Try A Little Harder
Love's Resilience: NIGHT COLOR's Emotive Journey in 'Try A Little Harder'
Lyrics
It's about 3, I'm so tired
Expressing exhaustion, likely both physically and emotionally
Last few nights I've been sleeping in my car
Describing recent nights spent sleeping in the car
God knows, I tried to just cut my losses and move on
Acknowledging efforts to move on from a difficult situation
You did, I'm sure, it seems so much easier for you
Suspecting that moving on is easier for the other person
If you cared a little more
Expressing a desire for the other person to care more
I think we could piece it back, I do
Believing that mutual effort could mend the relationship
I'm so sick of fighting, so sick of waking up alone
Frustration with constant conflict and loneliness
Maybe I'm just freezing, I couldn't stop from picking up my phone
Suggesting a feeling of coldness and reaching out for connection
If you get this message, could we try a little harder
Requesting a higher level of effort in communication
Try a little harder
Emphasizing the need to try harder in the relationship
We could stand to love a little better
Advocating for improved love and understanding
Speak a little softer
Suggesting a need for gentler communication
It's just a little too cold tonight, could I stay at your place in the meantime
Expressing discomfort with the current situation and seeking temporary shelter
I promise, if you don't change your mind, I'll be long gone
Hinting at leaving if the other person doesn't reconsider
Come first light
Referring to the dawn of a new day
Try a little harder, try a little harder
Reiterating the plea to try harder in the relationship
Try a little harder, try a little harder
-One week, no call, you must be so happy where you are
Noting a week of no communication and assuming the other's happiness
You rise when I fall, left here to shiver in my car
Feeling abandoned and left to suffer alone
So sick of waiting, so sick of staring at my phone
Expressing impatience and frustration while waiting
In the glow of the dashboard, I just keep hearing the same tone
Reflecting on the constant reminder of unanswered calls
If you get this message, could we try a little harder
Repeating the plea for increased effort in the relationship
Try a little harder
-We could stand to love a little better
-Speak a little softer
-It's just a little too cold tonight, could I stay at your place in the meantime
-I promise, if you don't change your mind, I'll be long gone
-Come first light
-Try a little harder, try a little harder
Continuing the repetitive call to try harder
Try a little harder, try a little harder
-Try a little harder, try a little harder
Persisting in the request for more effort
Try a little harder, try a little harder
-6 months, I'm torn, it's been so hard to give you up
Expressing inner conflict and the difficulty of letting go
Our love was our war
Describing the relationship as a war, a battle that couldn't end
A battle we couldn't will to stop
Conveying a desire to share something, but uncertainty about contact details
I wanna tell you something, but I doubt your number is the same
Leaving the possibility of communication open
If it just so happens
Repeating the call for increased effort, acknowledging the coldness
If you get this message, could we try a little harder
-Try a little harder
-We could stand to try a little harder, try a little harder
-If you get this message, could we try a little harder
-Try a little harder
-We could stand to try a little harder, try a little harder
-And it's a little too cold tonight, can we try a little harder
Asking to try harder and expressing the coldness of the night
Try a little harder
-Can we try a little harder
-Try a little harder, try a little harder
Reiterating the plea to try harder
Try a little harder, try a little harder
-Try a little harder, try a little harder
-No, I couldn't sleep tonight
Expressing insomnia due to unresolved thoughts
Only one thing on my mind, over and over again
Obsessing over a single thought and urging to try harder
Try a little harder
-Did you really think that I could just forget about the way
Recalling the past comforting gestures and urging greater effort
You held me when I was in pain
-Try a little harder
-Promise this will be the last message I will leave
Promising this is the last attempt to communicate and urging one final effort
One last time, could you try a little harder
-Try a little harder
-Try a little harder, try a little harder
Repeating the final plea to try harder in the relationship
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