I Try - Monika Bullette
A song from "The Secrets"
Song, performance, and video montage by Monika Bullette
(except for bass by Hangnail Phillips)
Recorded by Hangnail Phillips and Monika Bullette in The Control Room
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I’ve been trying to sing you off my mind
But with each note you bloom again
Like blood in water I’m circling
A bait sensed from within
And I try and I try and I try
But it’s never for the same thing
And I try and I try and I try
But your ghost keeps listening
I’ve been trying to hold your hand
But the bird bones slip from my grasp
And I’m left with my own fist clenched
Like my heart – just like my heart
And I try and I try and I try
But it’s never for the same thing twice
And I try and I try and I try
And refuse to pay the price
I’ve been trying to hold my breath
And see black-edged pulses of you
A silhouette with my own heart beat
And nothing more to do
I’ve been trying to tear you out
And there’s a ragged edge to everything
Where the sky meets the clouds
And what your words really mean
I’ve been trying to sing you off my mind
But with each note you rise again
Just a sleepwalker through my life
Not knowing where you’ve been
And I try and I try and I try
But it’s never for the same thing
And I try and I try and I try
But your ghost keeps listening
And I try and I try and I try
But your ghost keeps listening