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History

from As I Am by Jacob Poett

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For a long time I struggled with whether or not I was going to put this song on the album. History is just a lot different from the other songs on the album, it has a different feel/style. But, I was given a different perspective on this song by my best friend who said that this song really summarizes the entire album. This album deals a lot with my past and my daily struggle with accepting it. History talks about leaving the past in the past where it belongs.

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I'm not looking back
I'm done with my past
It's not my back seat driver

I won't play this game
I'm done with all my shame
And trusting things that won't deliver

It's a mystery, how history
Can leave the yesterday
But history's still history
It's time to make it stay

I can look away
I'm done with all this pain
Just look ahead to what comes next

I'm not looking back again
The past is not my friend
But it made me who I am

It's a mystery, how history
Can leave the yesterday
But history's still history
It's time to make it stay

It's a mystery, how history
Can leave the yesterday
But history's still history
It's time to make it stay

When I thought I could do this own my own
I knew I was wrong
It seemed more worth it in the end
To just play along

Day after day
It never seemed to change
So I'll stop playing this game

It's a mystery, how history
Can leave the yesterday
But history's still history
It's time to make it stay

It's a mystery, how history
Can leave the yesterday
But history's still history
It's time to make it stay

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from As I Am, released January 23, 2017

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