CRY
Emotional Depths Unveiled: Jon Batiste's Soulful Reflections in 'CRY'
Lyrics
Who do you love?
Questioning the subject of one's love.
Who you gonna love?
Asking about the intended recipient of affection.
Who do you love when push comes to shove?
Exploring the choice of love in challenging situations.
How does it feel?
Inquiring about the emotional experience.
How's it gonna feel?
Anticipating the emotional response to a situation.
How does it feel when it's getting too real?
Questioning the emotional impact of reality.
Why sometimes does it seem like all I wanna do
Expressing confusion about personal desires.
All I wanna do is cry, cry, cry
Describing a strong urge to cry as a response to inner turmoil.
Cry, cry, cry
-Cry, cry, cry
-Cry, cry, cry
-What can you say?
Pondering the adequacy of words to comfort or explain.
What you gonna say
Asking what words can be spoken to alleviate a situation.
To make it okay?
Seeking a verbal solution to make things better.
And who's gonna pay?
Questioning who will bear the consequences of actions.
Who will you fight?
Asking about the commitment to a cause or a relationship.
How you gonna fight?
Questioning the approach to facing challenges.
Who will you fight to make it alright?
Asking who will be fought for the sake of making things right.
Why sometimes does it feel like all I wanna do
Expressing a persistent desire to cry as a response to emotions.
All I wanna do is cry, cry, cry
-Cry, cry, cry
-Cry, cry, cry
-Cry, cry, cry
-Floods keep on rising
Describing a continuous rise in challenges or difficulties.
Tears keep on falling down
Highlighting the ongoing flow of tears.
Oh, why?
Pondering the reason for continuous emotional pain.
Cry
Reiterating the theme of crying as a response to adversity.
Cry, cry, cry, cry
Repeated emphasis on the act of crying.
Cry, cry, cry
-Cry, cry, cry
-For the loss of the innocence
Dedicating tears for the loss of innocence.
For the struggle of the immigrants
Recognizing and expressing empathy for the struggles of immigrants.
For the struggle of the immigrants
-For the wrongful imprisonment (cry, cry, waoh)
Crying for the injustice of wrongful imprisonment.
Cry, cry
Reiterating the act of crying as a response to various societal issues.
Cry, cry
-Cry, cry, cry
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