If I Try

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    Jordan

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    Okay, I'm not real good at this stuff but i'm getting better at it. Tell me what you think. It's got a pretty basic message. It might not seem this way but if you get the tune right it does flow pretty well, and not as awkward as it might seem.
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    If I Try

    So many things I could’ve done
    So many things I could’ve tried
    So many things I could’ve won
    So many things I could’ve failed

    I tell myself everyday
    Opportunities never seem to come my way
    But deep down inside I know
    If that’s reality I must be a fake

    But I never take a chance
    And I never get anything in return
    I hope one day I’ll get through my resistance
    There must be a lot I still have to learn

    I never weigh up my options
    I only look at the down sides
    I guess I must be a pessimist
    I always thought I was optimistic

    If I
    Try, Then I might
    Fail, And if I
    Don’t, Then I
    Won’t, Lose any
    Thing, But my regrets
    Will still
    Linger on

    Again and again I meet the barrier
    That keeps the words in my mouth
    I hope one day it struggles to thrive
    It’s something I’d rather live without

    Every single day I live
    The pain gets worse and worse
    Every moment I subsist
    Is a moment with this curse

    Everyday I complain and criticize
    Myself for the things I didn’t do
    Every chance that I let pass
    Is another critic in the que

    I never weigh up my options
    I only look at the down sides
    I guess I must be a pessimist
    I always thought I was optimistic

    If I
    Try, Then I might
    Fail, And if I
    Don’t, Then I
    Won’t, Lose any
    Thing, But my regrets
    Will still
    Linger on

    If I
    Try, Then I might
    Fail, And if I
    Don’t, Then I
    Won’t, Lose any
    Thing

    If I
    Try, Then I might
    Fail, And if I
    Don’t, Then I
    Won’t, Lose any
    Thing, But my regrets
    Will still
    Linger on
     
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    Radish

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    Great stuff :)

    I love the whole thing, the only thing I;d redo are these two lines:

    I guess I must be a pessimist
    I always thought I was optimistic


    I can kind of imagine a tune in my head to it, good work! ;)
     
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    Incze

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    Dude..... Good work!
    I've been trying to write some stuff to.....
    but im just not getting any ideas. Can u give me any or
    pointers/tips for writing songs?

    Anyways keep up the good work!:rolleyes:
     
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    Jordan

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    Thanks guys!

    @Radish: I do think those lines are a bit... ehhh, but i'll probably leave it as it is for now.

    @Incze: I wouldn't be a real good person to ask for help, but i can tell you that it helps if you're writing from experiance, I was feeling really 'Oh shit i should have done this, i should have done that' whilst writing the piece.
     
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    The Emptiness Machine

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    man this is really really really good. I mean it means alot to me. I am a guy that puts stuff off, and a lot of times I put things off it's to late to do what I should have and then I always complain about it. I always look at the down side of life. And this song/poem decribes exactly how it is. Thank you for this peice. You have talent.
     
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    Jordan

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    Thank you very much Gan, I am very happy with that comment.
     

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