God Knows I Tried Lyrics

Lyric discussion by subversiviolence 

Cover art for God Knows I Tried lyrics by Lana Del Rey

The guitar bit at the intro reminded me of the intro of "kinda outta luck". I thought this song might have been about the struggles she faced being an alcoholic, and personal things she's dealt with from a very young age, maybe why she chose a "lizzy grant era" vibe from this song, idk.

We know she's Christian so this song must be like the story of her life struggles, leading up to now - not knowing what to do now that she's so famous.

It's very pleading and appologetic, like she's scared of failure and scared of not finding peace after so long, even though she can be happy a lot - "god gave me life, so let there be light" It's like she's ready for inner pesce