[Intro] (oo-ah oo-ah oo-aa-a-ah) (oo-ah oo-ah oo-aa-a-ah) [Verse 1] You polish every clever line Make hurt look pretty when it shines You fake your depth with practiced glare To hide the shallow hidden there [Pre-Chorus 1] Practice quips, save them as wild cards Plastic cool, sold so die hard Hold that pose, chin held skyward [Chorus] Breathless look, Marquee eyes TRY HARD! (try hard) Cliché hooks, it's all lies TRY HARD! (try hard) Mold the ache, frame that shot TRY HARD! (try hard) Mask the fake, `CAUSE THERE’S NO PLOT! TRY HARD, TRY HARD, TRY HARD! God, you try so hard [Verse 2] You rewrite comments in your head You’re three drafts deep before you send You test your words like they’re perfume Does the fragrance breathe like it's gloom? [Pre-Chorus 2] Pretend you’re not so reply starved Contour the cuts to just right scars You hit the cues you learned by heart [Chorus - Try Hard] Breathless look, Marquee eyes TRY HARD! (try hard) Cliché hooks, it's all lies TRY HARD! (try hard) Mold the ache, frame that shot TRY HARD! (try hard) Mask the fake, `CAUSE THERE’S NO PLOT! TRY HARD, TRY HARD, TRY HARD! God, you try so hard (oo-ah oo-ah oo-aa-a-ah) [Bridge] You hold the shot until it bleeds You trim your voice to match their need You hope they think you didn’t try— But god, you do… I do… God, I do… IT'S EATING ME ALIVE! [Chorus - Try Harder] Breathless look, Marquee eyes TRY HARD! (try hard) Cliché hooks, it's all lies TRY HARD! (try hard) Mold the ache, frame that shot TRY HARD! (try hard) Mask the fake, `CAUSE THERE’S NO PLOT! TRY HARD, TRY HARD, TRY HARD! God, I try so hard (oo-ah oo-ah) TRY HARD, TRY HARD, TRY HARD! [Softer] (oo-ah oo-ah) TRY HARD, TRY HARD, TRY HARD! [Softer, pained. Almost a whisper] God, I try so fucking hard [Outro] (oo-ah oo-ah oo-aa-a-ah)
