cry me a river
Emotional Depths: Drowning in the Echoes of Unspoken Pain
Lyrics
Please cry me a river
Request for emotional expression, asking someone to cry.
So I can drown in it, forever fall in it
Desire for the emotional intensity of the tears to be overwhelming and enduring.
Please cry me a river
Reiteration of the plea for the person to cry.
So I can drown in it, forever fall, forever fall
Repetition emphasizing the desire for a prolonged emotional release.
When I was younger than I am now
Reflection on a past, possibly more vulnerable, age.
I had to stay, but for her, you'd allow
Staying for someone else despite personal challenges.
I felt so alone just from your tone
Feeling loneliness influenced by the other person's communication style.
I was empty but you were all peppy
Emotional emptiness while the other person appears upbeat.
I just want to know you care
Expressing a desire for acknowledgment and care.
But things are never fair so
Acknowledgment of life's inherent unfairness.
Please cry me a river
Repetition of the request for the person to cry.
So I can drown in it, forever fall in it
Reiteration of the desire for drowning in emotional tears.
Please cry me a river
Repetition emphasizing the need for emotional release.
So I can drown in it, forever fall in it
Repeating the desire for a continuous emotional fall.
I just wanted you to try and understand me
Expressing a wish for understanding from the other person.
But instead, you pushed me into the black sea
Feeling pushed into a state of darkness instead of understanding.
Yet I still always want you all near
Despite difficulties, there's a constant desire for the person's presence.
But that is exactly what I fear
Fearing the consequences of wanting someone close.
I just want to know you care
Reiteration of the desire for care and acknowledgment.
But things are never fair so
Reiteration of the unfairness in life's circumstances.
Please cry me a river
Repetition of the plea for the person to cry.
So I can drown in it, forever fall in it
Reiteration of the desire for drowning in emotional tears.
Please cry me a river
Repetition emphasizing the need for emotional release.
So I can drown in it, forever fall
Repeating the desire for a continuous emotional fall.
I just wanted your validation
Expressing a desire for validation from the other person.
But you always leave your implications
Feeling left with indirect and unspoken messages.
So just cry for me, cry for me
Request for the other person to cry on behalf of the singer.
Cry for me, cry for me
Repetition of the plea for the other person to cry.
Cry for me, cry for me
Continued repetition emphasizing the emotional request.
Please cry me a river
Repetition of the plea for emotional expression.
So I can drown in it, forever fall in it
Reiteration of the desire for drowning in emotional tears.
Please cry me a river
Repetition emphasizing the need for emotional release.
So I can drown in it, forever fall
Repeating the desire for a continuous emotional fall.
Comment