{"id":6458,"date":"2025-11-13T11:02:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T11:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.laopress.com\/press\/wpress\/?post_type=product&#038;p=6458"},"modified":"2025-11-13T11:02:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T11:02:29","slug":"big-boy-do-not-cry","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.laopress.com\/press\/wpress\/product\/big-boy-do-not-cry\/","title":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wcmp-player-container product-6458\"><audio controlslist=\"nodownload\" data-product=\"6458\"  volume=\"1\" id=\"6458\" preload=\"none\" data-lazyloading=\"none\" class=\"wcmp-player track mejs-classic\" data-duration=\"5:38\"><source src=\"https:\/\/www.laopress.com\/press\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wcmp\/9d9570c82aa35a8125b254c2015680e5.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mp3\" \/><\/audio><\/div>Big Boy Do Not Cry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Big Boy Don\u2019t Cry<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Screaming shout, hear the thunder arise,<br \/>\nBig boy\u2019s got a tale, wrapped up in lies.<\/p>\n<p>Underneath the shadows, where the demons hide,<br \/>\nHe strapped on his armor, with nowhere to confide.<br \/>\nThe world is a battlefield, and he\u2019s got to fight,<br \/>\nBut behind that bravado, it\u2019s a long, lonely night.<br \/>\nWith a heart made of steel and a soul like fire,<br \/>\nHe marches through the chaos, fueled by desire.<\/p>\n<p>But when the silence falls and the pain starts to rise,<br \/>\nIn the darkness of the night, he hears the cries.<br \/>\nHolding in the sorrow, does he have to pretend?<br \/>\nBig boy don\u2019t cry, but his heart\u2019s at its end.<\/p>\n<p>Big boy don\u2019t cry, he wears that disguise,<br \/>\nShaking off the tears, hiding all the lies.<br \/>\nEdge of the razor, living on the edge,<br \/>\nBig boy don\u2019t cry, but he\u2019s lost on the ledge.<\/p>\n<p>With fists made of iron, he stands in the storm,<br \/>\nBut inside he\u2019s fragile, just trying to stay warm.<br \/>\nHe\u2019s wrestling his shadows; they dance in his mind,<br \/>\nYearning for the freedom he struggles to find.<br \/>\nThose nights full of echoes, where the memories scream,<br \/>\nHolding back the heartache, it\u2019s tearing at the seam.<\/p>\n<p>But when the world\u2019s too heavy, and he can\u2019t find a way,<br \/>\nHe swallows down the anger, and he fights through the day.<br \/>\nWearing that armor made of pride and despair,<br \/>\nBig boy don\u2019t cry, but it\u2019s too much to bear.<\/p>\n<p>A battle within, raging deep in his core,<br \/>\nEvery moment he\u2019s fighting, can\u2019t take it no more.<br \/>\nBut the tears gotta flow, can\u2019t seal up the pain,<br \/>\nIn the end, we all bleed; it\u2019s a part of the game.<\/p>\n<p>Screaming out loud so everybody can hear,<br \/>\nA revolution brews, fueled by the fear.<br \/>\nNo more deception, no more charade,<br \/>\nBig boy don\u2019t cry, breaking free from the blade.<\/p>\n<p>So let the world see him, let the truth be told,<br \/>\nBig boy don\u2019t cry, but he\u2019ll be brave and bold.<br \/>\nWith every tear fallen, he\u2019ll stand up high,<br \/>\nNo more pretending, big boy can cry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the Sensitive Soul<\/p>\n<p>The old-fashioned rule that men must be emotionally bulletproof is officially dead. A wannabe metal rocker\u00a0Andy\u00a0has\u00a0just ripped up the old rulebook with the\u00a0latest\u00a0devastating new single,\u00a0\u201cBig Boy Don\u2019t Cry,\u201d\u00a0an anthem built on raw, uncompromising vulnerability and pure, heavy defiance.<\/p>\n<p>The track\u2019s inspiration comes straight from the big beer gut, who admits to recently being unable to hold back sobbing after offering condolences to a lifelong friend.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cA few times this year where this big boy cried. Unable to hold back happiness and sadness.\u00a0What the heck! Am I okay? It felt like aging had gone wild,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0says\u00a0Andy.\u00a0<em>\u201cI used to believe I could take control, but watching a friend grieve the loss of his mother just broke me. That moment of true, uncontrollable sadness is the real power this song is built on.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBig Boy Don\u2019t Cry\u201d\u00a0is a sonic sledgehammer designed to smash the toxic myth of suppressed emotion.<\/p>\n<p>This\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0just a song about getting older;\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0about growing up and recognizing that\u00a0empathy and true feeling are signs of strength, not weakness.<\/p>\n<p>If you are a \u2018big boy\u2019 who cries, this song is for you. Share this song and let the world know that feeling everything is the most metal thing you can do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6448,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[60],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-6458","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","product_cat-cd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laopress.com\/press\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/6458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laopress.com\/press\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laopress.com\/press\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laopress.com\/press\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6458"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.laopress.com\/press\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/6458\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6462,"href":"https:\/\/www.laopress.com\/press\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/6458\/revisions\/6462"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laopress.com\/press\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laopress.com\/press\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laopress.com\/press\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=6458"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laopress.com\/press\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=6458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}