Dalam balada yang menyayat hati ini, Brandy membawa pendengar pada perjalanan emosional seorang wanita yang berjuang mengatasi patah hati. "I Tried" menceritakan kisah cinta yang hancur, dimana sang penyanyi menyadari bahwa kekasihnya telah tidak setia. Dengan liriknya yang jujur dan melodinya yang memikat, lagu ini mengeksplorasi tema kehilangan, pengkhianatan, dan keinginan yang tak terpenuhi. Brandy mengungkap perasaan sakit, kemarahan, dan kerinduan yang menyiksa, menciptakan lagu yang sangat menyentuh dan relatable bagi siapa pun yang pernah mengalami kesedihan yang serupa.
I Tried Lyrics
Brandy
[First Verse]
I'm sittin' home on a cold day
Underneath the covers like a little baby
Think I wanna hear some Coldplay
Especially that song when the man says
[Bridge]
'Did I drive you away?'
I know what you'll say
Oh I know
I know all about your ways
What you do
When you're gone
And I knew
All along
And they say people change
So I, tried to look the other way
[Chorus 2x]
I tried to be blind to your game
deep down I knew you wouldn't stay around
Shoulda left your side in the first place
But I thought I'd be cool
[Second Verse]
All I can see is yo-ur face
Givin' my lovin away at some woman's place
Maybe I should get up and go wash my face
Cryin' never kept you at home anyway
[Bridge]
Did I drive you away? (No I didn't but you said it)
I know what you'll say
Oh I know
I know all about your ways
What you do
When you're gone
And I knew
All along
And they say people change
So I, tried to look the other way
[Chorus]
I tried to be blind to your game (Tried to be blind, yeah)
Deep down I knew [Deep down I knew, inside oh]
Shoulda left your side in the first place
But I thought I'd be cool
[Chorus]
I tried to be blind to your game (I tried to be blind)
Deep down I knew (but I knew it, oh oh oh oh)
Shoulda left your side in the first place
But I thought I'd be cool
[Bridge 2]
I noticed it
The calls you get
Leaving the room and shit
And I knew
You had a bitch
I hated it
That's what I get
[Chorus out]
I'm sittin' home on a cold day
Underneath the covers like a little baby
Think I wanna hear some Coldplay
Especially that song when the man says
[Bridge]
'Did I drive you away?'
I know what you'll say
Oh I know
I know all about your ways
What you do
When you're gone
And I knew
All along
And they say people change
So I, tried to look the other way
[Chorus 2x]
I tried to be blind to your game
deep down I knew you wouldn't stay around
Shoulda left your side in the first place
But I thought I'd be cool
[Second Verse]
All I can see is yo-ur face
Givin' my lovin away at some woman's place
Maybe I should get up and go wash my face
Cryin' never kept you at home anyway
[Bridge]
Did I drive you away? (No I didn't but you said it)
I know what you'll say
Oh I know
I know all about your ways
What you do
When you're gone
And I knew
All along
And they say people change
So I, tried to look the other way
[Chorus]
I tried to be blind to your game (Tried to be blind, yeah)
Deep down I knew [Deep down I knew, inside oh]
Shoulda left your side in the first place
But I thought I'd be cool
[Chorus]
I tried to be blind to your game (I tried to be blind)
Deep down I knew (but I knew it, oh oh oh oh)
Shoulda left your side in the first place
But I thought I'd be cool
[Bridge 2]
I noticed it
The calls you get
Leaving the room and shit
And I knew
You had a bitch
I hated it
That's what I get
[Chorus out]