Boy Don’t Cry

Yeah

Uh

Listen

They said, "Toughen up, kid"

Blood on my knees, I did

Swallowed hurt like medicine

Called it strength, kept it in

Bite my tongue till it tastes like rust

Smile on my face, but I don’t trust

Every “you good?” just a test I hide

Turn my heartbreak into armor inside

Boy don’t cry, that’s what they told me

So I learned how to bleed in low-key

Smile wide while the pain runs high

Turn my tears to a flame in my eyes

Boy don’t cry, that’s what they say still

But I’m done playing statue, stay still

If I break, that don’t mean I die

I’m still here when a boy lets cry

Pop said, "Stand up straight, be hard"

Mama hugged me soft in the dark

Friends clown feelings, call it weak

So we joke when we wanna speak

Every loss that I never got to mourn

Turned to storms, kept me torn

Now I’m looking in the mirror like, "Why?"

Who decided real men can’t sigh?

Boy don’t cry, that’s what they told me

So I learned how to bleed in low-key

Smile wide while the pain runs high

Turn my tears to a flame in my eyes

Boy don’t cry, that’s what they say still

But I’m done playing statue, stay still

If I break, that don’t mean I die

I’m still here when a boy lets cry

If I shed one tear

Do I lose my name?

If I speak my fear

Do I lose my flame?

I’m tired of hiding every scar like a lie

I’m alive ‘cause I feel, not ‘cause I’m dry (yeah)

Boy don’t cry, that’s what they told me

So I learned how to bleed in low-key

Smile wide while the pain runs high

Turn my tears to a flame in my eyes

Boy don’t cry, that’s what they say still

But I’m done playing statue, stay still

If I break, that don’t mean I die

I’m more man when a boy lets cry