We Don't Try

from Music for Tourists by Chris Garneau

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We Don’t Try
written by Chris Garneau

You say you wanna die
Cuz the things don’t work out right
But you don’t even try
But neither do my friends
Though some of them pretend
And it’s easy if you cry
Cuz you feel bad for yourself

I think about my friend who died
And how her kids didn’t get to say goodbye
Though neither did I
No neither did I
And neither did my friend
Though some of them pretend
And it’s easy if you cry
Cuz you feel bad for yourself

I f you pretend everything’s fine
I won’t hurt myself or lie
To you or mom or dad
Just pretend that I’m not sad
And we’ll work everything out
Even the stuff we don’t talk about
Be easier if we cried
We’d feel bad for ourselves

It’s supposed to snow tonight
I hope the forecast is right
Cuz in the morning I sleep in until I like
And if it snowed outside
It’d feel so nice in here

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from Music for Tourists, released June 9, 2020
Recorded & Produced by Duncan Sheik
Performed by Chris Garneau
And the Tiny Choir

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Chris Garneau New York, New York

Chris Garneau released "Out of Love" EP in December 2023. His last full-length album, 'The Kind', was released in January 2021. His earlier albums include Music for Tourists LP, C-Sides EP, El Radio LP, Winter Games LP, and Yours LP. He has toured extensively throughout North America, Brazil, Europe, China, Japan and South Korea. Garneau lives in New York. ... more

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