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Blood Red Shoes – Try Harder (2008) | Track profile | Dork

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Blood Red Shoes
Tied At the Wrist: Early Recordings
Try Harder

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Blood Red Shoes

Try Harder

Release date: 14th April 2008

From Tied At the Wrist: Early Recordings

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"Try Harder" is a track by Blood Red Shoes, from the album Tied At the Wrist: Early Recordings, released 14th April 2008. Full lyrics are available below.

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Lyrics

Try Harder

Oh my, well, look how passé

Things are becoming, how we move things on

We'll change our hair dye, we'll change our footwear

We'll change ideas to fit what magazines say

Trying so hard, trying so hard

Trying so hard to be looked up to

Trying so hard, trying so hard

Trying so hard to be looked up to

Oh my, well, look how old

We're all becoming, what are we to do?

Well, don't you worry, just pay attention

Keep looking up because they'll always be here

Trying so hard, trying so hard

Trying so hard to be looked up to

Trying so hard, trying so hard

Trying so hard to be looked up to

For some reason you caught my eye

Well, maybe I'll wake up and feel okay

For some reason you caught my eye

Well, maybe I'll wake up and feel okay

For some reason you caught my eye

Well, maybe I'll wake up and feel okay

'Cause all the dumb lines that we used last night

Will never make it's wake up and feel okay

For some reason you caught my eye

Well, maybe I'll wake up and feel okay

'Cause all the dumb lines that we used last night

Will never make it's wake up and feel, oh

Trying so hard, trying so hard

Trying so hard to be looked up to

Trying so hard, trying so hard

Trying so hard to be looked up to

Trying so hard, trying so hard

Trying so hard to be looked up to

Trying so hard, trying so hard

Trying so hard to be looked up to

It's not working

It's not working

It's not working

It's not working

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From Tied At the Wrist: Early Recordings

2008

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Laura-Mary Carter, Steven Ansell
Producer: Blood Red Shoes, Mike Crossey
Mixing Engineer: Andrew Scheps
Recording Engineer: Jim Anderson, Mike Crossey

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