Album
CRY FOR ME (Digital Single)
Release Date
December 18, 2020
Genre
Dance
Label
Participating Members
About the Song
《CRY FOR ME》 is an emotionally intense track by TWICE that confronts the raw aftermath of a love built on imbalance and restraint. Released in 2020 as part of the album Eyes Wide Open under JYP Entertainment, the song captures a moment where suppressed pain finally demands to be seen and felt. Composed by Ryan Tedder alongside Melanie Fontana, Michel ‘Lindgren’ Schulz, and A Wright, with lyrics written by Heize and Park Jin-young, the track blends sleek pop production with restrained tension. Rather than pleading for love, the song asks for something colder and more honest, a visible crack, a tear, a sign of remorse, transforming vulnerability into quiet power and redefining emotional control within TWICE’s musical narrative.
[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
ha-ji-man geu-nyeo-wa dal-ri nan neol
swip-ge nwa-jul mam-i eop-ge-deun (NEVER LET GO)
you don’t know me
But unlike her, I can’t let you go easily (NEVER LET GO)
You don’t know me
i-byeol dae-sin nan sun-jin-han mi-so-man
o-neul-do ne pum-e an-gil-rae
a-mu-geot-do mo-reu-neun cheok
Instead of goodbye, I just give an innocent smile
Today too, I pretend to know nothing as I stay in your arms
neo-ui gyeot-e is-seo-jul-ge
ma-ji-mak-en BREAK YOUR HEART
I’ll stay by your side
In the end, I’ll BREAK YOUR HEART
yeah you really make me
a mad girl mad girl
nae-ga ul-eot-deon geot-cheo-reom cry for me
make your rain fall
cry for me but again
Cry for me like I once cried
Make your rain fall
Cry for me, but again
sa-rang-e nae gyeol-sim-i tto mu-neo-jyeo-ga
yong-seo-hal PING-GYE-reul man-deul-eo-ga
My resolve in love crumbles once more
I create excuses to forgive you
i want you to cry for me
chin-gu-deul-han-ten tto neo-reul gam-ssa-ju-neun jung
ba-bo-ga dwae beo-ryeot-gun
I keep covering for you in front of my friends
I guess I’ve become a fool
ttak han beon-ui nun-mul-i-myeon doe-neun-de
cry for me let me please forgive you
Just one tear from you would be enough
Cry for me, let me please forgive you
baby just like real love
ma-ji-mak gi-hoe-ya eo-seo
bo-yeo-jwo-bwa your true love
Baby, just like real love
This is your last chance
Show me your true love
yeah you really make me
a sad girl sad girl
nae-ga ul-eot-deon geot-cheo-reom cry for me
make your rain fall
cry for me but again
Cry for me like I once cried
Make your rain fall
Cry for me, but again
sa-rang-e nae gyeol-sim-i tto mu-neo-jyeo-ga
yong-seo-hal ping-gye-reul man-deul-eo-ga
My resolve in love crumbles once more
I create excuses to forgive you
i want you to cry for me
mi-un ma-eum-do da NO-GA-BEO-RI-GE hae
tto da-si won-hae neol na-ui gyeot-e yeah yeah
Even my hateful feelings melt away
Once again, I want you by my side, yeah yeah
neo yeon-gi-ra-do hae ppal-ri cry for me
make your rain fall fall and fall now
Even if it’s an act, quickly cry for me
Make your rain fall, fall and fall now
nae-ga ul-eot-deon geot-cheo-reom cry for me
make your rain fall
cry for me but again
Cry for me like I once cried
Make your rain fall
Cry for me, but again
sa-rang-e nae gyeol-sim-i tto mu-neo-jyeo-ga
yong-seo-hal ping-gye-reul man-deul-eo-ga
My resolve in love crumbles once more
I create excuses to forgive you
i want you to DIE FOR ME
The lyrics portray a love that refuses to let go, even when it becomes painful and destructive. The speaker hides true feelings behind a smile, torn between love and hatred, wanting the other person to feel the same pain and regret they endured. It is a confession of emotional dependency, where forgiveness is repeatedly offered, not because wounds are healed, but because the desire to stay connected is stronger than self-respect.
