Cry Cry

"Cry Cry"
Song by Stone Temple Pilots from the album High Rise
Recorded	2013
Released	October 08, 2013
Format	Digital, CD, Vinyl
Length	3:28
Writer	Chester Bennington, Dean DeLeo, Robert DeLeo, Eric Kretz
Producer	Stone Temple Pilots
Label	Play Pen, LLC
High Rise track listing Out Of Time Black Heart Same On The Inside Cry Cry Tomorrow

Background

On September 04, 2013, Robert DeLeo spoke to Rolling Stone about the song: "Chester wrote that one. You always have a bank of songs that are hanging out, but for this it really was a matter of erasing the board, starting over again. That was a really big inspiration for me, to have this chance to wipe the slate clean and really start over again with this new energy."

Chester Bennington also talked about the song in an interview with ArtistDirect on March 31, 2015: "“Cry Cry” is an interesting song. That was actually a track I brought in, which is another really fun experience. I get to be in a band with some of the greatest writers in modern music with Linkin Park, and then I get to be in a band with two more of the greatest writers in modern music [Laughs]. For me to bring in a song and have the guys go, “I like this!” is really cool. With that track, I had that link. I wrote that part. I had the melody. I came in the next day, and I said, “Guys, check this out! Let me know what you think of it.” I played it. They loved it, and we started recording it. It was a really cool song for me because it’s nice to see that I something I write will be appreciated by guys I admire as writers. I was stoked that they liked it. I think the song turned out great."

Versions

Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.

Title	Album	Length	Recorded	Released	Notes
Cry Cry	High Rise	3:28	May 2013-October 2013	October 8, 2013
"Cry Cry" Alternate Solo	memo:demo	0:35	2013	January 29, 2015	Audio clip recorded on Dean's phone. Uploaded to Stone Temple Pilots' official SoundCloud account on January 29, 2015.

Lyrics

Album Version

Forgive the promise that is never kept The wasted life that you have left So sell your soul and put it on display Echoing the debts that can’t be paid Breathe in let go The undertow Will pull you in and throw you out of time the shadow’s playing tricks on your broken mind Tears will not cure the pain Cry cry, can’t say no Nothing cures a craving Yeah yeah Cry cry it’s all a show Just a game you’re playing Yeah yeah yeah Yesterday is lost again Collect the hours suffering in vain So hold on tight watch the embers glow The ashes fly away out of your control Breath in let go The undertow Will pull you in and throw you out of time The shadow’s playing tricks on your broken mind Tears will not cure the pain Cry cry, can’t say no Nothing cures a craving Yeah yeah Cry cry it’s all a show Just a game you’re playing Yeah yeah yeah Cry cry, can’t say no Nothing cures a craving Yeah yeah Cry cry it’s all a show Just a game you’re playing Yeah yeah Cry cry, can’t say no Nothing cures a craving Yeah yeah Cry cry it’s all a show Just a game you’re playing Yeah yeah

References

• http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/stone-temple-pilots-finalize-ep-with-chester-bennington-20130904
• http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/interview-chester-bennington-of-stone-temple-pilots-and-linkin-park/11512069