Lyrics and Timings

Try - The XX

0:00-0:08 (intro as instrumental)

We bide our time    0:08-0:10
Though the time is fine   0:13-0:15
Oh to be there  0:18-0:21
I could be there 0:21-0:23
Say you’ll be there 0:23-0:25

                                                             
                                                                         00:26-00:41(instrumental)

You know the way  I   0:42-0:45
 can’t resist you  I 0:47-0:50
 said to myself I’d try 0:52-0:56
Why do we waste time  1:03-1:05
Hiding it inside   1:07-1:09
I want you to be mine   1:12-1:16

Now it’s been and gone 1:17-1:20
You say what you would have done  1:22-1:25
You would have been there  1:27-1:30
I wish you’d been there 1:30-1:32
I needed you there 1:32-1:35

And if we try once more 1:38-1:40
Would you give me it all 1:43-1:45
I won’t believe it 1:47-1:50
Til I can feel it  1:50-1:52
Can you feel it  1:53-1:55

You know the way  I 2:02-2:05
 can’t resist you I  2:07-2:10
 said to myself I’d try   2:12-2:16

Lyric Analysis

The lyrics in this song suggest to me that there is a continuous cycle repeating its self in people’s lives. I have understood this message through how the lyrics all sound alike, this idea is then backed up by how the second paragraph repeats its self at the very end of the song and how the last line of lyrics connote that the person/people will try again and again until they perfect or achieve what they set out to do.

What I think the overall message of this song is, is that if you desire something then go after it, don’t waste any time delaying

Below i have done another lyric analysis, this time highlighting specific words in orange that I could show certain imagery for so I have some early structure of the music video.

This is the analysis scanned in and shown below.