I Tried So Hard To Be Good lyrics

I tried so hard to be good.

I really did;

to keep my comments inaudible,

to smooth the curl of distain

from my lips and nostrils.

I can`t really help myself,

despite the kind of intentions

that de-motivate me

to give myself away

in small, bloody strips

to anyone who asks,

and some who don`t.



(nothing helps)



I`ve tried to put everything

in the right place,

to find order, accomplishment,

accommodate.

Never to upset

the carefully orchestrated atmosphere

of those I attend to,

but could not help.



(this is an ugly thing)



Happiness could be yours,

absently.
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