Don't Cry, Don't Go

Submission 57

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About

Don't Cry, Don't Go refers to an emo edit of a Roblox character shrouded in darkness, set to XXXTentacion's verse on Lil Wayne's song "Don't Cry," centered on the lyrics, "Don't cry, don't go, won't lie, I fuckin' love you." The original video was shared on TikTok in December 2024, leading to memetic usage. Many added captions to the video, giving it new meanings.

Origin

On November 14th, 2024, TikToker^[1] @beebelarts shared a video of a Roblox character shrouded in darkness set to the song, "Don't Cry" by Lil Wayne, featuring XXXTentacion. The video received over 4.6 million plays and 923,400 likes in a month (shown below).

Spread

In the following weeks, others used the video's TikTok sound,^[2] commonly reposting the original video but adding a new caption. For instance, on December 7th, 2024, TikToker^[3] @ihatemyboyfriend1hater posted an iteration with a caption reading, "Me after he made me block fine shyt," receiving over 428,500 plays and 105,900 likes in 13 days (shown below).

On December 14th, TikToker^[4] @sryifurelate posted an iteration about, "Me when bro says no to playing Roblox," gaining over 1.5 million plays and 350,000 likes in a week (shown below).

Increasingly viral iterations of the meme surfaced in the following days. For instance, on December 16th, 2024, TikToker^[5] @coolestkatondablok posted an iteration about when "U" is autocorrected to "I" in an argument, amassing over 1.6 million plays and 373,900 likes in four days (shown below).