"I Cry" lyrics
"I Cry"
Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I can't keep it together
I usually don't show my emotions
But it ain't getting better
'Cause you can't be blind with eyes wide open
And I see struggle, I see pain
I see only the mess we made
I see things that I can't change
And it hurts my heart to say
I cry
For the sons without fathers
And the pain that their mothers
Hold deep inside
And I'll fight
For the future we're making
It can change if we face it
'Cause these tears won't dry
So I cry
Ooh (I cry)
Ooh
When I look in the mirror
Do I see someone that cares for others?
Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
Do I love myself more than my sisters (Sisters)
And brothers? (Brothers)
I don't know, ooh
Now, I've seen struggles, I've seen pain
I've seen beyond the mess we made
I've seen things that I cannot change
And it hurts my heart to say
Oh, I cry
For the sons without fathers
And the pain that their mothers
Hold deep inside
So I'll fight
For the future we're making
It'll change if we face it
'Cause these tears won't dry
So I cry
Ooh
I cry
Ooh (Cry)
For the truth that's unspoken
For the promises broken
I will stand by your side
I'll fight
For the ones who stopped dreaming
And the ones who stopped believing
You're not alone
I feel your pain
I cry
For the sons without fathers
And the pain that their mothers
Hold deep inside, hey
I'll fight
For the future we're making
Only changes if we face it
It's love over pride
I'll cry
Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'll cry
Writer(s): Nasri Tony Atweh, Usher Raymond, Jeffrey Gitelman
The proceeds from "I Cry" will be donated to support the "Global Goal: Unite For Our Future" campaign. Usher performed the song the first time during the live stream of the campaign on June 27 2020.
Usher told Billboard about the idea behind this song, “If you chose to put yourself on the front lines of protests, if you chose to put yourself on the front lines by way of posting something or re-posting something, know that you're not alone and we can change this. Just know that you're not alone and that we're together in this fight."
Sharing his emotions on Instagram, Usher revealed the following on the 26th of June 2020, "This song was inspired by wanting to teach my sons that it is OK for a man to feel emotions deeply and to cry. [...] I became very depressed thinking about all the sons who have lost their fathers to police brutality, social injustice and violence; the daughters and mothers too. So I returned to this song and realized it was intended for this time, so I finished it and here it is."
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