"I Tried to Die Young" Melanie cover

Dear Melanie has written an amazing song about the resilience of the human spirit. I enjoy playing it (hope you like it, too).

"I Tried to Die Young"
written by Melanie Safka

Chorus:
I tried to die young, really I tried
But the voice deep inside would not let me succumb.
I laugh at the things that I've done
When I tried to die young.

I took a plane through the dawn, threw myself on the tracks
But the train didn't come and I had to walk back.
I jumped into the whirlpool, thought I'd get sucked in;
I just kept spinning around till I learned how to swim and I

Chorus

Well my heart kept on breaking and the crack sought the edge
Where the hand of a shadow grabbed the hand in my head.
There were demons, I know them and they still come by,
But we've become friends, my demons and I.

Chorus

I took a razor to the wrist of reality,
Hell-bent on my way toward futility.
I've got a reason to believe that it won't go on forever
But reason to the heart is a message undelivered...

Chorus

Now I'm the old girl I never thought I'd become...
Does it get any better? asks the little girl in my song.
I'm still learning the answers so I make up things you see...
She laughs ~ You're still the same and you'll never kill me!

Chorus

Oh I laugh at the things I've done,
Well I laugh at the things I've done,
I laugh at the things I've done
When I tried to die young

Category:

Music

Tags:

• melanie
• tried
• to
• die
• young
• tomg
• tom
• gross
• acoustic
• guitar
• cover
• folk

[LolaMoranguita]

Oh man ... Realy good.

I am trying like crazy to get those chords

[RabbiJochanan]

Awesome song! Well performed!

[DamSingFrench]

awesome !!

[HandwhistlerBen]

Nice voice... Great job.....

[tensapb]

beautiful song....and nicely done!

ab

[jdorchen]

I don't remember the original, so as far as I'm concerned yours is the definitive version.

[coffeescup]

thank you for introducing me to this song. i relate to it very much. i lov eyour passion 5/5

[ripper778]

Never heard of this song but it's very easy to listen to. Enjoyed this & good to hear some new tunes from you.

[sonnenberg]

Oh, yeah. Oh baby. That's the stuff... (and that's just my reaction to the intro!) Another one made for you...

Welcome Back, codger!

P