Try is a song from an american singer-songwriter, Colbie Caillat, in her fifth album entitled “Gypsy

Heart”. This song was written by Caillat, Babyface, and Jason Reeves. It was released in June 2014.

This song is a pop song with a ballad midtempo. The instruments used are full of gently accoustic
guitar, and minimal piano. It is a nice combination with Caillat’s soft vocal. The music video of this
song involves female fans and artists, such as Sara Bareilles, Jessie J, Christina Perri, Sheryl Crow, and
others, without any makeup on. From the lyric, Caillat wants to promote about the real and natural
beauty.

You can look to the this lyric “Put your makeup on/Get you nails done/Curl your hair/Run the extra
mile/Keep it slim, so they like you, do they like you?”. It explains how women try to beautify
themselves to make other people happy and love them. Then, in the chorus she sings “You don’t
have to try so hard/ You don’t have to give all away/ You just have to get up, get up, get up/ You
don’t have to change a single thing.” In that point, Caillat tries to persuade women not to push
themselves to be beautiful. They don’t have to change themselves into someone else because they
already have their natural beauty. They just need to be confident and proud of themselves.
Put your make-up on
Get your nails done
Curl your hair
Run the extra mile
Keep it slim so they like you, do they like you?
Get your sexy on
Don't be shy, girl
Take it off
This is what you want, to belong, so they like you
Do you like you?
You don't have to try so hard
You don't have to, give it all away
You just have to get up, get up, get up, get up
You don't have to change a single thing
You don't have to try, try, try, try
You don't have to try, try, try, try
You don't have to try, try, try, try
You don't have to try
You don't have to try
Mm, mm
Get your shopping on, at the mall, max your credit cards
You don't have to choose, buy it all, so they like you
Do they like you?
Wait a second,
Why, should you care, what they think of you
When you're all alone, by yourself, do you like you?
Do you like you?
You don't have to try so hard
You don't have to, give it all away
You just have to get up, get up, get up, get up
You don't have to change a single thing
You don't have to try so hard
You don't have to bend until you break
You just have to get up, get up, get up, get up
You don't have to change a single thing
You don't have to try, try, try, try
You don't have to try, try, try, try
You don't have to try, try, try, try
You don't have to try
You don't have to try, try, try, try
You don't have to try, try, try, try
You don't have to try, try, try, try
You don't have to try
You don't have to try
Mm, mm
You don't have to try so hard
You don't have to, give it all away
You just have to get up, get up, get up, get up
You don't have to change a single thing
You don't have to try, try, try, try
You don't have to try, try, try, try
You don't have to try
You don't have to try
Take your make-up off
Let your hair down
Take a breath
Look into the mirror, at yourself
Don't you like you?
'Cause I like you