Cry out – English Lyrics

• By: ONE OK ROCK
• Album: 35xxxv

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into ONE OK ROCK's "Cry Out" to experience a potent blend of emotional depth and raw energy. This song offers a compelling opportunity to engage with English lyrics that tackle universal feelings of being unheard and the burning desire to break free and initiate change. Its powerful message and dynamic musicality make it a compelling piece for language learners to explore impactful English expressions and rock vocabulary.

[English]

Switch the light off

Welcome to the night

What's the problem?

Not gonna make it right

Bite the bullet then pull the trigger

Hold tight

It's a feeling you know

Running on the lights are up in the sky

Nothing matters when you're in the fight

Hold your fire, maybe we can make it alright

You take, take, take, take it for no one

But I don't know what to call it (call it)

When I know I don't care anymore

In the end, we know it's always you

(No time, no more)

Cry out

Will you tell me now?

So we say we want change and never be the same

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Cry out

Oh, I'm burning out

Can't you hear the sound?

(Voices all around)

('Cause we're going down)

In the moment we kept moving from the start

So close, so hard to follow up

All of heaven knows how far we are

I take, take, take, take it for no one

(I love) this feeling

You are the only one that's really lost

(Its suffocating, never gonna get it)

You take, take, take, take it for no one

But I don't know what to call it (call it)

When I know I don't care anymore

In the end I know we'll all be gone

(You and I will be alright)

Cry out

Will you tell me now?

So we say we want change and never be the same

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Cry out

Oh I'm burning out

Can't you hear the sound?

...

One by one

It's taking apart

It's taking a part of me

Can't you hear the voices screaming?

Out loud to me I feel it

We can be the change we needed

Shout it out now

Shout it out now

Can't you hear the voices screaming?

Out loud to me I feel it

We can be the change we needed

Shout it out now

Shout it out now

...

Cry out

Will you tell me now?

So we say we want change and never be the same

And yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Cry out

Oh, I'm burning out

Can't you hear the sound?

(Voices all around)

Can't you hear the sound?

('Cause we're going down)

('Voices all around)

('Cause we're going down)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cry /kraɪ/ A2	verb - to shed tears noun - a loud expression of grief or pain
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible. adjective - not heavy
problem /ˈprɒbləm/ A2	noun - a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome.
trigger /ˈtrɪɡər/ B2	noun - a device that releases a mechanism verb - cause (an event or situation) to happen or exist.
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state or reaction
fight /faɪt/ A2	noun - a violent confrontation or struggle. verb - take part in a violent struggle involving physical force or weapons.
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - combustion or burning verb - to discharge a weapon
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	verb - to make or become different. noun - the act or instance of making or becoming different
burning /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/ B1	adjective - producing or feeling great heat. verb - to be on fire.
sound /saʊnd/ A1	noun - vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear.
voices /ˈvɔɪsɪz/ A2	noun - the sound produced in a person's larynx and uttered through the mouth, as speech or song.
heaven /ˈhevən/ B1	noun - the abode of God and the angels.
lost /lɒst/ A2	adjective - unable to find one's way; not knowing one's whereabouts.
apart /əˈpɑːrt/ B1	adverb - separated by a distance
screaming /ˈskriːmɪŋ/ B1	verb - give a loud, piercing cry
loud /laʊd/ A2	adjective - producing much noise
needed /ˈniːdɪd/ A1	verb - require (something) because it is essential or very important
suffocating /ˈsʌfəˌkeɪtɪŋ/ C1	adjective - making it difficult to breathe; oppressively close

Key Grammar Structures

• What's the problem?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence

  ➔ This sentence is asking for information about a specific issue, using the structure 'What is...?'

• Hold tight.

  ➔ Imperative sentence

  ➔ This sentence gives a command or instruction, using the base form of the verb 'hold'.

• In the end, we know it's always you.

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ This sentence uses the present simple tense to express a general truth or fact.

• Cry out.

  ➔ Imperative sentence

  ➔ This is another example of an imperative sentence, instructing someone to make a loud vocal expression.

• Can't you hear the sound?

  ➔ Negative interrogative sentence

  ➔ This sentence asks a question in a negative form, implying that the speaker believes the listener should be able to hear the sound.

• We can be the change we needed.

  ➔ Modal verb 'can'

  ➔ The modal verb 'can' expresses ability or possibility, indicating that the subject has the potential to effect change.

• It's taking a part of me.

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ This sentence uses the present continuous tense to describe an action that is currently happening.