BEST NEW SONGS: COBI - DON'T YOU CRY FOR ME

Who would’ve ever thought we’d reach a day when something being “viral” would not only be considered a good thing, it’d be the only thing an entire generation wanted to be? Rhetorical questions aside, we’re here today to talk about Cobi and his viral debut single, “Don’t You Cry For Me.”

The Minnesota-native has tried his luck musically on both coasts, and now based out of Los Angeles, he seems to finally be gaining some traction in this crazy industry. “Don’t You Cry For Me” is a swelling, emotionally resonant number with tinges of gospel, R&B, and some synth hooks that come straight from the school of Flume. The song has peaked at #1 on the Spotify Viral Charts, a career highlight that will be obscured in a few years when Spotify is absorbed into Apple Music.

When discussing his muse for this track, the talented singer/songwriter had this to say:

“it started with a feeling that I could fall to my knees and cry with regret of the mistakes made in the past, and the redemption that comes from grieving all that’s been lost. I draw from pain, guilt, fear, love, and hope for inspiration.”

So his work is based off feelings… Who could’ve ever guessed that having listened to this song?

COBI “DON’T YOU CRY FOR ME”

You can pick “Don’t You Cry For Me” up at digital retailers now, and stream it on any service you can think of. Later this summer Cobi will be on tour in support of Augustines, who continue to ignore my pleas for an Anytown Graffiti Anniversary tour. We’ll leave you with the lyrics to Cobi “Don’t You Cry For Me”:

oh, got my hands tied around my back
and time put a rope around my head
and hung from the rafters of my fear
dark in the eyes
tryna face the world, i can’t bare to
my knees hit the ground and my hands start shaking
old feelings from new faces
a rope on the floor and a poor man hanging

please help me chop this tree down
hold me from underneath
words never once cut me down
oh, don’t you cry for me

i’ve seen an ocean run away
i’m torn from the truth that holds my soul
i’m down in the grave where i belong
oh, what a ride
i dare to fight my devil
wings to the sky on the run from trouble
with my own hands, no shovel
i dug in the ground, now i’m hanging above saying

please help me chop this tree down
hold me from underneath
words never once cut me down
oh, don’t you cry for me

down by the grave that the law man laid
when the gravel got paved, finally i’m saved
down by the grave that the law man laid
when the gravel got paved, finally i’m saved
(when the sun went down)
down by the grave that the law man laid
when the gravel got paved, finally i’m saved
(it set the sky on fire)
down by the grave that the law man laid
when the gravel got paved, finally i’m saved
(i saw an angel fly)
down by the grave that the law man laid
when the gravel got paved, finally i’m saved
(i never felt so high)
down by the grave that the law man laid
when the gravel got paved, finally i’m saved

please help me chop this tree down
hold me from underneath
words never once cut me down
oh, don’t you cry for me

About Calvin Paradise

Calvin Paradise manages to live a productive life despite a childhood of home schooling and suffering from what some doctors have called the worst case of Groucho Marx's Syndrome in recorded history.