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This Is Me Trying Lyrics
I've been having a hard time adjusting
I had the shiniest wheels, now they're rusting
I didn't know if you'd care if I came back
I have a lot of regrets about that
Pulled the car off the road to the lookout
Could've followed my fears all the way down
And maybe I don't quite know what to say
But I'm here in your doorway
I just wanted you to know that this is me trying
I just wanted you to know that this is me trying
They told me all of my cages were mental
So I got wasted like all my potential
And my words shoot to kill when I'm mad
I have a lot of regrets about that
I was so ahead of the curve, the curve became a sphere
Fell behind all my classmates and I ended up here
Pouring out my heart to a stranger
But I didn't pour the whiskey
I just wanted you to know that this is me trying
I just wanted you to know that this is me trying
At least I'm trying
And it's hard to be at a party when I feel like an open wound
It's hard to be anywhere these days when all I want is you
You're a flashback in a film reel on the one screen in my town
And I just wanted you to know that this is me trying
(And maybe I don't quite know what to say)
I just wanted you to know that this is me trying
At least I'm trying
I had the shiniest wheels, now they're rusting
I didn't know if you'd care if I came back
I have a lot of regrets about that
Pulled the car off the road to the lookout
Could've followed my fears all the way down
And maybe I don't quite know what to say
But I'm here in your doorway
I just wanted you to know that this is me trying
So I got wasted like all my potential
And my words shoot to kill when I'm mad
I have a lot of regrets about that
I was so ahead of the curve, the curve became a sphere
Fell behind all my classmates and I ended up here
Pouring out my heart to a stranger
But I didn't pour the whiskey
I just wanted you to know that this is me trying
At least I'm trying
It's hard to be anywhere these days when all I want is you
You're a flashback in a film reel on the one screen in my town
(And maybe I don't quite know what to say)
I just wanted you to know that this is me trying
At least I'm trying
Song Info
Copyright
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/atv Music Publishing Llc
Writer
Jack Michael Antonoff, Taylor A. Swift
Duration
3:15
Submitted by
aj96 On Jul 24, 2020
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“this is me trying” is a song that offers insight into Swift’s new reality in the pandemic. Swift “…had the shiniest wheels, now they’re rusting”. What was once shiny and new is now old. Like the rest of us, Swift shows that she is just as over the pandemic as we are, but it is still ongoing. We cannot give up, but we are all fed up. We will continue to try and do our best, and at this point it is the best we all can do.
The ninth track of Taylor's new album 'Folklore' was written by Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff. Produced by Jack Antonoff and Taylor Swift. It was recorded by Laura Sisk at the Kitty Committee Studio (Los Angeles, CA), Jack Antonoff at Rough Customer Studio (Brooklyn, NY) and Laura Sisk and Jack Antonoff at Electric Lady Studios (New York, NY) and Conway Recording (Los Angeles, CA). Mixed by Serban Ghenea at Mixstar Studios (Virginia Beach, VA). Mastered by Randy Merrill at Sterling Sound (New York, NY). The track was released on July 24, 2020.
What the artist means On the ‘this is me trying’ off her latest effort Folklore. Taylor dances over a fire beat and shows us just how essential she is. She sounds so clear on this and sings about her regrets of making an extra effort in a relationship for someone that didn't deserve her. The beat is beautiful and I love the horns too. Taylor uses her words to stab multiple times and does so effortlessly, she regrets pouring her heart to a stranger but avoids pouring out the whiskey. This is her trying to make us fall in love with her again and she's doing a great job at that. She's sounding so powerful yet tortured on this track and I can't help but admire the resilience.
What the song means to me The song means a lot to me as it reminds me of all the times I went out of my way to try and make dysfunctional relationships work out. Most times it ended up with me in the bar and shedding so many tears or it left me at the brink of a breakdown, so I know what Taylor feels. For her to put it out as a song is no mean feat and plaudits are well deserved as she still made the song ultra-listenable and relatable. Who says superstars don't feel pain too? I will give this song a rating of 8/10.
This song is most certainly NOT about the pandemic. That’s just silly. Just bc she wrote it during the pandemic doesn’t mean it’s about the pandemic. But hey, if that’s what you get out of it, to each his own.