Make Me (Cry) – English Lyrics

• By: Noah Cyrus, Labrinth

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotional landscape of a toxic relationship through 'Make Me (Cry).' This song offers a great opportunity to learn expressive and emotionally charged English vocabulary. The conversational back-and-forth between Noah Cyrus and Labrinth provides a unique way to understand contrasting perspectives in a dialogue, all within a powerful pop ballad.

Key Grammar Structures

• I never needed you like I do right now

  ➔ Present Perfect with 'never'

  ➔ The phrase 'I never needed you' uses the present perfect with 'never' to emphasize a strong, ongoing lack of need until the present moment.

• Gave you up 'bout 21 times

  ➔ Past Simple with Contraction

  ➔ The phrase 'Gave you up' uses the past simple with the contraction ''bout' (about) to convey a casual, spoken tone.

• Love-lovin' you could make Jesus cry

  ➔ Gerund as Object

  ➔ The phrase 'Love-lovin' you' uses a gerund ('lovin') as the object of the verb 'make,' emphasizing the action of loving.

• When I hear you sayin' 'Darling,

  ➔ Present Continuous with Contraction

  ➔ The phrase 'hear you sayin'' uses the present continuous with the contraction ''sayin'' (saying) to indicate an action happening now.

• But it gets hard, when you ain't here

  ➔ Contraction with 'ain't'

  ➔ The phrase 'you ain't here' uses the contraction 'ain't' (are not) in a colloquial and informal manner.

• So I'll see you in the morning

  ➔ Future with 'will' Contraction

  ➔ The phrase 'I'll see you' uses the future tense with the contraction 'I'll' (I will) to express a future action.

• Keep on makin' me cry

  ➔ Emphatic Structure with 'Keep on'

  ➔ The phrase 'Keep on makin' me cry' uses the emphatic structure 'Keep on' to stress the continuous and repetitive nature of the action.