NICE TRY

NICE TRY [A] You sent me a personality review. [B] Was it five stars? [A] Five pages. [B] Oh, that's worse. [A] You sent a five-page essay on the way I live, With a list of improvements you were dying to give. Said my smile needs work and my tone needs care, Funny how you found the time — but couldn't find self-awareness. You called me difficult, I called it Tuesday, You drew a little box, I took the subway. Missed your grand conclusion by a quarter past nine, Had a better conversation with a stranger in line. Check the box, tick the box, file me away, Got a label for tomorrow and a price for today. You can frame that opinion, hang it up with pride, Just don't look for my signature on the bottom right. [B] No signature? [A] No subscription. [B] Cancel that edition. [A] With precision. [B] My jacket cost twelve bucks, zipper won't behave, Wore it to a rooftop party anyway. He said, "You'd look better in something more refined." I said, "You'd sound better if you gave that thought some time." Got a coffee stain shaped like the state of Maine, Missed the last train, got caught in the rain. Some guy offered me his coat with a movie-star grin, I said, "Keep it — I'm already comfortable in my skin." [A] Was he cute? [B] Unfortunately. [A] And? [B] I checked his shoes. [A] You checked his shoes? [B] Priorities. [A] Quick glance, second chance, little sideways smile, She can spot a bad decision from a quarter mile. [B] But a good bassline can change my mind! You drew the line, I found a different road. [A] Left turn, right turn, let it go. [B] You wanted me smaller— I found a bigger room! [Chorus] Nice try, nice try, You drew the lines, I colored outside. You wrote the rules, I missed the signs, I was busy having the time of my life. Nice try, nice try, You held the mirror, I walked right by. You wanted answers, I wanted the sky, Never felt more like myself tonight. [A] Fold it— [B] Turn it— [A] What's that? [B] A little box with a brand-new beat! [A] I kept a folder full of speeches I rehearsed, Every clever little comeback, every carefully placed curse. Had a line for every insult, had a plan for every stare, Spent a year winning arguments with people who weren't there. Then I met this girl in sneakers at a party full of heels, Laughing like the whole room wasn't watching how she feels. She said, "You look like you've been holding in a joke since '99." I said, "Maybe." She said, "Baby, that's a long punchline." [B] You were nervous. [A] I was thinking. [B] Your hands were shaking. [A] Coffee. Too much drinking. [B] You don't drink coffee. [A] You're ruining my image. Packed up the panic and the practiced replies, All the imaginary trials taking place in my mind. Case closed, lights down, no witness stand, Got a little more room with nothing in my hands. [B] No more rehearsing every conversation. [A] That sounds suspiciously like relaxation. [B] Try it once without an explanation. [A] Fine — but I'm filing a reservation. [B] We found a cardboard box behind a corner store, Put it on the sidewalk like we'd done it all before. She was drumming on a cup, I was singing to the street, Then a taxi tapped its horn right on the second beat. [A] Tap-tap, snap-back, streetlight, midnight, Two girls, one box, no stage, all right. [B] The driver rolled his window down— [A] To tell us to be quiet? [B] No, he asked what time we played! [A] Now that's a better riot. [A] Fold it, flip it— [B] Make it fit— [A] Not your rules— [B] Not one bit— [A + B] Little box, big sound, Turn the whole thing upside down! Flip it—flip it— Turn it—turn it— [B] Hear that bass come rolling through! [Chorus] Nice try, nice try, You drew the lines, we colored outside. You wrote the rules, we missed the signs, We were busy having the time of our lives. Nice try, nice try, You held the mirror, we walked right by. You wanted answers, we wanted the sky, Never felt more like ourselves tonight. [A] You know I still read those messages sometimes. [B] I know. [A] Thought you didn't notice. [B] You get quiet when you do. [A] I make jokes before somebody gets too close. [B] And I laugh too loud When I'm scared they'll see me through. [A] Well, that's inconvenient. [B] Being human? [A] Apparently. [B] We don't have to be untouchable To stand here unafraid. [A] No perfect lines, no perfect names. [B] Just two voices finding their own way! [A] Cut the tape, break the frame, take the label off the shelf, Had a hundred definitions, never sounded like myself. Now the kick hits low and the whole block moves, Didn't change who I was — just found a better groove. [B] I can hear it now! [A] Hear what? [B] Our own sound! [Final Chorus — 복원] Nice try, nice try, You drew the lines, we colored outside. You wrote the rules, we missed the signs, We were busy having the time of our lives. Nice try, nice try, You held the mirror, we walked right by. You wanted answers, we wanted the sky, Never felt more like ourselves tonight. [Outro] Cut the tape, break the frame, Take the label off the shelf.