“ | I've only performed it live once, but 'Could Cry Just Thinkin About You' feels very different from any other song that I've made. I didn't make it in a studio or anything like that, my friend sent me that little guitar bit, and I wrote and recorded it at home. It feels on another level of real life — not about making something for anyone else other than myself. So that one is a tough one for me. | ” |
— Troye Sivan[1]
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"Could Cry Just Thinkin' About You" (stylized in all lowercase) is the third track from Troye Sivan's fifth EP, In a Dream. A full version was released as a single on July 9, 2021 through EMI Australia, Universal Music Australia, and Capitol Records.
Background[]
Though only 51 seconds long, the lo-fi "Could Cry Just Thinkin About You" is a brief but beautiful, woozy ballad that captures Sivan in a moment of heartbreak and loss. Sivan wrote the song while "crying in [his] kitchen as life started to fall apart a bit" and recorded the vocals "there n then".[2] He stated that he was "fully crying into the microphone on some of those vocal tapes".[3]
Live performances[]
The full version of "Could Cry Just Thinkin About You" was first performed as part of the In a Dream EP Live on July 8, 2021. The song was later included in the setlist for the Something to Give Each Other Tour. However, it was not performed during festival dates.
Lyrics[]
Now I'm knee-deep in this mess
I could cry just thinking about you
Every line I write is something about you
Every guy I want looks something just like you
Every book I read, I only read for you
Every art piece is just to remind you
I don't know who I am, with or without you
But I guess I'm 'bout to find out
I, I, I
We wrote a life all by ourselves
Wish I could put it back on the shelf
But there's a dazzling wave that keeps me at bay with you, my love
I ride this one all by myself
I could cry just thinking about you
Every line I write is something about you
Every guy I want looks something just like you
Every book I read, I only read for you
Every art piece is just to remind you
I don't know who I am, with or without you
But I guess I'm 'bout to find out, yeah
Yeah, I guess I'm 'bout to find out
We took a trip and made the best
We laughed and played, then laid to rest
But life's a blackening wave drifting us further than we are
And now we're knee-deep in this mess
I could cry just thinking about you
Every line I write is something about you
Every guy I want looks something just like you
Every book I read, I only read for you
Every art piece is just to remind you
I don't know who I am, with or without you
But I guess I'm 'bout to find out
I, I, I
Gallery[]
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Music video[]
Music video | Information | |
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Released | July 8, 2021 |
Length | 2:44 | |
Director | Troye Sivan & Jesse Gohier-Fleet | |
Producer | Annie Schutt | |
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Views | 3+ Million |
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References[]
- ↑ Jokic, Natasha (February 23, 2022). "Troye Sivan Was "In Love" With Zac Efron After Auditioning For A Movie With Him As A Child, And 26 Other Things We Learned On Zoom With Him". BuzzFeed.
- ↑ @troyesivan (July 8, 2021). "I wrote this song crying in my kitchen just as life started to fall apart a bit. Recorded the vocal there n then, and put it as an interlude on the EP. now..surprise! 🥸 could cry just thinking about you (Full Version) is out on all streaming platforms 💜 saddest song ever but we okay now. Sorta 🤣🤣🤣 Love you". – via Instagram.
- ↑ Webber, Harry (August 27, 2020). "Interview: We Asked Troye Sivan A Bunch Of Hypothetical Questions… But Were Unable To Break Him". Life Without Andy.
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