At first I wanted nothing that was different
And then I wanted to find out what was new
So I opened my eyes and the world outside my window grew

Then I heard the call
I heard my name
I didn't forget when the sun came again
I felt the voices in the mountains
And the shadows in the valleys come alive with mine

I'm never going back
Never going back
Never going back to before
I'm never going back
Never going back
Never going back to closed doors
I leave it all behind me
Only looking ahead from now on
Every step is the furthest I've gone

I don't know what danger lies before me
And I don't think I can make it on my own
But I feel sure that I won't ever truly be alone

I think about that call
How it sang to me
If I didn't answer then who would I be
I think of the life I am missing
Safe back in my home, however small

I'm never going back
Never going back
Never going back to before
I'm never going back
Never going back
Never going back to closed doors
I leave it all behind me
Only looking ahead from now on
Every step is the furthest I've gone

And every time I doubt myself
I gotta hold strong
Every time things get tough
I gotta hang on
When I'm out on a ledge I will never forget
In the end what I did was the best I could give

I'm never going back
Never going back
Never going back to before
I'm never going back
Never going back
Never going back to closed doors
I leave it all behind me
Only looking ahead from now on
Every step is the furthest I've gone

I'm never going back
Never going back
Never going back to before
I'm never going back
Never going back
Never going back to closed doors
I leave it all behind me
Only looking ahead from now on
Every step is the furthest I've gone

Writers: Anne Dorko

A hero's journey concept album transporting you on your very own adventure from the ordinary world to the call and refusal of adventure, and beyond. The 10-song story is being released starting Spring 2023.

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