Cry

Album: Imaginary Enemy (2015)
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  • Vocalist Bert McCracken told Kerrang! about the music clip for this fist-pumping rallying cry. "With the 'Cry' video, we were trying to create an atmosphere stripped down to have intentions," he said. "The person in the mask represents the powers that be and their attempts to control the population through fear and secrecy."

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