Hatchie has been working with various Brisbane bands since her late teens (including Babaganoüj and Go Go Violets). She started writing this song by herself around 2015 and recorded it in 2016, but she held onto it while finishing up university. As she told Pitchfork:
I was going through a lot of...
[Verse 1]
It's gettin' high
I've been barely sleepin'
Sleepin'
It's creepin'
It's gettin' high
We've been barely speakin'
Believing
It's worth keepin'
[Chorus]
But I know you wanna try
I can feel it in your sigh
Yeah, I know you wanna try
I can feel it in your sigh
[Verse 2]
It's gettin' high
Don't know where this is leadin'
Repeatin'
The reasons
It's gettin' high
Yeah, I don't know this feelin'
This feelin'
It's creepin'
[Pre-Chorus]
Ah, ooh ah
Ah, ohh ah
[Chorus]
‘Cause I know you wanna try
I can feel it in your sigh
Yeah, I know you wanna try
I can feel it in your sigh
[Bridge]
If only I could turn back time
I would, yeah I would
If only I could turn back time
I would, yeah I would
[Chorus]
‘Cause I know you wanna try
I can feel it in your sigh
Yeah, I know you wanna try
I can feel it in your sigh
[Outro]
Yeah, I know you wanna try
I can feel it in your sigh
Yeah, I know you wanna try
I can feel it in your sigh
Try was produced by John Castle.
At Stereogum, Hatchie discussed how Joe Agius helped with the bridge of this song:
Most of the time I write about 80% or I’ve written the whole song, but the production is a bit off. I’m not really sure what I want to do with it so I take it to Joe.
KEXP, September 18, 2018: