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I Have Tried To Tell The Truth

from Shooting An Elephant by George Orwell and the Flying Typewriters

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I like to blame things on the underwear I was wearing
If I have a bad day those fuckers get put away
I like to blame things on the weather, rain or shine
It's too hot, it's too cold, oh my, oh my
I like to blame things on how much cologne I was wearing
I put too much on, came on too strong, that's what went wrong
I like to blame things on genetics and genes, those fucking things
I like to blame things on anybody else but me

I like to blame things on the fears that I haven't conquered yet
Like being abandoned and not being content
Heaven knows I've been there before
Hell knows I'll be there quite a few times more

I try too hard, come off too soft
And I'm scared of everyone I see
And I know there's a proper place for this stuff
But it's nowhere near me

I tried, I tried, I tried, I tried to tell the truth
But you and I both know that's so hard to do
I tried, I tried, I tried, I tried to tell the truth
Isn't that what Jesus would want me to do?
I tried, I tried, I tried, I tried to tell the truth
But you and I both know that's so hard to do
I tried, I tried, I tried, I tried to tell the truth
But I could not make it through

I tried, I tried, I tried to do everything right
I tried to keep God in mind

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from Shooting An Elephant, released September 21, 2011

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George Orwell and the Flying Typewriters Flint, Michigan

Folk-Punk(ish) band from Flint and Hartland, Michigan. You can also find us around Ypsilanti quite often. We love you.

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