Cry For Me
Cry For Me
Quiz by Sharon Michiko Yoneda
"And I hope you cry for me like I cry for you"
"The crowd'll scream. I block my ears to stop the cheers. 'Cause the stage took a toll. Been faded on the floor."
My audience is screaming, but I don't hear them. They think I'm happy, but I'm crying inside missing you."
"In this penthouse prison, I'm alone."
Nothing to cry about!
artist: The Weeknd
songwriters: The Weeknd; Belly, Metro Boomin; Mike Dean; Kellee Patterson; and Curtis Williams
date released: 2025, by the Weeknd for the album, "Hurry Up Tomorrow:
The song "Cry for Me" by The Weeknd is about wanting an ex to feel the same pain after a breakup. The singer is hurt and wants to see if his former lover truly cared and is hurt too.
He hopes she misses him, and she regrets leaving him. When he sings, "I wanna see you cry for me," it shows he wants her to suffer like he is. The song expresses feelings of heartbreak, longing, and the need for emotional payback. It’s about the hope that the other person realizes what they lost and feels the same sadness he does.
"Misery likes company" is a good idiom to learn. If I am suffering, so should you be suffering."