Songwriter: Charli XCX

Producer: A. G. Cook

[Verse]
'Round the world, catch a flight
Say hello, just to say goodbye
Keep you close, far apart
It's a lie, but we're holding on for one more day
Just to live, but we die
We can never survive
Where you been? Who you with?
Call me back
You don't wanna know, took a sip
Just a kiss, not your friend, you don't know him
I apologize, I was low
I was high, I was out of my mind

[Pre-Chorus]
Where'd you go?
I'm irresponsible at love
I'm savage when my heart gets cold
Warned you not to get too close

[Chorus]
Yeah, I try, I try, I try, I try , I try, I try (I try)
Yeah, I try, I try, I try, I try , I try, I try (I try)
I try to stop myself from hurting you
Try to stop myself from hurting you
Try to stop myself from hurting you, from hurting you, yeah
Yeah, I try, I try, I try, I try , I try, I try (I try)
Yeah, I try, I try, I try, I try , I try, I try (I try)
I try to stop myself from hurting you
I try to stop myself from hurting you
Try to stop myself from loving you, from loving you, yeah

[Verse]
'Round the world, catch a flight
Say hello, just to say goodbye
Keep you close, far apart
It's a lie, but we're holding on for one more day
Just to live, but we die
We can never survive
Where you been? Who you with?
Call me back
You don't wanna know, took a sip
Just a kiss, not your friend, you don't know him
I apologize, I was low
I was high, I was out of my mind

[Pre-Chorus]
Where'd you go?
I'm irresponsible at love
I'm savage when my heart gets cold
Warned you not to get too close

[Chorus]
Yeah, I try, I try, I try, I try , I try, I try (I try)
Yeah, I try, I try, I try, I try , I try, I try (I try)
I try to stop myself from hurting you
Try to stop myself from hurting you
Try to stop myself from hurting you, from hurting you, yeah
Yeah, I try, I try, I try, I try , I try, I try (I try)
Yeah, I try, I try, I try, I try , I try, I try (I try)
I try to stop myself from hurting you
I try to stop myself from hurting you
Try to stop myself from loving you, from loving you, yeah

Charli XCX

Charlotte Emma Aitchison (born 2 August 1992), known professionally as Charli XCX, is an English singer-songwriter known for her eclectic style. She began making music at fourteen, and her debut release was a 2008 limited-edition album aptly titled 14.

By 2010, Charli signed to Atlantic Records, and released her debut single “Stay Away” in May 2011. She released her “real” debut album, True Romance, in 2013. The record met critical acclaim but failed to attain much commercial success. Charli’s true breakthrough came with the release of hit collaborations like Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy” and Icona Pop’s “I Love It.”

In April 2014, Charli found solo success with “Boom Clap,” which was featured on the soundtrack of The Fault in Our Stars. It’s now certified triple platinum in the United States and gold in her native United Kingdom. Her sophomore album, Sucker, was a pop-punk oriented effort and enjoyed more success than her debut. “Break The Rules,” “Doing It” (featuring Rita Ora), and “Famous” all performed well on the UK singles chart.

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