I Tried

And so I've tried
I have tried
Tell you how I feel inside
How I feel inside

I’ve tried so hard to be an open book
In a day and age of tabloids and public approval
Basin' your whole fuckin' existence
On the way that people around you view you
What the fuck do emotions even mean
If they ain’t gonna come from you?
And who the fuck do you think your closest people see
Anytime they glance you, but a stirrin' pot
Of distant disingenuity, this shit, this isn’t new to me
Listen, this isn’t music me, this is, this is the truest me
Strippеd this shit to the bone, no accent
Onе on one, see it’s just you and me
I don’t ask for your advice
All I ask is "Can you hear me?"

I’ve tried and tried
I’ve tried and tried
How I feel
How I feel
So, I’ve tried and tried and tried (I tried)
I’ve tried and tried and tried (I've tried)
To tell you how I feel inside (How I feel inside)
(How I feel inside)

I’ve tried so hard
But I’m at a point where I wanna just get it done
'Cause tryin' is great if you have all the time in the world
And ignore that death’ll come
Anytime that it wants, so when it does
I'm gonna make sure what I said lives on
Like a powerful scripture written up
Set atop of my headstone when I’m gone
This is my testimony
Many know a lot about me, but they’ll never know me
Never even been around me to get to know me
That’s why all the real friends, I’ve kept them closely

I’ve tried and tried
I’ve tried and tried
How I feel
How I feel
So, I’ve tried and tried and tried (I tried)
I’ve tried and tried and tried (I've tried)
To tell you how I feel inside (How I feel inside)
(How I feel inside)

How I feel
How I feel
And so I've tried
I've tried
Tell you how I feel inside
How I feel inside
You see, I've tried and tried and tried
I tried and tried and tried
Tell you how I feel inside
Tell you how I feel inside
How I feel inside