Track… Read Full Bio ↴About “Try” by The Sweetest Condition (Edge of the World 2015)
Track No. 9, “Try,” from The Sweetest Condition’s debut album, “Edge of the World,” reminds us that sometimes all it takes to keep going is the love and support of one human being. No matter how many regrets you carry, or how ashamed you feel of your past, someone out there still loves you. Lift up a friend who has fallen and help them to get up and keep trying. And one day, it should be you who looks in the mirror and says, “You’re beautiful.”
PRESS REVIEW:
“‘Try’ is one of my favourite tracks—everything seems to fall into place, and since I see it as emotionally the strongest, I consider it to be an original signature of this duo. Listen to it more than once to soak up its feel to the fullest.” —Marija Buljeta ALTvenger Magazine, Croatia, Nov. 19, 2015
LYRICS:
Try
© The Sweetest Condition 2015
(Music: Jason Reed Milner/Lyrics: Leslie Irene Benson)
I’ve let them down again
dropped everything and ran;
a hundred miles from home,
I see a face I know.
From the crowd, he smiles,
but I just turn away.
Why give a broken girl a chance
on her dying day?
You know you’re beautiful,
beautiful to me.
I can’t help myself
from trying.
You know you’re beautiful,
beautiful to me.
I can’t help myself
from trying.
How can I forgive?
On my knees again.
I’m going out alone,
the same way I came in.
Then he takes my hand,
pulls the nails away.
Somehow from beneath the smoke
will rise another day!
You know you’re beautiful,
beautiful to me.
I can’t help myself
from trying.
You know you’re beautiful,
beautiful to me.
I can’t help myself
from trying.
This song is available on Bandcamp, iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon MP3 and Google Play Music as a digital download, and on CD Baby as part of a physical CD.
Try
The Sweetest Condition Lyrics
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(Music: Jason Reed Milner/Lyrics: Leslie Irene Benson)
I’ve let them down again
dropped everything and ran;
a hundred miles from home,
I see a face I know.
From the crowd, he smiles,
but I just turn away.
on her dying day?
You know you’re beautiful,
beautiful to me.
I can’t help myself
from trying.
You know you’re beautiful,
beautiful to me.
I can’t help myself
from trying.
How can I forgive?
On my knees again.
I’m going out alone,
the same way I came in.
Then he takes my hand,
pulls the nails away.
Somehow from beneath the smoke
will rise another day!
You know you’re beautiful,
beautiful to me.
I can’t help myself
from trying.
You know you’re beautiful,
beautiful to me.
I can’t help myself
from trying.
The Sweetest Condition’s song "Try" explores the emotions and thoughts of someone who feels they have let others down again as they run away, leaving everything behind. As the lyrics suggest, the singer is “a broken girl on her dying day" who does not have much hope left. She sees a familiar face in a crowd, but she is too afraid to look at him and just turns away. The singer thinks she does not deserve a chance, as she is too broken to be fixed. Despite her negative self-image, the singer receives a message of hope and redemption from the person in the crowd, that her beauty is still intact, and that she should not give up on trying to make things right. The person in the crowd believes in her and takes her hand, reminding her that no matter how difficult things may seem, they will rise again, like smoke from the ashes.
"Try" is a song that embodies vulnerability and hope. The lyrics, combined with the driving electronic music, create an uplifting atmosphere that offers a beacon of light amidst despair. The song invites us to reflect on our own vulnerabilities, the notion of redemption, and the power of hope in the darkest of moments. The lyrics can be interpreted as a message of compassion and empathy, encouraging us to look anew upon ourselves and others and see beauty in what we might have once thought of as broken and irreparable.
Line by Line Meaning
I’ve let them down again
My previous mistake occurred once more
dropped everything and ran;
I abandoned everything and fled
a hundred miles from home,
I am far away from where I belong
I see a face I know.
Someone known appears before me
From the crowd, he smiles,
A smile emerges in the middle of a group of people
but I just turn away.
I choose to ignore it
Why give a broken girl a chance
What is the point of presenting an opportunity to an already damaged individual?
on her dying day?
It may be her last moments, why bother now?
You know you’re beautiful,
You are aware that you possess an impressive appearance
beautiful to me.
In my eyes, you are lovely
I can’t help myself
I am unable to restrain myself
from trying.
I strive incessantly
How can I forgive?
How is it possible for me to pardon?
On my knees again.
I am in a state of pleading submission
I’m going out alone,
I leave unaccompanied
the same way I came in.
I depart just as I arrived
Then he takes my hand,
He grasps my hand
pulls the nails away.
He frees me from restrictions
Somehow from beneath the smoke
Against all odds
will rise another day!
A new day will arise
Leslie Irene Benson
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Leslie Irene Benson
About “Try” by The Sweetest Condition (Edge of the World 2015)
Just when you think all hope is lost, and you’ve given up and run away, you’ll still remember where you came from. Track No. 9, “Try,” from The Sweetest Condition’s debut album, “Edge of the World,” reminds us that sometimes all it takes to keep going is the love and support of one human being. No matter how many regrets you carry, or how ashamed you feel of your past, someone out there still loves you. Lift up a friend who has fallen and help them to get up and keep trying. And one day, it should be you who looks in the mirror and says, “You’re beautiful.”
“‘Try’ is one of my favourite tracks—everything seems to fall into place, and since I see it as emotionally the strongest, I consider it to be an original signature of this duo. Listen to it more than once to soak up its feel to the fullest.” —Marija Buljeta, ALTvenger Magazine, Nov. 19, 2015, http://www.altvenger.com/the-sweetest-condition-edge-of.../
LYRICS:
Try
© The Sweetest Condition 2015
(Music: Jason Reed Milner/Lyrics: Leslie Irene Benson)
I’ve let them down again
dropped everything and ran;
a hundred miles from home,
I see a face I know.
From the crowd, he smiles,
but I just turn away.
Why give a broken girl a chance
on her dying day?
You know you’re beautiful,
beautiful to me.
I can’t help myself
from trying.
You know you’re beautiful,
beautiful to me.
I can’t help myself
from trying.
How can I forgive?
On my knees again.
I’m going out alone,
the same way I came in.
Then he takes my hand,
pulls the nails away.
Somehow from beneath the smoke
will rise another day!
You know you’re beautiful,
beautiful to me.
I can’t help myself
from trying.
You know you’re beautiful,
beautiful to me.
I can’t help myself
from trying.
Leslie Irene Benson
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