Lucy Gray – “Trying So Hard” (Live Acoustic) | ZM’s Acoustic Corner

Lucy Gray lays it all on the line with Trying So Hard 😍

Rising Kiwi artist Lucy Gray dropped in for a stripped-back, heartfelt take on her latest single, Trying So Hard. In this acoustic session, her voice feels like a quiet confession - raw, yearning, and unguarded.

A Song About Pull-and-Push

Trying So Hard is written from a place of emotional frustration. Based on having feelings for someone who just isn’t matching her energy. In Lucy's own words, she describes the song as being about a time “where I was very in love with someone and they were not very much in love with me back.” 

There’s a tension in the lyrics - she’s torn between holding on and trying not to let the other person walk all over her:

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