Gloria Roubal's Daily Hand Generated Type Phrase #216

I love Juliana Hatfield. She's a very underrated singer/songwriter, and she has a large catalog of recorded and published songs that have gone unnoticed by many people who would probably really like her work. I have a whole stack of her CDs–probably a dozen or so—and I have my favorites. In Exile Duo and Beautiful Creature are my top two. "Cry in the Dark" is on Beautiful Creature. 

The song from which the lyric line is taken is about depression. Who in this world is not touched in some way by depression? If you don't suffer from depression at times or even chronically, you know someone who does.

And then there's crying. How many of us feel embarrassed or ashamed when we "lose control" of our emotions and cry in front of others? How many of us have someone we feel safe enough with to cry, openly, and be okay with it?

The chorus of "Cry in the Dark" goes like this (the rest of the lyrics are posted below):

Do you cry in the dark?
The light hurts when it hits your face
You don't want anyone to see you this way
You only want to be loved and taken away by someone
So you cry in the dark

Here is a LINK to the song on Youtube.

May you have people in your life around whom you feel safe to cry.

CRY IN THE DARK by Juliana Hatfield

Do you cry in the dark 'cause it's easier to be alone than to talk?
When the words aren't working
And you don't know how to explain these thoughts
Every look and every emotion has a deeper meaning
Everybody hurts nobody only when they're dreaming

Do you cry in the dark?
The light hurts when it hits your face
You don't want anyone to see you this way
You only want to be loved and taken away by someone
So you cry in the dark

And the picture of you holding hands by the fire is fading fast
And your heart is closing and you don't know how to get off this track
Every day you mime a prayer though your faith is shaken
Your Godmother has got nobody because everybody's taken

Do you cry in the dark?
The light hurts when it hits your face
You don't want anyone to see you this way
You only want to be loved and taken away by someone
So you cry in the dark

This emotion is an ocean
The waves are getting high
I'll find an island, call it mine
I'm swimming for my life

Do you cry in the dark?
The light hurts when it hits your face
You don't want anyone to see you this way
You only want to be loved and taken away by someone
So you cry in the dark