Cry For You – English Lyrics

• By: September
• Album: In Orbit

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
goodbye /ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ/ A1	noun - an expression of farewell
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - to remain in the same place
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter
beauty /ˈbjuːti/ B1	noun - the quality of being pleasing, especially to look at
today /təˈdeɪ/ A1	noun - this present day
forever /fərˈevər/ A2	adverb - for all future time
heard /hɜːrd/ A1	verb - past tense of hear: to perceive with the ear
break /breɪk/ A2	verb - to separate into pieces
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood
wake /weɪk/ A2	verb - to emerge from sleep
died /daɪd/ A1	verb - past tense of die: to stop living
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
end /end/ A1	noun - the final part of something
write /raɪt/ A1	verb - to mark letters or words on a surface
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to shed tears noun - an act or sound of crying
slow /sloʊ/ A2	adjective - moving or operating, or designed to do so, at less than the usual or desired speed verb - reduce in speed

Key Grammar Structures

• Life is now or never

  ➔ Conditional sentence using "or" for choice

  ➔ The phrase sets a choice between two possibilities: "life is now" or "never".

• Forever and ever, life is now or never

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis, using "and ever" and the present tense "is"

  ➔ Repetition emphasizes the urgency and importance of living in the present moment.

• No matter what you do

  ➔ Phrase using "no matter" to introduce a concessive clause

  ➔ This structure expresses that the outcome or situation remains unchanged regardless of actions taken.

• You killed the beauty of today

  ➔ Past simple tense indicating completed action

  ➔ The verb "killed" is in past simple tense, showing that the action was completed in the past.

• So now who's gonna cry for you?

  ➔ Use of "who's gonna" as a future informal question with a contraction

  ➔ The phrase "who's gonna" is a contraction of "who is going to", used informally to ask about future intentions or actions.

• You never had to say goodbye

  ➔ Past perfect modal "had to" indicating obligation in the past

  ➔ The phrase "had to" expresses obligation or necessity that was true in the past.

• So now who's gonna cry for you?

  ➔ Question form with "who's gonna" to ask about future action

  ➔ This is an informal question asking about the likelihood of someone crying for another person in the future.