Uniqueness feat. Dah1 - I Tried

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This is the second single off Uniqueness' EP "Take A Minute", available here: https://uniquenessmusic.bandcamp.com

Uniqueness feat. Dah1 - I Tried

Produced by Antonio Martins
Lyrics by Uniqueness & Dah1

Lyrics:

[Verse 1 (Uniqueness):]

The other night while the others went out to go and party
I decided to stay home and write,
I’d have started a new song,
One that is light-hearted,
Just ‘cause I felt that my heart felt quite hardened
After I dealt with the things that I dealt with so far,
And though I’ve pardoned I don’t think
That I’ve pardoned myself yet,
So I wanted to write about something else,
But there I was too tired to fight back.
Though I tried, I tried to write about running
But got caught up by life’s facts
And they threw me right back.
And then I tried to write about the sun and the blue skies
But my eyes couldn’t find their way outside.
Stuck inside the clouds with no way out,
Day in and day out,
Feeling like my mouth
Can only pronounce these words of misery.
Isn’t yesterday supposed to be just history?

[Chorus (Dah1):]

I tried, I tried
But I just can’t find
My way out of this fight
And it feels like
Something’s holding me back
From this good
There’s nothing going on in the hood.
I need to move forward
But my past keeps holding me back…

[Verse 2 (Uniqueness):]

I need a little bit of hope
Just enough to help me cope with the present,
It’s supposed to be a gift
But I know that I haven’t been grateful lately
And maybe it’s just a matter of time
Before I soothe my mind and find that I’m fine.
Things I left behind remain on my mind steady,
Though I find every bit of use, it grinds heavy
On the years supposed to be the most useful
In building up my future, but truthfully I’m rueful.
Who knows if I choose to be stuck in my past
Or if it’s sucking me back…
(Interrupting, 2nd voice)
“Enough of this man,
Look what you’ve come up with again
It was supposed to be light-hearted,
Not this ugly shit, damn!”
(Back to normal)
You’re right, I tried but I’m not in control,
My mind just takes over when I’m somewhere alone.
There’s no need to remind me ‘cause I already know
But I promise in the next song I write it won’t show.

[Chorus x2]