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I Try Lyrics

by Macy Gray

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I Try Lyrics

Games, changes and fears When will they go from here? When will they stop? I believe that fate has brought us here And we should be together babe But we're not I play it off, but I'm dreaming of you And I'll keep my cool but I'm fiending I try to say goodbye and I choke Try to walk away and I stumble Though I try to hide it, it's clear My world crumbles when you are not near Goodbye and I choke I try to walk away and I stumble Though I try to hide it, it's clear My world crumbles when you are not near I may appear to be free But I'm just a prisoner of your love And I may seem alright and smile when you leave But my smiles are just a front Just a front, hey And I play it off, but I'm dreaming of you And I'll keep my cool but I'm fiending I try to say goodbye and I choke Try to walk away and I stumble Though I try to hide it, it's clear My world crumbles when you are not near Goodbye and I choke I try to walk away and I stumble Though I try to hide it, it's clear My world crumbles when you are not near Here is my confession May I be your possession? Boy, I need your touch Your love, kisses and such With all my might I try But this I can't deny Deny I play it off, but I'm dreaming of you (but I'm dreaming of you babe) And I'll keep my cool but I'm fiending I try to say goodbye and I choke (yeah) Try to walk away and I stumble Though I try to hide it, it's clear My world crumbles when you are not near Goodbye and I choke (yeah, yeah, yeah) I try to walk away and I stumble (hey, hey, hey) Though I try to hide it, it's clear (say it loud, Lord) My world crumbles when you are not near Goodbye and I choke (I'm choking) I try to walk away and I stumble Though I try to hide it, it's clear My world crumbles when you are not near (when you are not near, yeah, yeah yeah) Yeah, yeah...

Meaning of I Try

“I Try” is a raw and vulnerable exploration of being hopelessly trapped in the grip of an obsessive love. Macy Gray’s voice embodies the conflicting emotions – she desperately wants to escape, choking on forced goodbyes and stumbling away, yet simultaneously yearns for connection and affection, admitting “I need your touch.” The lyrics reveal a painful paradox: appearing free while secretly imprisoned by this overwhelming desire, masking her true feelings with a fragile smile. It’s a confession of vulnerability, a plea disguised as a denial – "May I be your possession?" – highlighting the agonizing struggle to break away from someone she both loves and fears. The repetition underscores the futile attempts to move on, revealing a heartbreaking truth: despite all her efforts to “try,” she is utterly consumed by this captivating, destructive love.

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