Back To Life
Embracing the Dawn: Alicia Keys' Journey to Self-Discovery in 'Back to Life'
Lyrics
I'm just tryna hold onto to a dream
I'm striving to grasp onto a dream.
Out here lost and nothing's what it seems
In this place of confusion, nothing is as it appears.
I'm just tryna find where I belong
I'm attempting to discover where I fit in.
This must be the dark before the dawn
This challenging period must be the darkness before a positive change.
When the place that you were born is not where you belong
When your birthplace doesn't feel like your true home.
Tell me baby, what stops you from wearing a crown?
Asking why you hesitate to embrace your true worth.
I wanna be somebody, be somebody
Expressing a desire to become someone significant.
And I wanna go somewhere, go somewhere
Yearning to explore new and meaningful places.
Back to life, life, life, life, life, life, life, baby
Longing to return to a vibrant and fulfilling life.
Back to life, life, life, life, life, life, life, oh, oh, oh, oh yeah
Repeating the desire to return to life emphatically.
Back to life, life, life, life, life, life, life, baby
Reiterating the longing for a revived existence.
Back to life, life, I've been waiting for all of my life
Expressing the anticipation of a life-awaited moment.
Back to life, mmh, mmh, mmh, mmh
Humming sounds conveying a sense of contemplation.
Climb out from the bottom baby
Encouraging to rise from a challenging situation.
No more looking back only straight up
Focusing on the future, leaving the past behind.
Foot on the pedal baby, it's time to find what you're made of
Accelerating towards self-discovery and resilience.
Everybody wants to be adored
Desire for universal admiration and acceptance.
You don't have to settle for being enough
Rejecting mediocrity, aiming for fulfillment.
Back to life
Reiteration of the longing to return to a vibrant life.
Back to life
Nothing can break you
Emphasizing resilience, nothing can shatter you.
I will survive
Expressing determination to overcome challenges.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah
Vocal expression of resilience and survival.
Back to life
Reaffirmation of the desire to return to life.
I'm not made to be locked up
Rejecting confinement, expressing a need for freedom.
If a bird don't fly, then what were wings made for?
Metaphorically questioning the purpose of wings if not to fly.
Oh, I'm not meant to be locked up
Asserting an aversion to being restricted.
And if I don't try, then what was I made for?
Questioning the point of existence without taking risks.
Back to life
Repetition of the desire to return to life.
Bck to life
Repetition with variation, highlighting the significance.
Nothing can break you
Reaffirming inner strength, nothing can break you.
I will survive
Expressing confidence in overcoming challenges.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah
Vocal expression of determination and survival.
Back to life
Final reiteration of the longing to return to life.
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