Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Dig, if you will, the picture Of you and I engaged in a kiss The sweat of your body covers me Can you, my darling, can you picture this? Dream, if you can, a courtyard An ocean of violets in bloom Animals strike curious poses They feel the heat, the heat between me and you How can you just leave me standing Alone in a world that's so cold? (So cold) Maybe I'm just too demanding Maybe I'm just like my father, too bold Maybe you're just like my mother She's never satisfied (she's never satisfied) Why do we scream at each other? This is what it sounds like when doves cry Touch, if you will, my stomach (hmm) Feel how it trembles inside (mm) You've got the butterflies all tied up Don't make me chase you, even doves have pride How can you just leave me standing Alone in a world so cold? (World so cold) Maybe I'm just too demanding Maybe I'm just like my father, too bold Maybe you're just like my mother She's never satisfied (she's never satisfied) Why do we scream at each other? This is what it sounds like when doves cry Yeah, yeah Doo-doo, woah-oh (yeah, yeah) How can you just leave me standing Alone in a world that's so cold? (World that's so cold) Maybe I'm just too demanding (maybe, maybe) Maybe I'm just like my father, too bold (my father, you know he's cruel) Maybe you're just like my mother (maybe you're just like my mother) She's never satisfied (never, never satisfied, why do we scream?) Why do we scream at each other? (Why?) This is what it sounds like when doves cry When doves cry (when doves cry, when doves cry) When doves cry (when doves cry, they cry) Oh, no, oh Oh, no, yeah Oh, oh, yeah Oh, oh, yeah Oh, oh, yeah When doves cry When doves cry (hoo) When doves cry (hoo) Baby, baby, baby, yeah When doves cry (when doves cry, when doves cry) Don't cry, darling, don't cry Don't cry, don't cry, don't, don't cry
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Dig, if you will, the picture Of you and I engaged in a kiss The sweat of your body covers me Can you, my darling, can you picture this? Dream, if you can, a courtyard An ocean of violets in bloom Animals strike curious poses They feel the heat, the heat between me and you How can you just leave me standing Alone in a world that's so cold? (So cold) Maybe I'm just too demanding Maybe I'm just like my father, too bold Maybe you're just like my mother She's never satisfied (she's never satisfied) Why do we scream at each other? This is what it sounds like when doves cry Touch, if you will, my stomach (hmm) Feel how it trembles inside (mm) You've got the butterflies all tied up Don't make me chase you, even doves have pride How can you just leave me standing Alone in a world so cold? (World so cold) Maybe I'm just too demanding Maybe I'm just like my father, too bold Maybe you're just like my mother She's never satisfied (she's never satisfied) Why do we scream at each other? This is what it sounds like when doves cry Yeah, yeah Doo-doo, woah-oh (yeah, yeah) How can you just leave me standing Alone in a world that's so cold? (World that's so cold) Maybe I'm just too demanding (maybe, maybe) Maybe I'm just like my father, too bold (my father, you know he's cruel) Maybe you're just like my mother (maybe you're just like my mother) She's never satisfied (never, never satisfied, why do we scream?) Why do we scream at each other? (Why?) This is what it sounds like when doves cry When doves cry (when doves cry, when doves cry) When doves cry (when doves cry, they cry) Oh, no, oh Oh, no, yeah Oh, oh, yeah Oh, oh, yeah Oh, oh, yeah When doves cry When doves cry (hoo) When doves cry (hoo) Baby, baby, baby, yeah When doves cry (when doves cry, when doves cry) Don't cry, darling, don't cry Don't cry, don't cry, don't, don't cry
Prince compôs “When Doves Cry” em uma manhã após ser solicitado a escrever uma música para um trecho específico de *Purple Rain*, e terminou a faixa depois que todas as outras músicas do álbum já estavam concluídas.
A gravação não tem linha de baixo; Prince decidiu remover a parte de baixo após conversar com Jill Jones, criando um som “excessivamente convencional” que ele queria evitar.
O solo de sintetizador barroco foi gravado por Prince em metade da velocidade e uma oitava abaixo, sobre uma faixa de apoio em velocidade reduzida, sendo depois acelerado para o tempo final da música.
No topo da Billboard Hot 100, “When Doves Cry” impediu que “Dancing in the Dark” de Bruce Springsteen alcançasse a primeira posição e manteve “What’s Love Got to Do with It” de Tina Turner fora do número 1 nas paradas Black Singles por cinco semanas.
O videoclipe, dirigido por Prince, foi considerado “excessivamente sexual” pelos executivos da MTV, mas recebeu indicação de Melhor Coreografia no MTV Video Music Awards de 1985.
Em 2025 a canção foi licenciada pela primeira vez para cinema ou TV, sendo usada na cena final da série *Stranger Things* da Netflix.
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