God Knows I Tried (song)

Lana Del Rey
Writer(s)	Lana Del Rey Rick Nowels
Producer(s)	Lana Del Rey Rick Nowels Kieron Menzies
Length	4:40
From
Single(s)	"High by the Beach" "Music to Watch Boys To"
Promotional single(s)	"Terrence Loves You" "Honeymoon"
Honeymoon track listing
"Terrence Loves You"
"High By the Beach"

"God Knows I Tried" is a song written by Lana Del Rey that is featured on Del Rey's third major-label full-length album Honeymoon.

Background

Del Rey has said that this song and "Terrence Loves You" are incredibly close to her.

Cross-references

• "Red, blue, and yellow skies" is similar to "Red, white, blue is in the sky" from "National Anthem".
• Dancing crazy or insane is a theme throughout "Cruel World".
• "Fame" is a recurring theme in "Gods & Monsters".
• "Light up my life" is a similar lyric to "light of my life" from "Off to the Races"
• "Hotel California" is a famous song by the band The Eagles.

Lyrics

Sometimes I wake up in the morning
To red, blue, and yellow skies
It's so crazy I could drink it
Like tequila sunrise

Put on that Hotel California
Dance around like I'm insane
I feel free when I see no one
And nobody knows my name

God knows I lived
God knows I died
God knows I begged
Begged, borrowed and cried
God knows I loved
God know I lied
God knows I lost
God gave me life

And God knows I tried
God knows I tried
God knows I tried
God knows I tried

Sometimes I wake up in the morning
To red, blue and yellow lights
On Monday they destroy me
But by Friday I'm revived

Put on that hotel California
Wear my blinders in the rain
I've got nothing much to live for
Ever since I found my fame

God knows I lived
God knows I died
God knows I loved
God know I lied
God knows I begged
Begged, borrowed and cried
God knows I lost
God gave me life

And God knows I tried
God knows I tried
God knows I tried
God knows I tried

So let there be light
Let there be light
Light up my life
Light up my life
Let there be light
Let there be light
Light up my life
Light up my life

God knows I tried
God knows I tried
God knows I tried
God knows I tried
God knows I tried
God knows I tried
God knows I tried
God knows I tried

Credits

Personnel

• Lana Del Rey – vocals, songwriting, production
• Rick Nowels – songwriting, production, electric guitar, organ, pads, electric piano, mellotron
• Kieron Menzies – production, drums, bass, samples, engineering, mixing, recording
• Patrick Warren – orchestrations
• Trevor Yasuda & Chris Garcia – engineering
• Adam Ayan – mastering