Silk is a five-man R&B group best known for their 1993 #1 single "Freak Me" from their debut album Lose Control. They had another hit single from the Lose Control album "Girl U For Me" which helped the album reach double platinum status. They later had success with hits like "Meeting In My Bedroom" and "Tonight."
The group is made up of Tim Cameron, Jim Gates, Gary Glenn, Gary Jenkins and John Rasboro and they were found by popular music artist Keith Sweat.
They continued the popularity of the various New Jack Swing groups that emerged in the late 80's and 90's.
Jenkins (known to fans as Lil G) made his stage debut in 2002 as AJ in the Tyler Perry play "Madea's Family Reunion". In 2002, Elektra Records trimmed its artist roster and dropped Silk and Sweat from the label.
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3) The '90s R&B trio Silk was one of the many groups to arrive from that genre in the wake of classic Motown and during the heyday of their native Philadelphia scene. The group was never as famous as most of their contemporaries, but they still managed to release two albums before they disbanded in the late '90s, 1997's Smooth as Silk and 1997's Silk.
Not to be confused with 90's R'n'B Silk.
4) The japanese rock singer 大森絹子(Kinuko Oomori) best known for Bubblegum Crisis formed the band SILK in 1991. They released their first , self-titled mini-album in January 1991. The ending song from Buublegum Crisis 8 “Chase the Dream” appeared on the CD. They released a single in April of that year, which contained the opening song for the children’s anime series, [Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh ]. The song was featured on SILK’s 2nd mini-album “Voice”, released soon after that. They performed a series of concerts at the Egoman Club in Shibuya in May and Novmember of 1991,and then released a 3rd mini-album “Face”,in December 1991. A song from this CD , “My Precious Trick Star”,was used as the ending theme song for the animated film “Fushigi no Umi no Nadia”.
Don't Cry For Me
Silk Lyrics
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Temptation, well I guess, was never really on my side
Now you are leaving and I wanna stop you so bad
Then I can gonna stake us
Girl we can't go on this way
You know I'd rather be with you, baby, baby
You know I'd rather have you stay
So let me leave this on your mind
Baby, don't cry for me
Even if I beg and plead
Don't take me, and stay with me
Baby don't cry for me
Even if I promise one more time
Baby don't you believe me
Cause I know I'll never love you again, then
Now we are said and done
And I've been feeling so alone, yeah
Oh girl, I want you back
But I know you can't come
Back home, back home
Baby I know there'll never be another
Who can love me like you do, baby
But I can't love you back
And that's why I'm telling you, baby, baby
You know I'd rather be with you
You know I'd rather have you stay
We can't make up and patch it up this time
So let me leave this on your mind
Baby, don't cry for me
Even if I beg and plead
Don't take me and stay with me
Baby, don't cry for me
I don't wanna see your tears no more, baby
Even if I promise one more time
Don't you believe me
Cause I know I'll never love you again
I can't love, oh no baby, it's over
I don't know sometimes I want you to stay
And sometimes I want you to go, baby
So you might as well go, bye bye, baby
Ain't nothing you can say or do
To make me wanna stay with you, you baby
Baby, don't cry for me
Even if I beg and plead
Don't take me and stay with me
Baby, don't cry for me
Even if I promise one more time
Don't you believe me
Baby, don't cry for me
Even if I beg and plead
Don't take me and stay with me
Ain't nothing you can say or do
To make me want to stay with you
My darling, my darling, bye bye, bye bye
Bye bye, bye bye, bye bye, baby
Ain't nothing you can do about it
So don't you cry for me
Ain't nothing you can do about it
Ain't nothing you can do about it
So don't you cry for me
Ain't nothing you can do about it
Ain't nothing you can do about it
In Silk's song "Don't Cry For Me", the singer regrets his past behavior and its impact on his relationship. He reflects on how at the beginning of their relationship, he was faithful and truthful to his partner, but over time, temptation got the better of him, and he started to cheat and lie. At the end of their relationship, he desires to stop his partner from leaving and expresses his wish to make amends. However, he also knows that it's too late, and they can't continue living this way. He tries to console his partner by saying she doesn't need to cry for him, and despite his promises to change, he has made up his mind never to love her again.
Overall, "Don't Cry For Me" is a powerful message of regret over past mistakes and the acceptance of the consequences of one's actions. The tone of the song is somber and melancholic, conveying the singer's deep feelings of loss and remorse. The repeated refrain of "Baby, don't cry for me" serves as a melancholic mantra, emphasizing the message that the singer wants his partner to move on and not dwell on their broken relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
When we first met I never cheated, girl, I never lied
I was faithful and truthful to you from the beginning
Temptation, well I guess, was never really on my side
I wasn't tempted to cheat or lie, it just wasn't in me
Now you are leaving and I wanna stop you so bad
I regret not doing enough to make you want to stay
Then I can gonna stake us
But I know it's too late and nothing can save us now
Girl we can't go on this way
Our relationship is broken and we can't continue like this
You know I'd rather be with you, baby, baby
I still love you and wish things could have been different
You know I'd rather have you stay
I wish you didn't have to go and we could make things work
We can't make up and patch it up this time
We've tried to fix things before, but it's beyond repair now
So let me leave this on your mind
I want you to remember me and what we had, but it's time to move on
Baby, don't cry for me
Don't be sad for me, it's my fault things didn't work out
Even if I beg and plead
Even if I try to convince you to stay, it won't change anything
Don't take me, and stay with me
Don't let me convince you to stay and suffer through a broken relationship
Baby, don't you believe me
Don't trust me when I say I'll change or try to win you back
Cause I know I'll never love you again, then
I know I can't change and I won't feel the same love for you again
Now we are said and done
Our relationship is over and it's time to accept it
And I've been feeling so alone, yeah
I feel lonely without you, but I know it's for the best
Oh girl, I want you back
I miss you and wish things could have been different
But I know you can't come back home, back home
But I know it's not possible to go back to how things were
Baby I know there'll never be another
I know I won't find someone like you again, but it's too late now
Who can love me like you do, baby
No one will ever love me the way you did, and I regret not realizing it sooner
But I can't love you back
But I know I can't give you the love and commitment you deserve
And that's why I'm telling you, baby, baby
And that's why I have to let you go, for both of our sakes
I don't wanna see your tears no more, baby
I don't want to hurt you anymore, and seeing you in pain breaks my heart
Ain't nothing you can say or do
There's nothing you can do or say to change my mind
To make me wanna stay with you, you baby
I've made up my mind and it's time to say goodbye
My darling, my darling, bye bye, bye bye
I still care about you, but it's time to move on and say goodbye
Ain't nothing you can do about it
There's nothing that can be done to save our relationship
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: DARIN WHITTINGTON, GARY GLENN, GARY EUGENE JENKINS, JONATHEN RASBORO, JONATHEN L. RASBORO
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Peter Kanayo
I used to go to sleep off these men. This album was so awesome. These voices are amazing. A talent to be reckoned with.The greats of the 90's era.
Ms. Bascom
I go into a trance every time I hear this song.
Chantel Renae
Me too sis
Truth B. Told !
@Ms. Bascom They were smooth as Silk how they went about it lol
Ms. Bascom
Can't believe this happened to me. I'm usually the one to correct people smh...joke's on me. Enjoy yourself, your day coming. @Chada Chamberlain
Chada Chamberlain
it's trance! 😂
Tony B
One of my favorites from these boys, very talented group!!
LaDonna Barnhill
Love it! The truth hurts but is so true. Brings back memories and Silk sings and makes you feel everyone word. They are on my top ten indeed for life. Thanks for posting!!
Mae Bradley
Me too
elissa perry
man oh man everytime i hear this which is real often i think about me and my husband and all the downfalls we had in our marriage and i alawys play this when he would come in the house he caused so much turmoil in my life and this song kept me going and woke me up heads up too silk besides god and my kids these guys a inspiration to me lyric wise