Cry Little Sister – English Lyrics

• By: Marilyn Manson

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

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♪ LAST FIRE WILL RISE BEHIND THOSE EYES ♪

♪ BLACK HOUSE WILL ROCK BLIND BOYS DON'T LIE ♪

♪ IMMORTAL FEAR ♪

♪ THAT VOICE SO CLEAR ♪

♪ THROUGH BROKEN WALLS ♪

♪ THAT SCREAM I HEAR ♪

♪ CRY, LITTLE SISTER! (THOU SHALT NOT FALL) ♪

♪ COME, COME TO YOUR BROTHER! (THOU SHALT NOT DIE) ♪

♪ UNCHAIN ME, SISTER! (THOU SHALT NOT FEAR) ♪

♪ LOVE IS WITH YOUR BROTHER! (THOU SHALT NOT KILL) (YEAH) ♪

♪ BLUE MASQUERADE STRANGERS LOOK ON ♪

♪ WHEN WILL THEY LEARN THIS LONELINESS? ♪

♪ TEMPTATION HEAT BEATS LIKE A DRUM ♪

♪ DEEP IN YOUR VEINS I WILL NOT LIE ♪

♪ LITTLE SISTER! (THOU SHALT NOT FALL) ♪

♪ COME, COME TO YOUR BROTHER! (THOU SHALT NOT DIE) ♪

♪ UNCHAIN ME, SISTER! (THOU SHALT NOT FEAR) ♪

♪ LOVE IS WITH YOUR BROTHER! (THOU SHALT NOT KILL) (YEAH) ♪

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♪ MY SHANGRI-LA ♪

♪ I CAN'T FORGET ♪

♪ WHY YOU WERE MINE I NEED YOU NOW! ♪

♪ CRY, LITTLE SISTER! ♪

♪ COME, COME TO YOUR BROTHER! ♪

♪ UNCHAIN ME, SISTER! ♪

♪ LOVE IS WITH YOUR BROTHER! ♪

♪ CRY, LITTLE SISTER! (THOU SHALT NOT FALL) ♪

♪ LOVE, LOVE IS WITH YOUR BROTHER! (THOU SHALT NOT DIE) ♪

♪ UNCHAIN ME, SISTER! (THOU SHALT NOT FEAR) ♪

♪ LOVE, LOVE IS WITH YOUR BROTHER! (THOU SHALT NOT KILL) ♪

♪ CRY, LITTLE SISTER! (THOU SHALT NOT FALL) ♪

♪ LOVE, LOVE IS WITH YOUR BROTHER! (THOU SHALT NOT DIE) ♪

♪ UNCHAIN ME, SISTER! (THOU SHALT NOT FEAR) ♪

♪ LOVE, LOVE IS WITH YOUR BROTHER! (THOU SHALT NOT DIE) ♪

♪ (VOCALIZING) ♪

Key Grammar Structures

• LAST FIRE WILL RISE

  ➔ Future Simple with 'will'

  ➔ The use of 'will' indicates a future action or state, here emphasizing the rising of the last fire.

• BLIND BOYS DON'T LIE

  ➔ Present Simple with negation

  ➔ The present simple with 'don't' is used to state a general truth or habitual action, here indicating that blind boys do not lie.

• THAT VOICE SO CLEAR

  ➔ Adjective in predicate position

  ➔ The adjective 'clear' is used in the predicate position to describe the quality of the voice.

• CRY, LITTLE SISTER!

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The imperative mood is used to give a command or make a request, here urging the little sister to cry.

• (THOU SHALT NOT FALL)

  ➔ Archaic future with 'shalt'

  ➔ The archaic future with 'shalt' is used for emphasis or poetic effect, here indicating a strong prohibition against falling.

• LOVE IS WITH YOUR BROTHER!

  ➔ Present Simple with emphasis

  ➔ The present simple is used with emphasis to state a fact strongly, here emphasizing that love is with the brother.

• WHEN WILL THEY LEARN THIS LONELINESS?

  ➔ Future Simple in indirect question

  ➔ The future simple with 'will' is used in an indirect question to inquire about a future event, here asking when they will learn about loneliness.

• DEEP IN YOUR VEINS I WILL NOT LIE

  ➔ Future Simple with negation

  ➔ The future simple with 'will not' is used to express a future action that will not occur, here stating that the speaker will not lie.