We All Try

Frank Ocean won me over with this song. The lyrical honesty is refreshing. I am such a critic on wordplay/content...and to my surprise I had nothing but great things to say about this track. R&B used to be pretty simple lyrically with great voices singing about love/heartache/infidelity/clubbing/etc. What really moved me about it was the depth and sincerity in his vocal performance, which was simultaneous with the words used. I felt compelled to post this because other than Adele, I haven't been this impressed with a contemporary soul/r&b singer in almost 10 years. He's stamped. Enjoy.




"i believe jehovah jireh
i believe there's heaven
i believe in war
i believe a woman's temple
gives her the right to choose
but baby don't abort
i believe that marriage isn't
between a man & woman
but between love and love
and i believe you when you say that
you've lost all faith
but you must believe in something
something something
you gotta believe in something
something something

i still believe in man
a wise one asked me why
cause i just don't believe we're wicked
i know that we sin but i do believe we try
we all try
the girls try
the boys try
women try
men try
you and i
try try we all try

i don't believe in time travel
i don't believe our nation's flag is on the moon
i don't believe our lives are simple
and i don't believe they're short
this is interlude
i don't believe my hands are cleanly
can't believe that you would
let me touch your heart
she didn't believe me when i said that
i lost my faith
said you must believe in something
something something
you gottta believe in something
something something

i still believe in man
a wise one asked me why
cause i just don't believe we're wicked
i know that we sin but i do believe we try
we all try
the girls try
the boys try
women try
men try
you and i
try try we all try"