Information:
- No More Cry was written for their father Gerry when their
mother passed away. The song is basically encouraging him to put
the bereavement period behind him ('no more cry') and learn to live
again without her.
- The song was written on their mother's birthday.
A quote from Andrea on the writing of No More Cry from
the Q&A on the old Corrs official website confirms this: Q: 'Which song that you
wrote is the most accurage in reflecting how you felt at that
particular moment?' Andrea: "I would think a lot of them are,
but No More Cry I think particularly was pretty much exactly
how I felt at that moment. It was a song written for our dad on
our mum's birthday, who had just died the year previous. It was
quite a real expression of how I was feeling at the time."
The 20th July, 2000 Daily Telegraph article titled 'It's
Not Their Fault They're Beautiful' also quotes Andrea as saying "It
was out mother's birthday when we wrote it. You can't pretend that
what happened didn't happen, and I think the song is us trying to
rebel from the pain. It is very up tempo and it's like 'No
more. That's enough.' It's very much to our father: to get him
through it. And it is natural - it was a very natural thing for it
to happen. It's almost like screaming."
- The song is about rebelling against the pain of loss. (Source:
http://uk.music.yahoo.com/read/interview/12047656)
- The reason the song is so upbeat is because it's "an ineloquent
rebellion against the pain"; the feeling of wanting the pain to go
away is a fast emotion, best represented musically by a fast tempo.
(Source: http://www.veoh.com/videos/v592604ntYkCQgj?searchId=5676168117071608572&rank=94
- 2:00:17 mins)
- The Corrs preformed No More Cry live for the first time at
the Fleadh in London in June 2000.
- Some quotes from No
More Cry: the Corrs in Newcastle
Documentary, pt. 2 tells more about how No
More Cry is connected with the loss of
their mother:
Andrea: "On the last album, not literally the memory of it, but really
more of a cathartic thing about, you know, kind of screaming out from
the pain, kind of rebelling a little bit. I
think it took us all by surprise. That did
become reflected in our music.
Particularly No More Cry, is about
going through it. And that's for Daddy."
Gerry: "I remember Andrea showed me the lyrics of it, and I had a
tough few minutes. In a sense it's for all of
us. Andrea in a sense was writing for
herself. She was writing for Caroline and
Sharon and Jim, and even though it's mainly
targeted towards me, it's about all of us, to
us to deal with a very difficult
situation."
This documentary also contains a really heartfelt performance of the
song starting at about 2:28.
Written By:
- There is no definitive information regarding who wrote the music for
this song.
However, there is evidence that the whole band
contributed to the writing of this song.
- The lyrics for No More Cry were written by Andrea and
Caroline.
Andrea has been quoted as saying "Caroline started that and we wrote
it for Daddy after Mummy died. It's saying stop the pain. Reach
out and believe in her love. It rocks a bit, too, like Garbage or
Blondie or something. We've never considered ourselves a rock band
but it felt natural to go there." (Source: The
Corrs Talk About 'In Blue')
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Lyrics:
I wanna feel just like before
Before the rain came in my door
Shook me up turned me around
Made me cry till I would drown
Stole the daylight, brought the night
So much anger I would fight
Lost my youth and the blue
Saw all the loneliness in you
Wanna help you give my love
Shine some light out from the mud
Fill the empty find a rhyme
A brigther day a better time
But I'm wondering where I'm gone
Can't find the truth within my song
And all I have give to you
To let you know you're not alone
I'm telling you
I'm smiling for you only (only...)
I'm trying for you solely (solely...)
I'm praying for you only (only...)
No more cry, no more cry...
I wanna hear you laugh again
Without the ache to bring you down
No we'll never be the same
If only I could take your pain
But if it's true what people say
There still is beauty in each day
We'll find comfort in her strength
One day soon we'll meet again
I'm telling you
I'm smiling for you only (only...)
I'm trying for you solely (solely...)
I'm praying for you only (only...)
No more cry, no more cry...
(Only) I'm singing for you only (only...)
Yeah, I worry for you only (only...)
I'm praying for you only (only...)
No more cry, no more cry...
Reach out for love (love...)
Shout out for love (love...)
Listen for your love (love...)
Believe in her love... (love...)
I'm telling you
I'm telling you
I'm smiling for you only (only...)
I'm trying for you solely (solely...)
I'm praying for you only (only...)
No more cry, no more cry
I'm singing for you only (only...)
Hey, I worry for you only (only...)
But it's you saves me from lonely (lonely...)
No more cry, no more cry
No, no more cry... (no more cry...)
No more cry... (no more cry...)
No more cry... (no more cry...)
No more cry
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