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this is me trying – Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift

this is me trying lyrics

Language
English
Level
Intermediate
Released
2020
Genre
Pop
Length
3:16
  1. I've been having a hard time adjusting

  2. I had the shiniest wheels, now they're rusting

  3. I didn't know if you'd care if I came back

  4. I have a lot of regrets about that

  5. Pulled the car off the road to the lookout

  6. Could've followed my fears all the way down

  7. And maybe I don't quite know what to say

  8. But I'm here in your doorway

  9. I just wanted you to know

  10. That this is me trying

  11. I just wanted you to know

  12. That this is me trying

  13. They told me all of my cages were mental

  14. So I got wasted like all my potential

  15. And my words shoot to kill when I'm mad

  16. I have a lot of regrets about that

  17. I was so ahead of the curve, the curve became a sphere

  18. Fell behind all my classmates, and I ended up here

  19. Pouring out my heart to a stranger

  20. But I didn't pour the whiskey

  21. I just wanted you to know

  22. That this is me trying

  23. I just wanted you to know

  24. That this is me trying

  25. At least I'm trying

  26. And it's hard to be at a party when I feel like an open wound

  27. It's hard to be anywhere these days when all I want is you

  28. You're a flashback in a film reel on the one screen in my town

  29. And I just wanted you to know

  30. That this is me trying

  31. (And maybe I don't quite know what to say)

  32. I just wanted you to know

  33. That this is me trying

  34. At least I'm trying

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Key vocabulary

stranger
not known personB1
followed
went after someoneA1
know
have understandingA1
wasted
used in a bad wayB1
flashback
past scene in a story
reel
turning roll
screen
show movie; protect surfaceA2
back
toward the rearA1
came
arrivedA1
care
attention and responsibilityA2

About this song

Taylor Swift is an American singer-songwriter who works in country and pop, known for albums and songwriting that blend autobiographical details with wide-ranging pop production and narrative storytelling. She is recognized for her major crossover from Nashville country to mainstream pop, including landmark releases like Red and 1989, and for the global Eras Tour.

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this is me trying

I've been having a hard time adjusting

I had the shiniest wheels, now they're rusting

I didn't know if you'd care if I came back

I have a lot of regrets about that

Pulled the car off the road to the lookout

Could've followed my fears all the way down

And maybe I don't quite know what to say

But I'm here in your doorway

I just wanted you to know

That this is me trying

I just wanted you to know

That this is me trying

They told me all of my cages were mental

So I got wasted like all my potential

And my words shoot to kill when I'm mad

I have a lot of regrets about that

I was so ahead of the curve, the curve became a sphere

Fell behind all my classmates, and I ended up here

Pouring out my heart to a stranger

But I didn't pour the whiskey

I just wanted you to know

That this is me trying

I just wanted you to know

That this is me trying

At least I'm trying

And it's hard to be at a party when I feel like an open wound

It's hard to be anywhere these days when all I want is you

You're a flashback in a film reel on the one screen in my town

And I just wanted you to know

That this is me trying

(And maybe I don't quite know what to say)

I just wanted you to know

That this is me trying

At least I'm trying