I’m Trying (Not Friends) Lyrics

[Chorus]
We were bad but we're gonna be good
It didn't work like I thought it would
And I resent you just a little if I'm honest
But one of us has gotta try to keep a promise
And I swore that I'd swallow my pride
And you swore you would do better this time
Well, I might be bitter and twisted and broken and petty and lying
But at least I'm trying
At least I'm trying

[Bridge]
Not friends, no, we're somewhere in between
'Cause you're awful and I miss you and I killed you in my dream
Last night, even then you didn't care
It's a low when even in my dreams you still don't want me there
Got friends, got at least a healthy five
Yeah, some people think I'm funny, baby, don't look so surprised
We think that your girlfriend is a bore
But we're nice to her in public cause we're grown up and mature
Not friends
'Cause when I asked you on the train why you hurt me and you couldn't really actually explain
I cried, then I told you it was cool
God, you haven't changed at all!

[Chorus]
We were bad but we're gonna be good
It didn't work like I thought it would
And I resent you just a little if I'm honest
But one of us has gotta try to keep a promise
And I swore that I'd swallow my pride
And you swore you would do better this time
Well, I might be bitter and twisted and broken and petty and lying
[Outro]
And you might be awful like all of the time, yeah, it's almost inspiring
But at least I'm trying
At least I'm trying
At least I'm trying

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Genius Annotation

“I’m Trying (Not Friends)” is a fast-paced, lyrically dynamic song, that sees Maisie insisting that at least she’s trying to be friends with her ex, while her ex is not.

The first verse and chorus were original written for season 2 of Apple TV+ comedy Trying, which premiered on May 21, 2021, a few months prior to the release of You Signed Up For This. Maisie later decided it wasn’t the correct vibe for the show and took the song back, calling it “chaotic, bitchy, and passive-aggressive, and really flawed”.

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What did Maisie Peters say about "I'm Trying (Not Friends)"?
Genius Answer

There’s like 5,000 lyrics in this song. It’s all of my personality and everything that was going on in my life at the time. The first verse and the first chorus were actually written for Trying [the Apple TV+ comedy; Peters wrote the Season 2 soundtrack], but it wasn’t the vibe for it, so I took it back. This song is chaotic and bitchy and passive-aggressive and really flawed.

—via Apple Music

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