The Hard Way (song)

## "The Hard Way"Song by Allie Hughes

"**The Hard Way**" is an unreleased song by Allie X which is featured as the second track on her unreleased album of the same name.

## Background

A demo of the song recorded in 2010 is fully available online, labelled as "Mix 10". A snippet of the final version leaked on March 17, 2019.

## Theme

This song talks about X's frustration without having fame at that point of her career, wondering what she can do to make people love and pay attention to her music.

## Lyrics

* Final version
* Demo version

**[Verse 1]**

Hello everybody, aren't you glad that I'm here?

I've been writing this song for more than a year

So come hear me sing, if it's not your thing

You'll never ever see me again

I've been losing sleep, throwing play over play

To excite your interest and think of a way (Ah-ah)

To connect to you, tell me what to do

Got to know right now, will you tell me truthfully?

**[Chorus]**

What can I do to make you love me? (Love, love, love)

What can I do to make you care?

Far away yet so close, I never know

All I know is that I'll do this the hard way

Every morning I wake up on a pedestal

Ooh-ooh, gonna see this through some day

The hard way

**[Post-Chorus]**

(Go)

(Wooh)

(Yes)

**[Verse 2]**

Oh, what? That there? No sir, that wasn't me

I am much more edgy and interesting (Whoa-oh-oh)

Come to think of it, I don't give a shit

So please don't think that I even care

(Please don't think that she even cares)

Oh, I love the pain and rejection I feel (Ah-ah)

It just fuels my art, I'm an artist who's real (Ah-ah)

But just one more thing that I'd like to sing (That she'd like to sing)

Got to know right now, will you tell me truthfully?

**[Chorus]**

What can I do to make you love me? (Love, love, love)

What can I do to make you care?

Far away yet so close, I never know

All I know is that I'll do this the hard way

Every morning I wake up on a pedestal

Ooh-ooh, wanna see this through some day

The hard way

**[Bridge]**

(Hard way)

(The hard way)

**[Chorus]**

And it's so close, I never know

All I know is that I'll do this the hard way (Yeah, yeah)

Every morning I wake up on a pedestal

Ooh-ooh, gonna see this through some day

So close, I never know

All I know is that I'll do this the hard way (Yeah, yeah)

Every morning I wake up on a pedestal

Ooh-ooh, gonna see this through some day

So close, I never know

All I know is that I'll do this the hard way

**[Verse 1]**

Hello everybody, aren't you glad that I'm here?

I've been writing this song for more than a year

So come hear me sing, if it's not your thing

You'll never ever see me again

I've been losing sleep, throwing play over play

To excite your interest and think of a way

To connect to you, tell me what to do

Got to know right now, will you tell me truly?

**[Chorus]**

What can I do to make you love me? (Love, love, love)

What can I do to make you care?

Far away yet so close, I never know

All I know is that I'll do this the hard way

Every morning I wake up on a pedestal

Ooh-ooh, gonna see this through some day

The hard way

**[Verse 2]**

Oh, what? That there? No sir, that wasn't me

I am much more edgy and interesting

Come to think of it, I don't give a shit

So please don't think that I even care

Oh, I love the pain and rejection I feel

It just fuels my art, I'm an artist who's real

But just one more thing that I'd like to sing

Got to know right now, will you tell me truly?

**[Chorus]**

What can I do to make you love me? (Love, love, love)

What can I do to make you care?

Far away yet so close, I never know

But I know I'll do this the hard way

Every morning I wake up on a pedestal

Ooh-ooh, wanna see this through some day

The hard way

**[Bridge]**

(Hard way)

(The hard way)

**[Chorus]**

And it's so close, I never know

But I know I'll do this the hard way

Every morning I wake up on a pedestal

Ooh-ooh, gonna see this through some day

The hard way

## Official versions

* Final version – 4:48
* " Mix 10" demo version – 4:40

## Trivia

* The song was featured on X's December 2012 demo reel.

## References

1. ↑ Twitter - @alliex (February 12, 2011) - "8 pm tap dancing recording sesh for track 2. Prob pissing off the neighbours!!" / Retrieved April 17, 2021
2. ↑ Google Docs - DEMO REEL CREDITS (December 30, 2012) / Retrieved April 27, 2021