King Princess returns with “Cry Cry Cry,” the second single from her upcoming album Girl Violence, and it’s one of her most emotionally cutting songs to date. The track doesn’t need high drama or sonic fireworks—it’s powered by sharp observations, cool restraint, and the kind of lyrical intimacy that feels pulled from a diary you weren’t supposed to read.
Built on a minimal but deliberate foundation of synths and slow-burning percussion, “Cry Cry Cry” leans into its bitterness with elegance. The production leaves plenty of space for Mikaela Straus’ voice to guide the track, and that’s the right call. She delivers each line like a final word, each verse holding back just enough to make the sting worse. It’s not rage—it’s disillusionment, and it hits harder because of it.
The song deals with a friendship that unraveled, one laced with emotional power dynamics and quiet explosions. These aren’t the kinds of stories usually told in pop music, but Straus is doing something more interesting than a breakup anthem—she’s documenting a rupture that’s hard to name but easy to feel. Her ability to articulate the unspoken codes of queer intimacy is what makes “Cry Cry Cry” stand out. She’s not just singing about betrayal; she’s tracing its emotional architecture.
The upcoming album Girl Violence already promises to explore these undercurrents further, diving into the complicated terrain of emotional harm between women. Based on “Cry Cry Cry” and the earlier single “RIP KP,” it’s clear that Straus is moving into more reflective, mature territory—less about provocation, more about clarity.
There’s also a sense of control here. King Princess doesn’t raise her voice. She doesn’t have to. The hurt is in the tone, in the deliberate pacing, in the fact that she knows exactly what she’s saying—and what she’s not.
With Girl Violence set to arrive this September and a world tour ahead, King Princess is stepping into a new phase—more self-assured, more honest, and clearly unafraid to sit with discomfort and write from it.