South Florida's Fallbrooke was originally started by Singer/Guitarist: Eric McNeely & Drummer/Singer: Kevin Schwarz in the summer of 2005. After several EP's and small shows, they independently produced and distributed their first album ("26 Seconds") in March 2007. Following the album's release, the band did small tours up the East Coast of the US throughout the spring and summer. They underwent several band member changes but gained their close friend, Augusto Vega on Bass. Soon after, they were contacted by the founder of RMR Music Group; Paul Palmer (Trauma Records: Bush, No Doubt) who flew the band out immediately to Los Angeles after hearing a few songs. Fallbrooke signed with RMR in Winter 2007. Their self-titled album is now available wherever digital music is sold!
I Tried
Fallbrooke Lyrics
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I'm open to the thought
Of maybe breathing in your oxygen
Considering our past again
Don't forget to bring up all
The things that you've been saving
In the shoebox on your close floor
Hold me down and beg for more
Why was it so easy
Back before our minds were bloated
With the problems that we brought inside?
Sometimes yours, sometimes mine
I thought that we could be the odds and
Go back, Well I tried
But I can't revisit you
I nearly died
But I can't revisit you
I tried to live inside our yesterday
But it didn't take the pain away
I tried
Someday I'm predicting we might
Meet up in the future when the
Time apart has washed away
The bitterness we feel today
And maybe you'd come out and save be
But for now i tried
But I can't revisit you
I nearly died
But I can't revisit you
I tried to live inside our yesterday
But it didn't take the pain away
I tried
I Tried
But I can't revisit you
I nearly died
But I can't revisit you
I tried to live inside our yesterday
But it didn't take the pain away
I tried...
by camilathal: D
The lyrics of Fallbrooke's song "I Tried" seem to be about a past relationship that didn't work out and the singer's attempts to move on from it. The song begins with a nostalgic tone, describing a possible meeting with the ex-lover on a Sunday, when the singer is "open to the thought of maybe breathing in your oxygen." The memories of the past relationship are still fresh, and the singer asks the ex to bring up all the things they've been saving in a shoebox on their closet floor. However, the singer acknowledges that things are different now, and the problems they've brought inside have made it impossible for them to go back to the way things used to be.
As the song continues, the singer reflects on the past and the reasons why things have changed. They wonder why it was so easy before their minds were bloated with problems. They lament the fact that they couldn't make things work even though they really tried. They acknowledge the pain of trying to live in the past and how it didn't take the pain away.
Towards the end of the song, the singer expresses hope for the future, a time when they might meet again and the bitterness they feel today will have washed away. But for now, they have tried to move on, even though revisiting the past nearly killed them.
Overall, "I Tried" is a poignant and introspective look at a failed relationship and the difficulty of moving on. The lyrics convey a sense of longing and nostalgia for what could have been, but also a recognition that sometimes things just don't work out.
Line by Line Meaning
Meet me on a Sunday when I'm open to the thought
Arrange to see me when I'm willing to consider the idea of reconnecting with you.
Of maybe breathing in your oxygen
Of possibly sharing your life again.
Considering our past again
Thinking over our history together, once more.
Don't forget to bring up all the things that you've been saving in the shoebox on your close floor
Be sure to mention every memory of us that you've been holding onto.
Hold me down and beg for more
Make love to me deeply and ask for more.
Why was it so easy back before our minds were bloated with the problems that we brought inside?
Why was it simpler before we were cluttered with our internal issues?
Sometimes yours, sometimes mine
Sometimes the problems belonged to you, sometimes they belonged to me.
I thought that we could be the odds and go back, well I tried
I believed that we had a chance and attempted to make it work once more.
But I can't revisit you, I nearly died
But the pain is too much, I can't see you again, it almost destroyed me.
I tried to live inside our yesterday, but it didn't take the pain away
I attempted to relive the happy moments of our past, but it didn't ease the hurt I feel.
Someday, I'm predicting we might meet up in the future when the time apart has washed away
Perhaps in the future, after we've had time apart, we may reconnect.
The bitterness we feel today, and maybe you'd come out and save me
The resentment that we have for each other right now. And if we met in the future, maybe you could rescue me.
But for now, I tried
But for present, I did what I could.
I Tried
I put forth effort, but it wasn't enough.
Contributed by Elijah V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.