Cry Me A River
Audio Porn Lyrics


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I know you want to go on living

It's a fact you scream at me
With such hysterical conviction
As you struggle desperately
Enfolded in forever
Entombed in my embrace
Justifying your existence
With a terror stricken face
Cry me a river
Wash the sorrow from my ageless soul
With sweet, melodic agony now
Cry me a river
Cry me a river
I am the curse that goes on living
The one in which you don't believe
Ill shatter all your misconceptions
As you try desperately to breathe
Enfolded in forever
Entombed in my embrace
Justifying your exsistence
With a terror stricken face
Cry me a river
Wash the sorrow from my ageless soul
With sweet melodic agony now
Cry me a river
Cry me a river
Tonight I'll break the seal
On your eternities scroll of mystery
Savouring your final moments
And each drop of your life so sweetly
Swooning from the crimson flow
Fleetingly intoxicated
Immortality your mortal blow
Dealt with tender cruelty
Cry me a river
Wash the sorrow from my ageless soul
With sweet, melodic agony now
Cry me a river
Cry me a river
Cry me a river




Cry me a river
Cry me a river

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Audio Porn's song Cry Me a River are haunting and powerful. The song seems to be about a person who is desperate to hold on to life, but is ultimately unable to escape death. The first verse speaks to this desperation: "I know you want to go on living / It's a fact you scream at me." The person being addressed is "struggling desperately" and "entombed" in the embrace of the singer, who seems to represent death itself.


Throughout the song, the singer seems to take pleasure in the other person's suffering. They ask the person to "Cry me a river" and to "wash the sorrow from my ageless soul / with sweet, melodic agony now." The singer seems almost sadistic, reveling in the other person's pain and relishing the final moments of their life.


The final verse of the song is particularly chilling, as the singer describes "breaking the seal / on your eternities scroll of mystery" and "savoring your final moments / and each drop of your life so sweetly." The person being addressed is "swooning from the crimson flow" as they are killed, and the singer notes that their "immortality [is] your mortal blow / dealt with tender cruelty." Overall, the song is a meditation on death, mortality, and the fleeting nature of life.


Line by Line Meaning

I know you want to go on living
I am aware that you desire to continue your existence


It's a fact you scream at me
You express this as an undeniable truth in a forceful and lively manner


With such hysterical conviction
Your conviction towards this belief is extremely passionate and potentially uncontrollable


As you struggle desperately
You fight strongly and fervently to maintain your will to live


Enfolded in forever
You are enclosed within the infinite nature of existence


Entombed in my embrace
You are trapped in my unrelenting hold


Justifying your existence
You find reason to validate the necessity of your being


With a terror stricken face
You are afraid and horrified by the thoughts of losing your life


Cry me a river
Let your emotions flow through your tears and pain


Wash the sorrow from my ageless soul
My soul has existed for so long that I need your tears to wash away my own sorrow


With sweet, melodic agony now
The sound of your pain is bittersweet and musical to my ears


I am the curse that goes on living
I am the eternal curse that will continue to exist


The one in which you don't believe
You cannot comprehend or accept my existence


Ill shatter all your misconceptions
I will destroy your false beliefs and misunderstandings


As you try desperately to breathe
You struggle to keep yourself alive with all your might


Tonight I'll break the seal
This very night I will bring an end to your life


On your eternities scroll of mystery
On the never-ending record of your being


Savouring your final moments
I will take pleasure in your last breaths


And each drop of your life so sweetly
I will revel in every moment of your life slipping away


Swooning from the crimson flow
I will be overwhelmed by the beauty of your blood as it flows from you


Fleetingly intoxicated
I will be briefly but powerfully drunk with the sensation of ending your life


Immortality your mortal blow
Your very immortality will be the cause of your death


Dealt with tender cruelty
I will end your life with both gentleness and violence


Cry me a river
Let your emotions flow through your tears and pain


Wash the sorrow from my ageless soul
My soul has existed for so long that I need your tears to wash away my own sorrow


With sweet, melodic agony now
The sound of your pain is bittersweet and musical to my ears


Cry me a river
Let your emotions flow through your tears and pain


Cry me a river
Let your emotions flow through your tears and pain


Cry me a river
Let your emotions flow through your tears and pain


Cry me a river
Let your emotions flow through your tears and pain


Cry me a river
Let your emotions flow through your tears and pain




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