Not Looking Back

[Verse 1]
The floorboards creak beneath my feet,
A suitcase packed, the air feels weak.
His words still echo in my mind,
Cut like glass, left me behind.
The mirror shows a face I’ve lost,
A love so cruel, at such a cost.
[Chorus]
I’m walking out that door,
Not looking back anymore.
The chains he wrapped around my soul,
I’m breaking free, I’ll make me whole.
The hardest step, the first to take,
But I’m not looking back, for my own sake.
[Verse 2]
The night is cold, the sky is wide,
I carry scars I cannot hide.
He stole my soul, he stole my spark,
Left me wandering in the dark.
But I’ve found a light, it starts to glow,
A piece of me I used to know.
[Prechorus]
No more whispers, no more lies,
I’ll find the strength to say goodbye.
[Chorus]
I’m walking out that door,
Not looking back anymore.
The chains he wrapped around my soul,
I’m breaking free, I’ll make me whole.
The hardest step, the first to take,
But I’m not looking back, for my own sake.
[Bridge]
There’s a road ahead, it’s calling me,
Through the mountains, to the sea.
Each step I take, I breathe again,
I’m finding me, I’m finding when.
The sun will rise, I’ll stand so tall,
No more shadows, no more walls.

anthemic country ballad, heartfelt, soaring instrumentation with acoustic guitar, emotional, and a slow build to powerful strings and harmonies, piano, country