Melanie - I Tried To Die Young Lyrics






I tried to die young
Really I tried
But the voice deep inside would not let me succumb
I laugh at the things 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 get sucked in
I just kept spinning around 'til I learned how to swim

I tried to die young
Boy, did I tried
But the voice deep inside would not let me succumb
And I laugh at the things that I've done
When I tried to die young

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

I tried to die young
Really I tried
But the voice deep inside would not let me succumb
And I laugh at the things that I've done
When I tried to die young

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

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

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 never kill me

I tried to die young
Really I tried
But the voice deep inside would not let me succumb
And I laugh at the things I've done
When I tried to die young

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

I tried to die young





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  1. V.... W....

    come on mel

  2. i.... ....

    please never stop to be you

  3. G.... o....

    Ah, my dear, I tried, too....and I have "renegotiated my contract" lol, I plan to live to at least 100 now. No kidding, I nearly died of sepsis in 2009, no longer young then...and still didn't die...that blew all the suicidal stuff away and I'm glad you're still here too. "Ring the Living Bell" is the anthem for my life! <3 Thank you!

  4. R.... R....

    Melanie,...mi amor por ti será eterno!!!!Rosendo.-
    Melanie, ... my love for you will be eternal !!!!

  5. J.... A....

    p.s. Considered covering some Karen Carpenter? I'm a-guessin' some of her tunes would fit your style mighty, MIGHTY fine!

  6. J.... A....

    Wow, you look just like you! (Except colored. In blue. Very, VERY blue.)

    And you sound just like you, too! Woo-hoo. Toodle-ie doo.

  7. A.... F....

    So did I, from 2011 - 168 times.
    She's my voice in my head.
    My loveliness.
    The most pure.
    Probably not, just like me.

    However her life turned out, I never ever stopped loving her songs.

    A.... F....

    +Ann FOXGOLD I'm sorry if my song has triggered unhappy memories. It's really about ageism and today's cult of the Young. (I have been told by certain publicists that my music is no longer marketable because I'm "old" when people want "young, young, young".) It saddens me that you have such painful personal experience of this in a more literal sense. I hope it gives you some comfort to know that my life has turned out well. And I'm so happy that you love my music. <3 ( (I always wanted to be a woman with a past, and now I am! ~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZIXLDZn5V8 )

  8. J.... L....

    I have been born in the year when you staged at Woodstock. My dad is an unknown GI stationed at Ramstein. Listening to your songs reminds my on my unknown family in the States. I always dreamed to be that passionately like you. Your songs always inspired me to be more open minded, to be more open hearted.

  9. A.... B....

    I'm still in love with you Melanie.....50 years later...

  10. M.... M....

    Hi Melanie! Lovely name... ;) I just love your songs. So full of wonder, honesty, pain, joy... songs like this are rarer than they should be! Thx for inspiring the folk songs I write 💜

  11. m.... g....

    still sound good!!!!
    actually no one believes they will die...when they are young.. Shalom

    m.... g....

    james norse I agree we may believe when we're young that we're invincible ( that's why we take so many stupid chances ; ie; speeding drugs ect.) but there are people that not only died young they chose to( Sylvia Platt, Freddy Prinze) maybe the pain is too much it is never a good choice ; merely a permanent solution to a temporary problem. Melanie THANK YOU for sharing that deep down in your soul feeling. ; but really I think I liked your music so much was for that for that same

    m.... g....

    Maribeth Stern yes I survived every possible thing from cancer to stroke motor cycle accidents prison boat accidents drowning ....you name it.
    Rabbi recommend reading Psalm 107 every day. Shalom

  12. A.... T....

    Brilliant, as always!

  13. r.... k....

    Well,well, you shared a gem here!

  14. M.... -....

    But I always wanted to be a woman with a past~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZIXLDZn5V8

  15. J.... M....

    Melanie, you're my favorite hippie chick! 🌹 Love you and your son together!

  16. H.... L....

    Thank you for all the exceptional music throughout all these years

  17. S.... J....

    Like no other, you touched me with this one. Really. I am now also the “old” man I thought I’d never become. You are awesome - as ever. Timeless. Maybe “old” is just a state of mind. Maybe. ❤️

    S.... J....

    +Sir John Anthony Miller, EACA... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZIXLDZn5V8

  18. S.... P....

    I love You Melanie

    S.... P....

    SHO PAG I love Melanie also ❤️

  19. D.... W....

    Love this very much.

  20. V.... W....

    beautiful

  21. T.... S....

    you've just expanded my love of live...exquisite words and delivery...thank you for sharing, it is a lovely song...

  22. B.... B....

    Don't let the hippies die. Beautiful soul you have!🖤 Peace and love

  23. 3.... ....

    Love you so much Melanie, you made music so much more interesting and meaningful. You were one of the biggest highlights in my life. XXOO

  24. R.... B....

    An artist voice will change thru the years and usually for the worst , but I swear your voice is the same one of a kind as it was when you played Woodstock. And no I wasn't there but on our farm working and working and working.

  25. B.... L....

    Melanie has always been the purveyor of great music that actually means something.

  26. e.... j....

    September 2018 will mark my 63rd trip around the Sun, or as I like to think ~ turning 21 for the third time. The first time, I was justifiably certain that 30 was unobtainable. At 42 the thought of being FIFTY was unthinkable and now if indeed I am able to make it to 63, then it becomes a dare to the fates to see if I get to 21 for the fourth time 😏. With all of that said, I can not think of ANY better way to circle the Sun than with you & your music. Thank you for staying true to your muse 🌍🌏🌎✌

    e.... j....

    earthling john - I hear you loud and clear. Most of us feel this way. It’s only state of mind. Or I would like t believe it is. Just the other day it was the 1960’s... onward.

    e.... j....

    Sir John Anthony Miller, EACA so greatful to have been a living witness to all that happened and especially the music. Glad to see some of the younger folks appreciating the music that was new to me when I was their age. Rock on.

    e.... j....

    Heartfelt thanks Melanie for the acknowledgement.

  27. G.... G....

    I love "Paled by Dimmer Light" the album this is from, great album, thank you Melanie, love you forever!

  28. J.... M....

    Wonderfull thank you for posting.

  29. T.... H....

    love you and your music and always will. ROCK ON and MUCH RESPECT

  30. B.... ....

    So cool to have your son play & sing along with you!!

  31. D.... G....

    God has plans for you yet,,

  32. R.... O....

    Well , that dyin young didnt work out (thank goodness)...hope you are at least tryin to take care of the sweetheart of the universe now?....still a lot of life to live and it would pain me to know your star is not in my sky

  33. D.... R....

    I for one am glad you didn't, love your talent and you beautiful soul😎