"I was trying so hard"

…a lizard in a tin Trying so hard to cleanse myself I was turning into somebody else I was trying so hard to please myself I…

…was turning into somebody else I was trying so hard to be myself I was turning into somebody else I was trying so hard to be myself I…

…was turning into somebody else I was trying so hard to be myself I was turning into somebody else Come my love with your desire Out of the blue...and into the fire!!…

And the rain may be falling on my window But I feel like I'm coming alive Yesterday I was trying so hard not to cry But today I feel fine Let…

…be falling on my window But I feel like I'm coming alive Yesterday I was trying so hard not to cry But today I feel fine And I'm not losing my mind So today I feel fine Let it rain. Let it rain on me.

…universe I was trying so hard to break the curse I hope you can survive Do you believe in a Miracle rising World's best tomorrow…

…a while You caught my attention Conquering my heart Beating fast Inside A Miracle rising beyond my universe I was trying so hard…

…and bitter doubt I was trying so hard to fit in, fit in Until I found out That I don't belong here I don't belong here I…

An' the white kids said I was too black When I skateboarded, I got booed at At lunchtime, I was who they threw food at I was trying so…

…hard to cope with it I wanted to run up on campus with two gats And just (ah) let loose Put some niggas in the E.R. for trynna treat…

…suckling me 'cause I was trying so hard to enjoy everything That I ended up enjoying nothing Seriously I'm really well fed I know…

…the things that you fake, I was trying so hard You're sitting on the edge, and you pushed to far You can't Take back everything we said…

…to find you So far to find you You were fighting and fearful You were hiding your heart away But I was trying so hard to show you…

…cheap You can't keep suckling me 'Cause I was trying so hard To enjoy everything That I ended up enjoying nothing [Pre-Chorus…

…I was trying so hard to avoid the change Leaving somewhere I had been so long All my memories tied up in this one low place Baby…

…on the brink You were picking at all of my scars While I was trying so hard to think But then the room got dark I was stammering while…

…[Verse 1] I was looking for someone who's taking care of me Like I am and maybe how I'll be I was trying so hard, I couldn't see…

…it show Wasn't able to be real [Pre-Chorus] I was looking for God But it didn't help I was trying so hard To be someone else…

…for no reason I was trying so hard to not fall apart Run away from ur love run away from my heart I was trying my best now i got nothing left…

…siblings it's hard And can I please borrow your car? [Pre-Chorus] I was obsessed with you When I saw you around And I was trying…

…so hard To drive you around [Chorus] Oh please come save me my Lord Oh please come save me my Lord Oh please come lift me up you…