The boy who cried "she's mad"

She's fucked up in the head

But soon they'll realize maybe

It's not quite like you said

You held the gun instead

Cause sooner or later

The story starts to crack

When every girl you know

Has your knife lodged in her back

There's whispers in the air

Saying maybe you were wrong

That the boy who cried wolf

The boy who cried wolf

Was one all along