Learn To Cry – English Lyrics

• By: Allie X
• Album: Happiness Is Going To Get You

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Allie X's "Learn To Cry," a beautifully arranged piece from her album *Happiness Is Going To Get You*. This song offers an honest look at emotional resilience and the need for vulnerability, teaching that true strength often involves confronting what has been hidden away. Its heartfelt piano core makes it a special entry point into the deeper emotional landscape of Allie X's artistry.

[English]

Memories that you hold deep within your mind

You keep them to yourself, away from prying eyes

Who could understand that part of you has died?

To make it to the man, you had to kill the child

You don't weep, you won't whine

Must be strong to provide

But your heart's getting tight

How will it ever change if you don't learn to cry?

Nobody was there when you needed someone most

And by some miracle you made it on your own

Decades long ago, you left the boy behind

But I can see him now shining in your eyes

You don't weep, you won't whine

Must be strong to provide

But your heart's getting tight

How will it ever change if you don't learn to cry?

...

Sometimes in my head

We meet as children

I hold you in my arms

You tell me everything

Cry, cry, cry

If you don't learn to

Cry, cry, cry

If you don't learn to cry

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to shed tears, often as a result of emotion
learn /lɜːrn/ A1	verb - to gain knowledge or skill by studying or practice
weep /wiːp/ B1	verb - to cry, especially in a sorrowful or mournful way
whine /waɪn/ B1	verb - to complain in a high-pitched or annoying voice
provide /prəˈvaɪd/ A2	verb - to supply or make available
tight /taɪt/ A2	adjective - firmly fixed or attached
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A1	verb - to make or become different
miracle /ˈmɪrəkl/ B1	noun - an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention
shining /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/ A2	verb - emitting light
memories /ˈmɛməriz/ A2	noun - something remembered from the past
prying /ˈpraɪɪŋ/ B2	adjective - excessively curious, especially about other people's affairs
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ A1	verb - to perceive the intended meaning of
decade /ˈdɛkeɪd/ A2	noun - a period of ten years
behind /bɪˈhaɪnd/ A1	preposition - at or to the back of
strong /strɒŋ/ A1	adjective - having power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks

Key Grammar Structures

• Memories that you hold deep within your mind

  ➔ Relative Clause

  ➔ The phrase 'that you hold deep within your mind' is a relative clause modifying 'memories', providing more information about them.

• Who could understand that part of you has died?

  ➔ Interrogative Sentence with Subject-Verb Inversion

  ➔ The sentence uses subject-verb inversion ('Who could understand...') to form a question, emphasizing the uncertainty.

• To make it to the man, you had to kill the child

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ 'To make it to the man' is an infinitive of purpose, explaining the reason for the action in the second clause.

• How will it ever change if you don't learn to cry?

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 1)

  ➔ This is a Type 1 conditional sentence, expressing a possible result ('How will it ever change') based on a condition ('if you don't learn to cry').

• Sometimes in my head / We meet as children

  ➔ Present Simple in Imaginary Context

  ➔ The present simple ('meet') is used to describe an imaginary or habitual action in the mind, even though it's not happening in reality.

• Cry, cry, cry / If you don't learn to

  ➔ Imperative Mood with Repetition

  ➔ The imperative mood ('Cry') is repeated for emphasis, urging the listener to take action.