Cry Wolf by Emma Howett

~ LYRICS ~

I woke up in the middle of a bad dream
What kind of human would do that to me
What kind of human would do that to me?

Now can you question your motives?
That kind of power is corrosive
I wanted peace so I voted

Vote with your feet and exit the building
Red flags fly, reality tilting
You deserve better
Run for your life (here we go crying wolf)

Don't tell me what to do
How much to say 'I love you'
If I don't want to trust you
Don't tell me what to do
This is about control
You'll be the boy who cried wolf
Feeling so pleased with yourself
Don't tell me what to do

Why is your street lined with gaslights
When my stomach's empty all night?
What gives to make a grown man lie?

I dare to question your motives
Find out your temper's explosive
I live for peace so I voted

Vote with your feet, your words contradicting
This romance is well beyond fixing
Doesn't matter now?
How unconvincing! (Here we go crying wolf)

Don't tell me what to do
How much to say 'I love you'
If I don't want to trust you
Don't tell me what to do
This is about control
You'll be the boy who cried wolf
Feeling so pleased with yourself
Don't tell me what to do

What happens when you fake it?
No love will ever make it
White lies and hearts are breaking

(I hear you're up to your tricks again)

What happens when you fake it?
No love will ever make it
White lies and hearts are breaking

I hear your up to your tricks again
Cars and money and powerful men
You can do it all
And still not have to lie

I hear your up to your tricks again
Cars and money and powerful men
You can do it all
And still not have to lie

Here we go crying wolf
Yeah
What to do
About a liar like you
Liar
Liar
Liar
Liar
He's a liar

Don't tell me what to do
Don't tell me what to do
Don't tell me what to do
When you go crying wolf

Don't tell me what to do
Don't tell me what to do
Don't tell me what to do
When you go crying wolf

• Pop
• alternative pop rock
• electro pop
• female vocal
• power pop
• United Kingdom