boyband is no stranger to sample flipping in his music, however, “TRIED SO HARD!” finds him rapping over one of his drill-inspired instrumentals for the first time. Different rock bands from the likes of Green Day, Good Charlotte, and American Football have all been given nods throughout his career,...
[Intro: boyband & Chester Bennington]
(I tried so hard)
Okay, okay
[Chorus: boyband & Chester Bennington]
And I be feelin' like none of it matters
Stabbed in the back and I gave 'em the dagger
You not my brodie, you just an actor (I tried so hard, okay, okay), yeah
I'm not religious but Hova my witness
I got the blueprint so I'ma go build it
Really ten toes when I'm standin' on business (I tried so hard, okay, okay)
Yeah, and I got so far
Want me down bad so they wish on a star
Want me down bad 'cause they know I'm a star (Hard)
Know I'm too nice 'cause I pray for my opps
Know I'm obsessed with the hate in my heart
I know that I'm 'bout to foreign the car
In my lowest moments, I glow in the dark (I tried so hard)
[Verse: boyband & Chester Bennington]
Yeah, I be stressin'
But I'm tryna count my blessings
Before they lessen, I already learned my lesson
Gettin' them checks in, wire and iMessage (Okay, okay)
Say that you gettin' the bag, but nigga, that's not impressive (Yeah)
My brother told me that they sleepin' on me
My other one told me the top can get lonely
So shit feel the same when you down at the bottom
Feeling like Naruto, sadness and sorrow
Fuck yesterday, I'm just stressin' tomorrow
I was soul searchin' inside of a bottle
Feelin' like Ichigo, my heart is hollow (I tried so hard, okay, okay)
[Chorus: boyband & Chester Bennington]
And I be feelin' like none of it matters
Stabbed in the back and I gave 'em the dagger
You not my brodie, you just an actor (I tried so hard, okay, okay), yeah
I'm not religious but Hova my witness
I got the blueprint so I'ma go build it
Really ten toes when I'm standin' on business (I tried so hard, okay, okay)
Yeah, and I got so far
Want me down bad so they wish on a star
Want me down bad 'cause they know I'm a star (I tried so hard)
Know I'm too nice 'cause I pray for my opps
Know I'm obsessed with the hate in my heart
I know that I'm 'bout to foreign the car
In my lowest moments, I glow in the dark
[Outro: Chester Bennington]
I tried so hard and got so far
But in the end, it doesn't even matter
I had to fall to lose it all
But in the end, it doesn't even matter
TRIED SO HARD! was written by boyband.
TRIED SO HARD! was produced by boyband.
boyband released TRIED SO HARD! on Sun Aug 14 2022.
sampled one of my fav songs and rapped on it, dropping in like 2 mins
—boyband via Twitter on August 14, 2022.
really surprised no one flipped this one
—boyband via [Twitter] when previewing the track on August 15, 2022.