I can't win

"I can't win" is a song by LorD and Master from the album Fractured. The song is about being dissatisfied in a relationship, feeling hen-pecked and knowing that whatever one does, one will, in fact, never win. Just, y'know, like the title says.

Lyrics

I’ve only got myself to blame
I knew you wanted it all
You always play as though it’s a game
It drives me up the wall

Cards held so close to your chest
You wanna be the best
Your story is bathed in sorrow
But you’re going down a path I can’t follow

Take it on the chin
Bear it with a grin
It’s a game I can never win
I should have locked the door
So long ago before
I didn’t know that you wanted more
Such an awesome sight
Bark then a bite
I should have known that I’m never right
Take it on the chin
Bear it with a grin
It’s a game I can never win

I can’t win
I can’t win
I can’t win
I can’t win

Sometimes I lie awake at night
Waiting for you to call
It’s not your strategy to win this fight
That drives me up the wall

Versions

"I can't win" artwork.

• Appears on Fractured.
• Appears on "I can't win" maxi-single (q.v.).
• LorD and Master extended mix appears on "I can't win" maxi-single.
• LorD and Master remix appears on "I can't win" maxi-single.
• GX remix appears on "I can't win" maxi-single.
• E39 remix appears on "I can't win" maxi-single.

Maxi-single release

1. "I can't win" - 3.53
2. "Closure" (LorD and Master guide vocal) - 4.25
3. "I can't win" (LorD and Master extended mix) - 6.25
4. "I can't win" (GX remix) - 6.53
5. "I can't win" (E39 remix) - 5.24
6. "I can't win" (LorD and Master remix) - 5.22

Released 17 July 2017

Personnel

• Written, produced and performed by Daniel Bailey-Graham.
• Additional production and remix on tracks 3 and 6 by Daniel Bailey-Graham.
• Additional production and remix on track 4 by Graham Ellis for GX.
• Additional production and remix on track 5 by Peter Tanico for E39.