“Cry Alone” was first teased by producer and Peep’s best friend Smokeasac on Instagram. Later it was then teased by the Lil Peep estate on all social media.
On October 16 2018, it was announced on Lil Peep’s official Instagram that the song will be released along with a video a day later. Since the...
[Intro]
Die alone right now
I just did a line of blow right now
I don't wanna cry alone right now
Kissing on styrofoam right now
[Chorus]
I don't wanna cry alone right now
Kissing on styrofoam right now
I don't wanna die alone right now
I just did a line of blow right now
I don't wanna cry alone right now
Kissing on styrofoam right now
I don't wanna die alone right now
I just did a line of blow right now
[Verse 1]
I hate everybody in my hometown
I wanna burn my old high school into the ground
I hate everybody in my hometown
Tell the rich kids to look at me now
[Chorus]
I don't wanna cry alone right now
Kissing on styrofoam right now
I don't wanna die alone right now
I just did a line of blow right now
[Verse 2]
When I fly back to my hometown
I feel like everybody hate me in my hometown
I hate everybody in my hometown
Tell all the rich kids to look at me now
[Chorus]
I don't wanna cry alone right now
Kissing on styrofoam right now
I don't wanna die alone right now
I just did a line of blow right now
[Bridge]
When I fly back to my hometown
I feel like everybody hate me in my hometown
I hate everybody in my hometown
Tell the rich kids to look at me now
I hate everybody in my hometown
I wanna burn my old high school into the ground
I hate everybody in my hometown
Tell the rich kids to look at me now
[Outro]
I really hate it when I cry alone out loud
I really hate it when I cry alone out loud
Cry Alone was produced by Dylan Cooper & Smokeasac & IIVI.
Peep and I shot “Cry Alone” back in May 2017. He originally thought it was going to be a track included on COWYS1, but it ended up fitting better on COWYS2 which inevitably postponed the video’s release… Here’s the story:
It was around 1AM when I saw Peep on Twitter asking if someone could bring hi...
For what we know, his mother addressed this at his memorial service. Saying:
He saw how the cool kids who lived in the fancy neighborhoods looked down on his friends who lived in the projects; and looked down on his own family who lived in an apartment and drove an old Nissan. […] Some of his frien...
In an interview for Alternative Press magazine, Smokeasac breaks down the meaning behind the lyrics and recounts the recording context:
We were working on the album. He had gotten me a deal, and for the first time I had money. […] I was basically saying, ‘Fuck everyone in my hometown.’ He was sayin...
On July 26, 2023, “Cry Alone” was certified gold by the RIAA.