Trying My Best – English Lyrics

• By: Anson Seabra

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Anson Seabra's poignant ballad, "Trying My Best," a song that speaks to the universal experience of navigating life's challenges and the quiet strength found in simply doing your best. Through its candid lyrics and emotive piano, you'll discover a language of vulnerability and self-compassion that resonates deeply, making it an excellent piece to connect with English expressions of inner struggle and hope.

[English]

I know you think I got it all figured out

'Cause I walk around like my head's in the clouds

But I'm just a boy with his heart pourin' out of his head

I wish that you could see the pain that I've seen

All of the times I spent being not me

I hope you know that it's not always happy in my head

'Cause I don't know

The perfect road to go down

But I know

Trying my best

Trying my best to be okay

Trying my best but every day, it's so hard

Holding my breath

Holding my breath 'til I can say

All of the words I want to say from my heart

...

If you really wanted, I could let you inside

It's been so long and I've got nothing left to hide

Would you believe me if I told you that I've got flaws

Now it's time to let the curtains unfold

And tell all the stories that I didn't want told

I let it out so I unburden my soul, I won't stop

'Cause I don't know

The perfect road to go down

But I know

Trying my best

Trying my best to be okay

Trying my best but every day, it's so hard

Holding my breath

Holding my breath 'til I can say

All of the words I want to say from my heart

...

Trying my best

Trying my best to be okay

Trying my best but every day, it's so hard

Holding my breath

Holding my breath 'til I can say

All of the words I want to say from my heart

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - to have information or understanding about something
heart /hɑrt/ A1	noun - the organ in your chest that sends the blood around your body
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - a feeling of physical suffering or discomfort
best /bɛst/ A2	adjective - of the highest quality or standard
hard /hɑrd/ B1	adjective - difficult to do or deal with
let /lɛt/ A2	verb - to allow someone to do something
stories /ˈstɔːriz/ B1	noun - narratives or accounts of events
breath /brɛθ/ B1	noun - the air that is taken into or expelled from the lungs
flaws /flɔːz/ B2	noun - imperfections or weaknesses
unburden /ʌnˈbɜrdən/ B2	verb - to free from a burden or load
inside /ɪnˈsaɪd/ B1	adverb - within something
perfect /ˈpɜrfɪkt/ B2	adjective - having no mistakes or flaws
clouds /klaʊdz/ A2	noun - visible masses of condensed water vapor in the atmosphere
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - a wide way leading from one place to another
say /seɪ/ A1	verb - to express in words