Big Boys Must Cry (Live At The Olympia Theatre)

[Intro: Spoken]
Olympia!
Big boys must cry

[Verse 1]
A madness began to stir in me
It came from the heart of my gut
My neolithic mind became engulfed by half truths, oh I felt I was inflamed
No I could not even breathe
Anxiety the parasite it robbed me
Left me marooned on an island
On a motorway roundabout, I slept with the cold
A soggy copy of Lolita by my head
Plastic bags and indifference for a bed
Gaelic legends came carrying a canvas
Inspiration gave birth to a sadness
Who in petrolled rags and porcelain shawls
Consumed the carnage on my western front

[Pre-Chorus]
Rhyming a couple of [?]
To the sound of the smashing of the laughter
Look out for the angry angel
Declared the slow down and has no remarks

[Chorus]
Big boys must cry
All big boys must cry
All big boys must cry
Tell your father, tell your brother, tell your grandad

[Post-Chorus]
The pendulums begun to swing again
They're queuing up, tell your friends, tell your friends
Roll up, roll up, get a good look now

[Verse 2]
I became used to the idea of being well again
Speaking the language of my own soul
With cupped hands I drank from the pool of reflection
If happiness is growth, these are fucking growing pains
In the silent shade of thought I spoke your name again
I lit a fire with your old thesaurus
I got two buses to learn a verse and a chorus
From a sick kid in his mother's kitchen
Who said the answers exist in plain sight
Earn your death by living an outrageous life

[Pre-Chorus]
Rhyming a couple of [?]
To the sound of the smashing of the laughter
Look out for the angry angel
Declared the slow down and has no remarks

[Chorus]
Big boys must cry
Oh big boys must cry
Oh big boys must cry
Oh big boys must cry
Tell your father, tell your brother, tell your grandad

[Post-Chorus]
The pendulums begun to swing again
They're queuing up, tell your friends, tell your friends
Tell your friends, tell your friends
Roll up, roll up, get a good look now

[Crowd singing]
Big boys must cry
Big boys must cry
Big boys must cry
Big boys must cry

Sing it!

[Chorus]
Big boys must cry
Oh big boys must cry
Oh big boys must cry
Oh big boys must cry