If I Die, Don't You Cry. Just Look at the Sky and Say Goodbye

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About

If I Die, Don't You Cry. Just Look at the Sky and Say Goodbye is a copypasta typically used to caption images of dead characters from pop culture. It has also been used in emotional posts online.

Origin

The origin of the meme is unknown. The earliest available usage of the phrase comes from the Facebook account IfIDieDontCryJustLookAtTheSkyAndSayGoodbye, which launched on June 17th, 2013.^[1]

Spread

Over the next six years, the phrase continued to appear in various social media posts. For example, in 2015, We Heart It^[2] user @agustinalvt shared an image of a person holding a piece of paper with the phrase written on it. The post received more than 3,800 hearts in less than five years (shown below, left).

The following year, on February 20th, 2016, iFunny ^[3] user KloieKat shared an image with the phrase as a caption (shown below, right).

5 years ago Agustina @agustinalvt Follow if i die don't cry just look at the sky and say goodbye tumblr - Buscar con Google www.google.com.ar 3851 Hearts d Share I die,don't cry. look at the sky and say good bye

When I die, don't cry Just look at the sky And say goodbye

In 2019, the phrase became associated with an eight-panel image macro series. One of the earliest includes a version featuring all of the characters that died in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which was posted by Twitter ^[4] user @georlemou on August 17th, 2019.

IF I DIE DON'T YOU CRY JUST LOOK AT THE SKY AND SAY GOODBYE

The following year, the meme grew in usage with an eight-panel image macro featuring characters from Disney films that have died (shown below, left).

In June 2020, this version went viral on Reddit as users began posting variations that swapped out the last panel with absurd punchlines. For example, on June 8th, 2020, Redditor^[5] VanashinGlory posted a version that features the Geralt 'Fuck' meme in the final panel. The post received more than 45,000 points (89% upvoted) and 300 comments in less than one month (shown below, center). The following week, Redditor^[6] hihowareya1273 shared a variation with the What the Fuck is Oatmeal meme in the final panel. The post received more than 34,000 points (93% upvoted) and 290 comments in less than one week (shown below, right).

If I die Don't You cry Fairytaletrs Just look At the sky And say F---.

If I die Don't You cry Just look At the sky what the F--- And say is oatmeal

Various Examples

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IF I DIE DON'T CRY AND SAY "GOODBYE" PIC COLLAGE JUST LOOK AT THE SKY

If I die Don't You cry Fairytaletrs Just look At the sky My name is Yoshikage kira. I'm 33 years ald. My houseis in the northeast section of Morioh, where allithevillas are, and lam not marriad. I work as an employee forthe Kame Yu department stores, and Iget home every day by 8 PM at the latest. I don't smake, but loccasionally drink. Im in bed by 11 PM, and make sure get eight hours of sleep, no matter what. After having aglass of warm milk and doing about twenty minutesof stretches before going to bed, I usually have no problems sleeping until moming. Just like a baby, Iwake up without any fatigue o stress in the morning. I was told there were no issues at my last check-upsi trying to explain that I'ma person who wishes to live a very quiet life. Itake care not to trouble mmyself with anyenemies, like winning and losing, that would cause me to lose sleepat night. That is how I.deal with society, and Iknow that is what brings me happiness. Although, if Iwere to fight Iwouldn't lose to anyone. And sav

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Search Interest

External references

^[1] Facebook – IfIDieDontCryJustLookAtTheSkyAndSayGoodbye

^[2] We Heart It – @ agustinalvt's Post

^[3] iFunny – KloieKat's Post

^[4] Twitter – @georlemou's Tweet

^[5] Reddit – /r/dankmemes

^[6] Reddit – /r/memes

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