Album
CRY FOR ME (Digital Single)
Release Date
December 18, 2020
Genre
Label
Composers / Lyricists
Ryan Tedder, Melanie Fontana, Michel 'Lindgren' Schulz, A Wright, Heize, J.Y. Park
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.
