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I Can't Go Back

from As I Am by Jacob Poett

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In this song, I want to present that I am not perfect. I have a past that I am not proud of. My story isn't anything drastic. I grew up in the church. I never snuck out, never did drugs or go to parties. But, I manipulated people and played church so well I had myself convinced. This song was inspired by a time where I slipped back into the man I used to be, and it terrified me. I can't let myself slip back to who I used to be. That man died when I died to myself. This song is my plea and my promise to myself that the man I used to be is dead and buried and never coming back.

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Though past mistakes are dead and gone
Everyone is moving on
I feel a weight holding me down

Free as a bird trapped in a cage
The door's unlocked, I could escape
Freedom's smile turned to a frown.

But somehow I'm afraid of who I've been
You know the trap I'm in
Somehow I need to break free
Of this forgiven sin

I can't go back to who I was
I fear I'll break and tear
I can't go back, he's six feet under
So here's my plan, I'll leave him there

Though in the grave he somehow raised
To take my joy and give me pain
He told me, he'll steer for a while

And like a fool I gave him the reigns
And all my work was done in vain
To keep my past deep underground

Now I'm done crying, I need to pick myself up
And shake off the dust
I'm done lying, I know where I have been
And I can't go back again

I can't go back to who I was
I fear I'll break and tear
I can't go back, he's six feet under
So here's my plan, I'll leave him there

I can't go back, he's six feet under
So here's my plan, I'll leave him there

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from As I Am, released January 23, 2017

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