Try Your Luck
Confidence Man Lyrics
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I've been sleeping with your ex
'Cause I heard he was the best
I must confess
I never would have guessed he would get so obsessed
I'm not surprised
(I'm not surprised)
Oh, how they try
I have to walk around town in a disguise
Try your luck with me
Try your luck with me
Try your luck with me (try try try try try)
Try your luck with me (try try try try try)
Try your luck, please try your luck, try your luck with me
Try your luck, please try your luck, try your luck with me
Oh, take a second
You're looking in the mirror and you see my reflection
You know it's good
And you getting your knees like a good boy should
And if I think about it
I like the way you dance, I might give you a chance
Just wait and see
I guess tonight I'm free try your luck with me
Try your luck with me
Try your luck with me
Try your luck with me (try try try try try)
Try your luck with me (try try try try try)
Try your luck, please try your luck, try your luck with me
Try your luck, please try your luck, try your luck with me
(Yo yo yo hey)
(Hey hey hey hey) (?)
(Yo yo yo hey)
(Hey hey hey hey) (?)
(Yo yo yo hey)
(Try luck try luck) (?)
(Yo yo yo hey)
(Try luck try luck)
Try your luck, please try your luck, try your luck with me
Try your luck, please try your luck, try your luck with me
Try your luck, please try your luck, try your luck with me
Try your luck, please try your luck, try your luck with me
In Confidence Man's song "Try Your Luck," the lyrics focus on a confident and flirtatious woman who admits to sleeping with someone's ex-partner. The singer's confidence is evident when she proclaims that she is "popular with all the guys" and encourages someone to "try their luck with [her]." When the song mentions the "reflection" imagery, it signifies that the person in the mirror sees the confidence of the singer and how she enjoys the power she holds over men. The person who is listening to the singer seems to be drawn to her confidence and dominance, thus trying their luck with her.
The lyrics of "Try Your Luck" seem to be about power dynamics and how people seek or feel drawn to individuals with confidence and control. While the singer in the song demonstrates a lot of bravado, she also appears lonely and seeking validation. She mentions that she has to "walk around town in a disguise," hinting that she struggles with her true self and that other people's perception of her might be different. The song builds on themes of seduction and how people might be allured to individuals who exude confidence but at the same time might end up being obsessive and consumed by that individual's control.
Line by Line Meaning
I must confess
Admission of wrongdoing or secret behavior
I've been sleeping with your ex
Engaging in a sexual relationship with someone who was previously intimate with the person being spoken to
'Cause I heard he was the best
Reason for the singer's actions based on hearsay
I never would have guessed he would get so obsessed
Surprise at the intensity of the ex's emotions
I'm not surprised
Contradiction to the previous line, admission of expecting the reaction
(I'm not surprised)
Reiteration of the previous line
I'm popular with all the guys
Assertion of the singer's appeal to men
Oh, how they try
Men's attempts to pursue the artist
I have to walk around town in a disguise
Necessity for the artist to conceal their identity due to unwanted attention from men
Try your luck with me
Invitation for the person being spoken to to attempt to pursue the artist romantically
(try try try try try)
Repetition of the invitation, emphasis on the need to make multiple attempts
Oh, take a second
Suggestion to the person being spoken to to pause and consider the situation
You're looking in the mirror and you see my reflection
Likening the image in the mirror to the singer
You know it's good
Assurance that the singer is an attractive option
And you getting your knees like a good boy should
Suggesting submission or subservience to the singer
And if I think about it
Condition for the artist's eventual decision
I like the way you dance, I might give you a chance
Approval of the person being spoken to and possibility of romantic involvement
Just wait and see
Encouragement to the person being spoken to to be patient
I guess tonight I'm free try your luck with me
Indication of the singer's availability for romantic advances
(Yo yo yo hey)
Vocal filler
(Hey hey hey hey) (?)
Vocal filler/question
(Try luck try luck) (?)
Repetition of the invitation, emphasis on the need to make multiple attempts
Try your luck, please try your luck, try your luck with me
Repeated invitation for the person being spoken to to pursue the singer romantically
Lyrics © Round Hill Music Big Loud Songs
Written by: Samuel Conor Hales, Aidan Kelsey Moore, Grace Margaret Stephenson, Lewis David Stephenson
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