Tough Guys Never Cry
Unveiling the Stoic Heart: Decoding the Emotional Journey in 'Tough Guys Never Cry'
Lyrics
When I was a boy, I used to hide my feelings well.
As a child, I concealed my emotions effectively.
No one could tell if I was glad, or really sad.
Others couldn't discern whether I was happy or sad.
All the boys at school, with envy, called me Mr. Cool.
Boys at school admired my composed demeanor and labeled me as "Mr. Cool."
I played at love but was the one to wave goodbye.
I engaged in relationships but was the one to end them.
Dead men never show emotion, tough guys never cry.
Showing emotions is likened to weakness; dead men and tough guys maintain emotional restraint.
Dead men never show emotion, tough guys never cry.
Reiteration of the idea that suppressing emotions is a sign of strength.
Now, I am a man. How did you know that something’s wrong?
As an adult, others notice something is amiss with me.
I write my songs and sing the lines, but nothing shines.
My creative output lacks vibrancy despite my efforts in writing and singing.
Well, they say it shows, how much of me I must have froze.
People suggest that my frozen demeanor indicates how much of myself I've emotionally suppressed.
Now, only love can give me wings and help me fly.
Love is now the only thing that can uplift me and help me move forward.
Dead men never show emotion, tough guys never cry.
Reiterating the idea that displaying emotions is equated with weakness.
Dead men never show emotion, tough guys never cry.
Emphasizing the belief that emotional expression is a sign of weakness.
You make me ashamed.
An expression of feeling ashamed, possibly due to the pressure to conform to societal expectations of emotional suppression.
You make me ashamed.
-You make me ashamed.
-You make me ashamed.
-Dead men never show emotion, tough guys never cry.
-Dead men never show emotion, tough guys never cry.
-Dead men never show emotion, tough guys never cry.
-Dead men never show emotion, tough guys never cry.
Reiteration of the concept that showing emotions is perceived as a sign of weakness.
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