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Sadie Jean – I Tried (2025) | Track profile | Dork

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Sadie Jean
Early Twenties Torture
I Tried

TRACK

I Tried

Release date: 23rd October 2025

From Early Twenties Torture

Track 1

2:33

Pop Music Singer/Songwriter

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About This Track

"I Tried" is a track by Sadie Jean, from the album Early Twenties Torture, released 23rd October 2025. The track is 2:33 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Sadie Jean.

About the Artist

Sadie Jean

Sadie Jean

Lyrics

I Tried

Took a break, needed space
I could've begged you to stay
But if this is really what you want
Then who am I to say you're wrong?
And maybe I misunderstood
I could've sworn that you said
"Baby, no one knows me like you do"
And now it's like I don't know you

I'm pouring tears in a papercut
You're walking away from us
Like you don't even know

I could've been someone who loved you
Could've been sitting in the passenger side
Making you laugh 'cause another year passed and birthdays make you cry
I could've been someone who listened
Wanted so bad just to make it alright
I could've been someone who loved you
But now I'm just someone who tried
And I tried

Different clothes, different hair
I even tried not to care
I did anything to be your type
The version of me just you liked
'Cause neighborhoods and baby names
Yeah, I thought we were close
But maybe I was miles ahead
Believing all the things you said

I'm pouring tears in a papercut
You're walking away from us
From all that we could've been
I could've been

I could've been someone who loved you
Could've been sitting in the passenger side
Making you laugh 'cause another year passed and birthdays make you cry
I could've been someone who listened
Wanted so bad just to make it alright
I could've been someone who loved you
But now I'm just someone who tried
And I tried

I tried
And I tried
I tried
And I tried
I tried
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Track details

From Early Twenties Torture

2:332025

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Album

Early Twenties Torture

24th October 2025

Track number

1

Release year

2025

1I Tried
2:33
2Somebody's Everything
3:23
3Slow Burn
3:13
4Move On First
2:36

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5I Don't Know Better

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12See you on Sunday

—The One That I Want (But I Don't Know Why)