Lifehouse – Trying

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  General Comment:I first heard this song and I thought it was alright. Maybe because I wasn't in a situation where I could fully understand the meaning of the lyrics. Then life became harder and I had more responsibilities on my shoulders. I now understand what I means to try your hardest and hope for the best. I'm just amazed by the amount of determination expressed in this song, with the quote:
  
  "even if it takes my whole life/to get to where I need to be"
  
  It's very encouraging and I'm glad I learned to appreciate it .
  
  
  
  Also, on a funny note. I driving home one night, and my friend called me. He was lost and he needed directions. And I was actually playing "Trying" and I heard the lines "trying to find my way"...I laughed so hard hahaha.

  Flag Creebeon March 27, 2011   Link

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  General Comment:omg i just found lifehouse and EVERYONE of the songs i have heard is so close to home! this reminds me of when i tried to say all the right things

  Flag ragamuffin16on January 21, 2008   Link

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  General Comment:he wants to find his way, he wants to be better person, he wants to believe and always have faith & good morals.. he is talking to someone dear telling them that "honesty is a hard attribute to find" and looking for its meaning .. No one knows the whole truth so does he. Therefore, he wont pretend like he knows everything, he is still working on himself on becoming a better person, focusing on his believes and innerself.. and so all he is going to do is try his best find the truth and dig deeper for the meaning of honesty even if it takes him all his life.

  Flag 2myon September 11, 2007   Link

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  General Comment:i think this is about not hiding things and being straightforward with yourself... dont lie to yourself and become something your not.... but i love this song reguardless of what it means

  Flag almost_somethingon August 02, 2006   Link

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  General Comment:i like wat ive read on a few of ur interpritations (sp?)...i just discoverd i had this song today...n it really spoke to me...me im always trying to be something more then i have to...because i think that just being me isnt good enough for my gf...well after a hudge fight today...n i still dont know the outcome...it spoke to me telling me...hey...u dont need to go to the extreme...as long as ur just being u and focusing on making her smile...thats all that matters...ur trying..but not to hard...it may not be wat he is talking bout...but its how it spoke to me 2night

  Flag ProfChaoson February 16, 2006   Link

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  General Comment:i love it when he says..."i haven't memorized all the cute things to say- but i'm working on it." it just makes me think about how people think that they have to live up to certain expectations..but noones perfect. he probably hears all these guys telling their girlfriends all these cheesy lines and he thinks that he has to do that too but he hasn't learned it yet. he just feels that pressure and hes trying like everyone else is. thats what everyone in life is doing..just trying to be their best.

  Flag Chantayon July 08, 2005   Link

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  General Comment:i know, amazing. 15!
  i love this song!

  Flag fluke_on April 01, 2003   Link

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  General Comment:He wrote "Trying" when he was 15. It's about the same kind of spiritual searching as "Only One." After his parents got divorced, he wrote the lyrics to it, then learned how to play guitar and came up with the melody. The song's about finding your way in life. He was trying to figure out what he wanted to do, what he wanted to become, not just in music but also who he was as a person. he considered "Trying" his first song, the first one he didn't scrap. The funny thing is, he can relate to it more now than he could back then. Sometimes he thinks, "Man - where did that come from?" he still feels the same emotion when he plays it, so I guess it's pretty timeless; people can relate to it, no matter how old they are.
  
  amazing song

  Flag Mixiblobon March 09, 2003   Link

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  General Comment:This song hits me because it's what I always have trouble with: being transparent, being sincere and honest. I get it in my head that 'human' doesn't seem good enough, or sometimes that I can't even live up to that. Sometimes I compare myself to others and I think I'm either better than them and I get 'a swelled head' or that I'm worse than them and I feel miserable.
  But, when it all comes down to it, we're all just trying.

  Flag Xcaliburon September 05, 2002   Link

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  General Comment:Oh, this song described school, my relationship with God, my relationship with ppl, my struggle to be moral, everything. If I could tell you only one thing about myself, "I'm trying" is what I'd say.

  Flag 2manarmyon August 03, 2002   Link

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