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Try Hard

by Semi Athletic

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1.
Secondhand Smoke 02:41
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It’s the same jokes every weekend A lifetime supply of bull-shit Take a step outside I’ve got a cigarette, you need a light? No, I’m fine, thanks You’re too kind I’m fine, thanks No, I don’t mind Secondhand smoke Call it wishful thinking  I thought that we could skip this You just laugh it off Take a few hits and pass it on No, I’m fine, thanks You’re too kind I’m fine, thanks No, I don’t mind Secondhand smoke I’m fine, thanks You’re too kind I’m fine, thanks No, I don’t mind
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Summer of Mr. Brightside 03:05
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Fresh with lack of charm There’s a guy with a guitar Playing cover songs With the sports channel left on We’re tequila talking, Wonderwall Let’s Get It On with Mr. Brightside Hallelujah, Sweet Child ‘O Mine There’s a Brown Eyed Girl next to Sweet Caroline Back in the Summer of 69 Long Island Ice-Tea Please Getting drunk but it still needs to be sweet Please I don’t want to feel anything We’re tequila talking, Wonderwall Let’s Get It On with Mr. Brightside Hallelujah, Sweet Child ‘O Mine There’s a Brown Eyed Girl next to Sweet Caroline Back in the Summer of 69 I don’t know why I still go to places I don’t want to be I don’t know why I still talk to people I don’t want to see We’re tequila talking, Wonderwall Let’s Get It On with Mr. Brightside Hallelujah, Sweet Child ‘O Mine There’s a Brown Eyed Girl next to Sweet Caroline Back in the Summer of 69
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Live, Laugh, Love 03:27
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I need my fix of blue light Make sure to like and subscribe Abstract my concept of time Terms and conditions apply Live, laugh, love - I’m found Internet famous now Hold your breath and count You only live once - go wild I'm tongue-tied begging for more Sell me what I can't afford Consuming sex, drugs, and war What's next? I'm already bored Live, laugh, love - I’m found Internet famous now Hold your breath and count You only live once - go wild Feeling like I'm somebody else Wait for the come-down Don't think I can be by myself Here come the sellouts Keep talking but I’m not making sense It’s just the CAPTCHA Still doing my best to pretend Copy paste for later Copy paste for later Copy paste for later Live, laugh, love - I’m found Internet famous now Hold your breath and count You only live once - go wild Go wild Go wild Go wild
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Overcompensated (Trying Hard’s Outdated) 02:36
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Just use the window as a mirror Who’s to impress? Get out of here It’s getting late, who’s got the time? Not that I care, not that I mind How does that sound? Overcompensated What about now? Trying hard’s outdated Just use a knife for the wine Paper cups will do us fine We’ll sing our half-written songs What’s unfinished can’t be wrong How does that sound? Overcompensated What about now? Trying hard’s outdated Maybe a verse? Overcomplicated Or a key-change first? Don’t be outrageous Just use a window as a mirror Who’s to impress? Get out of here Get out of here
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For God, For Country 02:26
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It feels good to make a difference Stick a middle finger to the man Misinformed with the right opinion Shouting at a God you don’t believe in Are you with me? For God, for country Are you with me? For God, for country Look at me! Screw conformity Rolled-up jeans and cigarettes There’s no hope and there’s no anything What’s the point of making sense? Are you with me? For God, for country Are you with me? For God, for country Are you with me? For God, for country Are you with me? For God, for country Is it all or nothing, well I don’t know And now it’s two hours later and my foot’s out the door It’s all a - shot in the dark and I can’t take more You’ve got a safety net and an iPhone Is it all or nothing, well I don’t know And now my car won’t start and you’re still stoned It’s all a - shot in the dark and we can’t take more You’ve got it all worked out but you don’t know me at all
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Kool-Aid 03:04
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I guess I’ll drink the Kool-Aid ‘Cause it’s cruel to speak my mind I guess I’ll drink the Kool-Aid ‘Cause it’s cool to just waste time I guess I’ll drink the Kool-Aid Tell you that I’m fine I haven’t seen you lately You’re looking nice How’s your family doing? Is your brother alright? I guess I’ll drink the Kool-Aid We should catch up sometime I'm not a fan of the "stop and chat" We both pretend that I’m listening You ask me how I’m doing, but know my reply I guess I’ll drink the Kool-Aid Tell you that I’m fine I haven’t seen you lately You’re looking nice How’s your family doing? Are you still with that guy? I guess I’ll drink the Kool-Aid We should catch up sometime
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Go On, Let Me Down 03:05
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Sitting in my navy suit At a bus stop Try to make sure that I don’t sit On any gum I thought I saw your car pass by But I guess not Sitting in my window seat Pre-flight coke and rum Try to lean back and fall asleep To sober up I hope you didn’t wait for long No, not at all Sitting outside in a cafe Just before lunch Try to make sense of everything I live in Milan Go on, let me down Go on
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Karaoke 03:15
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Why don’t we go out - it’s Friday night Maybe catch a show - it’s worth a try So let’s go to that karaoke bar downtown There’s pizza not that far We’ll sing - half the words we know, half the words we don’t With thirty-somethings, getting drunk and Acting like they’re having fun Where purple rain goes well with, “Hey I know this song!” We could just stay in - watch some Netflix But there’s no more food left in the fridge So let’s go to that karaoke bar downtown There’s pizza not that far We’ll sing - half the words we know, half the words we don’t With pushing-forties, getting drunk and Acting like they miss someone We’re Dancing in The Dark with Celine Dion Don’t Stop Believing till last call

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released May 12, 2023

Recorded at Sun Drop Sound in Florence, Alabama, USA.
Mixed and Mastered at Groovy Schmoovy, British Columbia, Canada.

Mark Allan Falk: Mixing, mastering, production, recording, songwriting, instrumentation
Hayden Crawford: Drums (1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
Adam Morrow: Mandolin (4)
Natalie Morrow: Backing vocals (3)
Jonathan Oliphant: Hammond organ (2, 3) piano (8), synthesizer (8)

Special thanks to Adam Morrow and Jamie Sego for production and mix notes.

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Semi Athletic Vancouver, British Columbia

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Semi Athletic, a pseudonym for Mark Allan Falk (AKA me), reaches you through the magic of the internet via Prague (CZ), Florence (AL), and Vancouver (BC). I write songs, record them, and play them on a stage once in a while. Thanks for listening to the tunes - you're nothing short of the best.

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