[Verse 1]
I wore your words like gold
Till they cut my skin
Held that smile too long
Now I feel it split
You said "stay" like rain
On a windowpane
I kept showing up
Even in the pain
[Pre-Chorus]
I was almost gone
Still I stood my ground
Heart on the line
But I hear it now
[Chorus]
I tried, I tried
I did my best
Tried to love you
Tried all the rest
I tried, I tried
Now watch me rise
I tried for us
Now I choose my life
[Verse 2]
Black smudge on my sleeve
From the long hard nights
Took the heavy stuff
Kept it out of sight
You called it routine
I called it a cage
Every little thing
Turned another page
[Pre-Chorus]
I was almost gone
Still I stood my ground
Heart on the line
But I hear it now
[Chorus]
I tried, I tried
I did my best
Tried to love you
Tried all the rest
I tried, I tried
Now watch me rise
I tried for us
Now I choose my life
[Bridge]
If you want the truth
I was breaking slow
Bit by little bit
Till I let it go
No more holding on
To the bruised-up plan
I don’t need your peace
I can be my own
[Final Chorus]
I tried, I tried
I did my best
Tried to love you
Tried all the rest
I tried, I tried
Now watch me rise
I tried for us
Now I choose my life
I tried, I tried
This is goodbye
I tried for us
Now I choose my life