I Tried - Matt Costa

Rats they run across the field, crows rest in the tree

Barking madly at each other

Standing from the rooftop i scream «Won't you bark for me?»

As you turn your back and fly away

Caught on the fence you’ve left behind

Dive into an empty pool, I’ve tried

Oh I’ve tried

Oh I tried writing with nothing in return

When the wind freed me from the roots that tied me down

Now I need them back for comforting

Carvings that we left in branches scarred up on this tree

Lingering are thoughts you left with me Calling the phone that you ignore

Slowly walking backwards from your door

Oh I’ve tried

Now we are done fighting, it’s time that you return

Candle lit small light inside your window that I see

Hoping that the light still shines for me Standing on the curbside I scream «Please come back!»

As you turn your back and fly away

Groundhogs digging with their claws

Burying their loves with dirty paws

Oh I’ve tried

There’s no igniting, my head is in the dirt