Oh We Tried

© David Trethowen / COMPUTER GIRL @DTFM. All rights reserved. “Oh, We Tried” is an original musical work blending cinematic modern rock, emotional realism, grief, quiet resilience, and human centred storytelling inspired by lived experience, community compassion, loss, and the fragile fight to keep hope alive. Original Lyrics written by David Trethowen. Music and production created with the assistance of AI-based creative tools and human direction/editing. Unauthorised copying, redistribution, re-uploading, or commercial use of this audio/video is prohibited without permission from the copyright holder. This work is registered with APRA AMCOS and protected under international copyright law. Songs about pressure, compassion, endurance, grief, and the human need to keep a flicker alive against the dark. — COMPUTER GIRL @DTFM #CinematicRock #AlternativeRock #EmotionalRock #PsychologicalRock #MentalHealthAwareness #OriginalMusic #GriefAndHope #COMPUTERGIRLDTFM #music #song #love Song Intent: “Oh We Tried” “OH WE TRIED” is a song about fragile hope, quiet suffering, and the people who stand beside someone when there is no easy fix. Inspired by a lived experience, this song is dedicated to Brad, a gentle young man who faced more hardship than most ever should. It reflects the love, resilience, and community support that surrounded him, even when life itself felt uncertain and painfully unfair. This is not a song about heroics or perfect endings. It is about showing up. Carrying weight together. Trying to keep a flicker alive in the dark. The lyrics intentionally speak between the lines, reflecting the quiet reality many families face when confronting illness, grief, trauma, and survival. To Brad: You were loved. You mattered. And you are remembered. © David Trethowen / COMPUTER GIRL @DTFM. All rights reserved.