Try – English Lyrics

• By: P!nk

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into P!nk's empowering anthem "Try" and discover a song rich with emotional depth and a universal message of resilience. Through its poignant lyrics, you can explore expressions of vulnerability, determination, and the courage to face challenges head-on. The song's clear narrative and repetitive, impactful chorus make it excellent for language learners to grasp key vocabulary related to emotions, overcoming adversity, and taking risks in English. P!nk's raw vocal delivery and the song's dramatic style make it a memorable and inspiring piece of modern pop rock.

[English]

♪ ♪

♪ EVER WONDER 'BOUT WHAT HE'S DOIN'? ♪

♪ HOW IT ALL TURNED TO LIES? ♪

♪ SOMETIMES I THINK THAT IT'S BETTER ♪

♪ TO NEVER ASK WHY ♪

♪ WHERE THERE IS DESIRE THERE IS GONNA BE A FLAME ♪

♪ WHERE THERE IS A FLAME ♪

♪ SOMEONE'S BOUND TO GET BURNED ♪

♪ BUT JUST BECAUSE IT BURNS ♪

♪ DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE GONNA DIE ♪

♪ YOU GOTTA GET UP AND TRY, TRY, TRY ♪

♪ YOU GOTTA GET UP AND TRY, TRY, TRY ♪

♪ YOU GOTTA GET UP AND TRY, TRY, TRY ♪

♪ FUNNY HOW THE HEART CAN BE DECEIVING ♪

♪ MORE THAN JUST A COUPLE TIMES ♪

♪ WHY DO WE FALL IN LOVE SO EASY? ♪

♪ EVEN IT'S WHEN IT'S NOT RIGHT ♪

♪ WHERE THERE IS DESIRE THERE IS GONNA BE A FLAME ♪

♪ WHERE THERE IS A FLAME ♪

♪ SOMEONE'S BOUND TO GET BURNED ♪

♪ BUT JUST BECAUSE IT BURNS ♪

♪ DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE GONNA DIE ♪

♪ YOU GOTTA GET UP AND TRY, TRY, TRY ♪

♪ YOU GOTTA GET UP AND TRY, TRY, TRY ♪

♪ YOU GOTTA GET UP AND TRY, TRY, TRY ♪

♪ EVER WORRY THAT IT MIGHT BE RUINED? ♪

♪ DOES IT MAKE YOU WANNA CRY? ♪

♪ WHEN YOU'RE OUT THERE DOIN' WHAT YOU'RE DOIN' ♪

♪ ARE YOU JUST GETTING BY? ♪

♪ TELL ME, ARE YOU JUST GETTING BY, BY, BY? ♪

♪ WHERE THERE IS DESIRE ♪

♪ THERE IS GONNA BE A FLAME ♪

♪ WHERE THERE IS A FLAME ♪

♪ SOMEONE'S BOUND TO GET BURNED ♪

♪ BUT JUST BECAUSE IT BURNS ♪

♪ DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE GONNA DIE ♪

♪ YOU GOTTA GET UP AND TRY, TRY, TRY ♪

♪ YOU GOTTA GET UP AND TRY, TRY, TRY ♪

♪ YOU GOTTA GET UP AND TRY, TRY, TRY ♪

♪ YOU GOTTA GET UP AND TRY, TRY, TRY ♪

♪ YOU GOTTA GET UP AND TRY, TRY, TRY ♪

♪ YOU GOTTA GET UP AND TRY, TRY, TRY ♪

♪ YOU GOTTA GET UP AND TRY, TRY, TRY ♪

♪ YOU GOTTA GET UP AND TRY, TRY, TRY ♪

Key Grammar Structures

• WHERE THERE IS DESIRE THERE IS GONNA BE A FLAME

  ➔ Future with “be going to”

  ➔ The word "gonna" is a colloquial contraction of "going to" and is used to talk about a future event that is expected to happen.

• BUT JUST BECAUSE IT BURNS DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE GONNA DIE

  ➔ Negative present simple with “doesn't” + future with “be going to”

  ➔ "doesn't" is the negative form of "does not" used with the third‑person singular in the present simple; it negates the verb "mean".

• YOU GOTTA GET UP AND TRY, TRY, TRY

  ➔ Modal “have to” – informal “gotta” + infinitive

  ➔ "gotta" is an informal contraction of "got to" (i.e., "have to"); it is followed by the base form of the verb – here "GET" and "TRY".

• EVER WONDER 'BOUT WHAT HE'S DOIN'?

  ➔ Rhetorical question with “ever wonder” + contraction “what he’s doing”

  ➔ "ever" adds a sense of surprise or disbelief, and "what he’s doing" is a contraction of "what he is doing".

• WHY DO WE FALL IN LOVE SO EASY?

  ➔ Question formation with auxiliary “do” + adverb “so easy”

  ➔ "do" is required to form a question in the present simple; "so easy" modifies the verb phrase, meaning "very easily".

• FUNNY HOW THE HEART CAN BE DECEIVING

  ➔ Modal verb “can” + be + present participle

  ➔ "can" expresses ability or possibility; it is followed by "be" and the present participle "deceiving" to describe a continuous state.

• ARE YOU JUST GETTING BY, BY, BY?

  ➔ Present progressive (continuous) tense

  ➔ "getting" is the present participle of "get" used with "are" to form the present progressive, indicating an ongoing action.

• DOES IT MAKE YOU WANNA CRY?

  ➔ Causative verb “make” + object + bare infinitive (informal “wanna”)

  ➔ "make" is a causative verb that is followed directly by the object "you" and the bare infinitive "wanna" (a contraction of "want to").

• WHERE THERE IS A FLAME SOMEONE'S BOUND TO GET BURNED

  ➔ Expression “be bound to” + infinitive (future certainty)

  ➔ "bound to" indicates a strong certainty about a future event; it is followed by the infinitive "GET".