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“Don’t Cry,” the first song on Tha Carter V, features a chorus from the late XXXTENTACION. This song mainly focuses on Lil Wayne’s emotions as he discusses many difficult situations in his life. There is a smooth transition from the album’s intro, “I Love You Dwayne,” to this song, as we hear Jacida...
[Intro: Lil Wayne]
Yeah
C5
[Chorus: XXXTENTACION & Lil Wayne]
Don't cry (Oh), don’t go
Won't lie, I fuckin' love you, woah
[Verse 1: Lil Wayne]
Why y’all staring into the clouds
Am I rising or they comin' down?
I see death around the corner
And the U-turn sign's lookin' like a smile
What do I do now? Who gon' find me, how?
Nowhere to turn but around and round
Just another nigga that done lost his head
No, a fucking king that forgot his crown
I am not number one, it's true
I'm number 9-27-82
Color blind even if I may be blue
A lot on my plate, ain't my favorite food
But I’m hungry, so hungry
Need my family tree next to a money tree
With a bunch of leaves in the Garden of Eden
With a bunch of Eves, no fruit punch for me
I sip from the Fountain of Youth
So if I die young, blame the juice
Bury me in New Orleans
Tombstone reads, "Don’t cry, stay tuned"
Bring me back to life
Got to lose a life just to have a life
But if heaven's as good as advertised
I want a triple extension on my motherfuckin’ afterlife
Rest in paradise
[Chorus: XXXTENTACION & Lil Wayne]
Don't cry (Don't cry, don't cry), don’t go (Why, oh why?)
Won't lie, I fuckin' love you, woah
Don't cry (Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry)
Don't go (Why, oh why, oh why, oh why?)
Won't lie (Don't cry, don't cry)
I fuckin' love you, woah (Don't cry, don't cry)
[Verse 2: Lil Wayne]
Talent is God-given, be grateful
Fame is not a given, be humble
And conceit is self-driven, drive carefully
Stay in your own lane, seat buckled
And sometimes when there is no music
We toot our own horns, rum-bum-bum-bum
That woman carried the future
And Tunechi was born like, "Dun-dun-dun-dun-dun"
Don't call it a comeback
It was dark, now the sun back
Hit me hard, but I punched back
The wheels fell off, I rode the hubcap
Is it suicide or it's do or die?
It's newer days and it's bluer skies
I told myself, "It's just you and I"
Then the breeze came and it blew my mind
Lord knows who I'm there for
I give my last breath of air for
Mama tell me to be careful
Voice in my head give me an earful
But I got mind control over my control
I lost control but knew I'd find control
I let God control what I cannot control
Can't control the tears, let 'em drop and roll (Let 'em drop and roll)
[Chorus: XXXTENTACION & Lil Wayne]
Don't cry (Don't cry, don't cry)
Don't go (Why, oh why, oh why?)
Won't lie (Don't cry), I fuckin' love you, woah
(Triple extension on my motherfuckin' afterlife, rest in paradise)
Don't cry (Don't cry, don't cry)
Don't go (Why, oh why, oh why?)
Won't lie, I fuckin' love you, woah (Don't cry)
[Outro: Lil Wayne]
Don't cry, stay tuned
And triple extension on my motherfuckin' afterlife
Rest in paradise
Don’t Cry was written by Lil Wayne & XXXTENTACION & Z3N & LunchMoney Lewis & Ben Billions.
Don’t Cry was produced by Z3N & Ben Billions.
Yes, “Don’t Cry” marks the first collaboration between Lil Wayne and XXXTENTACION.
X had no knowledge that he would appear on Tha Carter V because his contributions were added after his passing. X met with Z3N, one of the song’s producers, in February 2018 to record this chorus and other music. Then, in August 2018, Z3N showed some of the music he created with X to LunchMoney Lewi...
Floridian producer Z3N reportedly met X in February 2018 and worked on various tracks, including the vocals used on “Don’t Cry.”
Yes, the music video was released on January 23, 2019, which would have been X’s 21st birthday.
After spending 3 weeks on the chart, “Don’t Cry” peaked at #5 during the week of October 13, 2018.