| "Cry Cry" | |
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| 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 tracklist | |
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 |
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Personnel
Lyrics
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