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  "description": "Ray Hawthorne, \"pop punk's most lovable liability,\" has just dropped his latest single, and we already can't get enough. This is definitely his hardest-hitting track of the year so far!\n\n\"I Tried\" covers his addiction journey prior to getting sober nine years ago. This is a story of survival and redemption. Of the single, he stated:\n\nNick Cage is Spider-Man. YouTubers are making hit Hollywood movies. A Lego store is somehow the most exciting thing in the news cycle. Also, Beartooth exists. And h",
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  "textContent": "**Ray Hawthorne** , \"pop punk's most lovable liability,\" has just dropped his latest single, and we already can't get enough. This is definitely his hardest-hitting track of the year so far!\n\n\"I Tried\" covers his addiction journey prior to getting sober nine years ago. This is a story of survival and redemption. Of the single, he stated:\n\n> _Nick Cage is Spider-Man. YouTubers are making hit Hollywood movies. A Lego store is somehow the most exciting thing in the news cycle. Also, Beartooth exists. And here I am trying to make you care about my song. How, in this climate, can I even compete? Well, I think I’ve got something._\n\n> _Remember in Beauty and The Beast when Belle is rolling around singing about books? She’s like, 'It’s my favorite. Far-off places, daring sword fights, magic spells, a prince in disguise!' What if I told you that “I Tried” also has all those things? The far-off places are secret drug deal locations. The sword fights are my internal struggle to stop. The magic spells are drugs. I wasn’t able to figure out how to connect the prince-in-disguise part, so I’ll leave that up to you. I tried, though. How’s that? I bet you’ve never heard someone link their stories of almost dying as a drug addict to Beauty and The Beast. Good thing Disney never sues anybody. I bet that makes you want to listen. Go ahead. I won’t stop you._\n\nThe track was _nine years_ in the making, so check it out, won't you?\n\n* * *\n\n****KEEP UP WITH RAY**** : INSTAGRAM // YOUTUBE // TIKTOK",
  "title": "Ray Hawthorne Releases His Hardest-Hitting Song of the Year",
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