Your Girl Lana 545 Posted September 4, 2012 Can’t put my finger on itBut I know I want itI’m willing to try another wayThat is if I get by another dayBack and forth, I don’t get anywhereAnd I’ve been searching everywhereAnd I’ll try tonightJust try tonightHappy as the moon shineSifting in the night timeClichés find a home inside of himWhen he enters all of the lights go dimHe’s so sure he got a tragic lifestyleAnd I’m so sure I can make that man smileNow I’ll try tonightJust try tonightA dark room in the nighttimeIs how he spends all his timeIf he could go on without your helpThen he would do it all by himselfBut I don’t think he got strength to musterAnd he don’t got a lot, lacklusterHe’ll try tonightTo not get highHe’ll try tonightTo not get highBut he will, he willHe will, yes, he will. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jord 3,481 Posted February 24, 2013 I hear "He'll try tonight/To not get high." 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Creyk 11,587 Posted April 21, 2017 This song is about battling addiction. As we all know, Lana was sent away from home because of her drinking problem. We can assume she went through some kind of rehibilitation, and this song is about those experiences. Can’t put my finger on itBut I know I want it We all know that lingering feeling that there is something we crave for, even when we understand it's not good for us. The first line also suggests that what she wants is literally out of reach, she was most likely confined to a place where she could not get alcohol. I’m willing to try another wayThat is if I get by another day She is trying to go on, but it's hard. She is willing to try, but she doesn't really think she can cope with life without drinking. She suffered a lot from withdrawal. Back and forth, I don’t get anywhereAnd I’ve been searching everywhere The first line expresses her frustration over not making quick enough progress with her recovery, no matter how long she stays away she still wishes for a drink. She is searching for a solution, an answer, to make her feel better. And I’ll try tonightJust try tonight She will try to get through the night and survive life without what she wants and needs: alcohol. She is really trying, trying to do the right thing, stay on the right path. And that is what this song is about. Happy as the moon shineSifting in the night timeClichés find a home inside of himWhen he enters all of the lights go dim Here, Lana starts talking about a guy she met in the place she was sent away to, the guy is a cliche, meaning he is a typical user, he most likely did all the things addicts do to get money to feed their addiction, like get into debt, try to sell all their stuff, and all that. When he enters all the lights go dim, when Lana sees the guy, he becomes the center of her attention, everything around him becomes "dim", he is the point, the emphasis is on him. He’s so sure he got a tragic lifestyleAnd I’m so sure I can make that man smileNow I’ll try tonightJust try tonight Lana feels drawn to the guy, and she tries to befriend him, cheer him up a little. She tries to put him out of his misery, but she also looks for companionship, for someone to be there with her in these hard times. A dark room in the nighttimeIs how he spends all his timeIf he could go on without your helpThen he would do it all by himself The rest of the room describes this guy's inability to get over his addiction. He is often secluded and struggling to not use, but in the end he doesn't make it. He would leave the place they are at behind if he could, but he can't. But I don’t think he got strength to musterAnd he don’t got a lot, lackluster Lana doesn't think the guy will have the willpower to stay away from drugs, he expects him to start using again at some point. He’ll try tonightTo not get highHe’ll try tonightTo not get highBut he will, he willHe will, yes, he will. And there it is. The guy loses the battle against addiction and starts to get high again. It's a bittersweet ending, but it inspired Lana to keep going and stay clean herself, the example of other people almost dying from drug usage made her scared and it helped her to stop. We know this from interviews she mentioned this in, and it ties in with this heart breaking and yet captivating song. A masterpiece honestly. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
honeymooncd 3,737 Posted October 4, 2023 Songs like these off of Sirens really make me wonder about this specific time in her life, they seem so sad and lost. This is one of the more clear examples, more straight forward. 1 Quote "I want to stay home, be left alone- Someone make up my mind so I don't have to decide" https://www.last.fm/user/fakeeyelash13- my last fm <33 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeadSeaOfMercury 21,261 Posted October 4, 2023 I thought this was getting released like Yes to Heaven… 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites