Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz (born 1968), better known by his stage name Fantas… Read Full Bio ↴Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz (born 1968), better known by his stage name Fantastic Negrito, is an African-American singer-songwriter whose music spans blues, R&B, and roots music. Negrito made a record deal with Prince's former manager, and later, in 1993, made another deal, this one with Interscope Records. On January 9, 1996, he released his first album, The X Factor, under the mononym Xavier. The album was released on Lexington House Records and distributed by Interscope. He was in a near-fatal car crash in 1999, which left him in a coma for three weeks; he has since said that he felt that this crash "released" him because Interscope terminated their contract with him, after which he resumed hustling. In 2007, he stopped making music, but he returned in 2014, describing his new musical style as "black roots music for everyone". In 2015, he won NPR's Tiny Desk Contest. In 2016, his album The Last Days of Oakland was released on the Blackball Universe label. Negrito won his first Grammy in 2017, when The Last Days of Oakland received the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album.

She Don't Cry No More
Fantastic Negrito Lyrics

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Cancer killed my mother
It put her eyes to sleep
She knew winter was coming
She′d wear shoes on her feet

Now the rain falls hard on me
Now the rain falls hard on me
Now the rain falls down

Now the rain falls down
Now the rain falls down on me

She don't cry, she don′t cry, she don't cry no more
She don't cry, she don′t cry, she don′t cry no more
She don't cry, don′t cry, she don't cry no more
She don′t cry, she don't cry, she don′t cry no more

The answer, we discover
She hid for ten long years
She did not trust the doctor
She thought she could defeat it

But now the hell falls hard on me
Now the hell falls hard on me
I knew the day would come
But when the day did come
The whole world fell down on me

She don't cry, don't cry, don′t cry no more
She don′t cry, she don't cry, she don′t cry no more
She don't cry, she don′t cry, she don't cry no more
She don′t cry, don't cry, don't cry no more

Now the rain falls down on me
Now the rains falls down on me
Now the rain falls down
Now the rain falls down
Now the rain falls down on me

She don′t cry, she don′t cry, she don't cry no more
She don′t cry, don't cry, don′t cry no more

Don't cry, don′t cry, don't cry no more
She don't cry, don′t cry, don′t cry no more

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Fantastic Negrito's "She Don't Cry No More" depict the painful experience of losing a loved one to cancer. The first verse talks about the singer's mother who passed away from cancer. She knew her time was coming and prepared for it while also hiding her illness for 10 years. The line "Now the rain falls hard on me" symbolizes the weight of the sadness and grief that the singer feels after losing his mother. He has to endure the hard rain just like he had to endure the pain of his mother's passing.

The chorus, "She don't cry, she don't cry, she don't cry no more," is a tribute to the singer's mother who suffered from cancer but no longer has to endure the pain and tears. The second verse talks about the struggle of trusting doctors and how the singer's mother tried to fight cancer on her own. The line "Now the hell falls hard on me" signifies the overwhelming feelings the singer experiences as a result of losing her.

Overall, the song portrays the heart-wrenching experience of losing a loved one to cancer and the lasting impact it can have on those left behind.

Line by Line Meaning

Cancer killed my mother
My mother died from cancer

It put her eyes to sleep
She passed away peacefully

She knew winter was coming
She was aware that her time was running out

She'd wear shoes on her feet
She took practical steps to prepare for the colder months

Now the rain falls hard on me
I am going through a difficult time now

Now the rain falls down
I am experiencing hardship

She don't cry, she don't cry, she don't cry no more
My mother is no longer in pain and suffering

The answer, we discover
We eventually found out

She hid for ten long years
She kept her cancer a secret for a decade

She did not trust the doctor
She had doubts about the effectiveness of medical treatment