He finally uploaded the official video of the song on his YouTube channel on January 27, 2021, where he is seen to take a suit from a dry cleaner and then lie down on the roof of a running car.
“This song is about a loop I think a lot of people are stuck in. Romanticizing romance at the cost of their own sustainable happiness. I hope it can help people break out of that cycle.“
— Alexander 23 via Variance magazine (January 2021)
Cry Over Boys
Alexander 23 Lyrics
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You cry over boys
You haven't even met in real life
Yeah, you know he's the worst
But you tell all your friends he seems nice, oh, oh
You change like the seasons in LA
And by that I mean that you don't ever really even change
No, you just cry over boys
You haven't even met in real life, oh, oh
How many nights can you spend
Staining your pillow with makeup?
When you're really upset
It's so annoying to take off
Just to do it again
Oh, what's the point in dressin' up to be let down?
Aren't you tired of getting hurt?
Aren't you sick of, of making it worse?
You cry over boys
You know would never cry about you
He used to light up your room
Now your phone is darker than a tattoo, oh, oh
You move like the Earth around the stars
Broken hearted when you end up in the same place that you start, no
Back to crying over boys
You know would never cry about you, oh, oh
How many nights can you spend
Staining your pillow with makeup?
When you're really upset
It's so annoying to take off
Just to do it again
Oh, what's the point in dressin' up to be let down?
Aren't you tired of getting hurt?
Aren't you sick of, of making it worse?
Yeah, when you gonna learn? (When you gonna learn?)
When you gonna learn?
When you gonna learn (How not to get hurt?)
When you gonna learn?
You cry over boys
You haven't even met in real life
Yeah, you know he's the worst
But you tell all your friends he seems nice
" Cry Over Boys" by Alexander 23 is a song about a woman who tends to fall for men that are not good for her. The lyrics talk about how she cries over boys that she hasn't even met in real life and knows are bad for her. She tells her friends that they seem nice, but deep down she knows that they are terrible for her. The song also reflects on how the woman tends to change her mind like the seasons in LA- she doesn't ever truly change but rather repeats the same cycle of crying over boys. The song urges her to stop crying over boys that wouldn't cry about her and to stop dressing up just to be let down.
The lyrics describe the woman's frustration with constantly crying over boys, and questioning why she continues to put herself through heartbreak. The song encourages her to break the cycle of getting hurt and making things worse for herself. The lyrics ask her when she's going to learn how not to get hurt, and encourage her to stop crying over boys she knows are not good for her.
Overall, "Cry Over Boys" is a song that encourages self-love and urges people to stop falling for those who are not good for them. It is a reminder that it is important to love oneself and prioritize one's emotional well-being.
Line by Line Meaning
You cry over boys
You spend too much time and emotional energy on boys
You haven't even met in real life
These boys are strangers to you and don't affect your life directly
Yeah, you know he's the worst
You understand that these boys are bad for you
But you tell all your friends he seems nice, oh, oh
You ignore your own feelings to seem more appealing to your friends
You change like the seasons in LA
You are unpredictable and inconsistent
And by that I mean that you don't ever really even change
Your inconsistency is a constant
No, you just cry over boys
You don't do anything to change your emotional habits
How many nights can you spend
You've been feeling this way for a while
Staining your pillow with makeup?
You cry so much that your makeup comes off and stains your pillow
When you're really upset
You're emotionally overwhelmed
It's so annoying to take off
Removing your makeup is a burden
Just to do it again
You're caught in a cycle of emotional pain
Oh, what's the point in dressin' up to be let down?
You're questioning why you try to impress these boys when they only hurt you
Aren't you tired of getting hurt?
You're wondering when you'll have enough
Aren't you sick of, of making it worse?
You know that your habits are only perpetuating your pain
You know would never cry about you
These boys don't care about you the way you care about them
He used to light up your room
There was a time when you were happy with these boys
Now your phone is darker than a tattoo, oh, oh
Now, you're constantly unhappy and your phone screen seems darker than it used to
You move like the Earth around the stars
You keep repeating the same relationship patterns and getting the same outcome
Broken hearted when you end up in the same place that you start
You're upset with yourself for not changing and not being able to move forward
When you gonna learn? (When you gonna learn?)
You need to break your current cycle
When you gonna learn?
You need to learn how to be happy
When you gonna learn (How not to get hurt?)
You need to learn how to avoid getting hurt in the future
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Alexander Glantz, Remy Gautreau
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Authentic Music
Lyrics:
You cry over boys you haven't even met in real life
Yeah, you know he's the worst
But you tell all your friends he seems nice, oh-oh
You change like the seasons in LA
And by that I mean that you don't ever really even change
No, you just cry over boys you haven't even met in real life
Oh-oh
How many nights can you spend
Staining your pillow with makeup?
When you're really upset
It's so annoying to take off
Just to do it again
Oh, what's the point in dressing up to be let down?
Aren't you tired of getting hurt?
Aren't you sick of, of making it worse?
You cry over boys you know would never cry about you
He used to light up your room
Now your phone is darker than a tattoo
You move like the Earth around the stars
Broken hearted when you end up in the same place that you start
Back to crying over boys you know would never cry about you
Oh, oh
How many nights can you spend
Staining your pillow with makeup?
When you're really upset
It's so annoying to take off
Just to do it again
Oh, what's the point in dressing up to be let down?
Aren't you tired of getting hurt?
Aren't you sick of, of making it worse?
Oh, when you gonna learn?
Oh, when you gonna learn?
When you gonna learn how to not get hurt?
Oh, when you gonna learn?
You cry over boys you haven't even met in real life
Yeah, you know he's the worst
But you tell all your friends he seems nice
Hưng Hoàng Nghĩa
[Verse 1]
You cry over boys you haven't even met in real life
Yeah, you know he's the worst
But you tell all your friends he seems nice, oh-oh
You change like the seasons in LA
And by that I mean that you don't ever really even change
No, you just cry over boys you haven't even met in real life
Oh-oh
[Chorus]
How many nights can you spend
Staining your pillow with makeup?
When you're really upset
It's so annoying to take off
Just to do it again
Oh, what's the point in dressing up to be let down?
[Bridge]
Aren't you tired of getting hurt?
Aren't you sick of, of making it worse?
[Verse 2]
You cry over boys you know would never cry about you
He used to light up your room
Now your phone is darker than a tattoo
You move like the Earth around the stars
Broken hearted when you end up in the same place that you start
Back to crying over boys you know would never cry about you
Oh, oh
[Chorus]
How many nights can you spend
Staining your pillow with makeup?
When you're really upset
It's so annoying to take off
Just to do it again
Oh, what's the point in dressing up to be let down?
[Refrain]
Aren't you tired of getting hurt?
Aren't you sick of, of making it worse?
Oh, when you gonna learn?
Oh, when you gonna learn?
When you gonna learn how to not get hurt?
Oh, when you gonna learn?
[Outro]
You cry over boys you haven't even met in real life
Yeah, you know he's the worst
But you tell all your friends he seems nice
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LYRICS
[Verse 1]
You cry over boys you haven't even met in real life
Yeah, you know he's the worst
But you tell all your friends he seems nice, oh-oh
You change like the seasons in LA
And by that I mean that you don't ever really even change
No, you just cry over boys you haven't even met in real life
Oh-oh
[Chorus]
How many nights can you spend
Staining your pillow with makeup?
When you're really upset
It's so annoying to take off
Just to do it again
Oh, what's the point in dressing up to be let down?
[Bridge]
Aren't you tired of getting hurt?
Aren't you sick of, of making it worse?
[Verse 2]
You cry over boys you know would never cry about you
He used to light up your room
Now your phone is darker than a tattoo
You move like the Earth around the stars
Broken hearted when you end up in the same place that you start
Back to crying over boys you know would never cry about you
Oh, oh
[Chorus]
How many nights can you spend
Staining your pillow with makeup?
When you're really upset
It's so annoying to take off
Just to do it again
Oh, what's the point in dressing up to be let down?
[Bridge]
Aren't you tired of getting hurt?
Aren't you sick of, of making it worse?
[Refrain]
Yeah, when you gonna learn? (when you gonna learn?)
When you gonna learn?
When you gonna learn (how not to get hurt?)
When you gonna learn?
[Outro]
You cry over boys you haven't even met in real life
Yeah, you know he's the worst
But you tell all your friends he seems nice
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Alexander 23
i do all my own stunts
Graecie
swag
Karen Yepez
Good to know
p u f f l e s
lol
Rico P
Love your music, Alexander!! 😉
Trine
Cool man
Sandy Macalinao
“You cry over boys you haven’t even met in real life” this line really hits many people
Alondra Melendez
yes, it does🥺
Sophia Evans
He really didn’t need to expose me like dat 🤧
AÑABIEZA, ALEXZAH MAE
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