Keep looking back to push forward
Reverse, reverse
Looking back to move forward
Babygirl girl turned grown woman
Heart hurt, tears streaming
Looking out the window, daydreaming
Bout a past life I had, soft beat, sensual feel
Pain behind the smile
Rough strokes from that pen
Ain’t nothing easy bout this journey
Gear shift reverse
Put down my purse, got in my bag
God took her rock but left the stone
Titles don’t mean nothing
Daddy, cousins, dropped every so-called friend I had
Meant me no good
Cashed a check, caught a flight
Cashed another, opened my eyes
Gained some clarity, said my goodbyes
Chucked the deuces, looking back one last time
Wheels up, wings in the air
Waiving my middle finger, not giving a care
Shifting gears from neutral to reverse
Now, living life in drive, the road is clear
I’m coming out of the storm, out of the storm
To get past the hurt, look in the past, reverse
Keep looking back to push forward
Reverse, reverse, reverse
I’m coming out of the storm, out of the storm
To get past the hurt, look in the past, reverse
Keep looking back to push forward
Reverse, reverse, reverse
If we don’t know our history, we’re doomed to repeat it
To heal from that misery, we must first find and seek it
Deep in, our psyches, the subconscious
Are likely the reasons we’re struggling
Hidden triggers, trauma responses
Are gettin' bigger, it’s time that we squash it
Demolish, destroy, past miseries that are stealin' our joy
Thieves in the night, acting like decoys
We losing sight, cuz of negative noise
We have to employ, reflection
Self-healing through introspection
Forgiving ourselves so we can accept it
Use past hurts to turn the future healthy
So wealthy, with knowledge
Rich with wisdom, we true scholars
Learning ourselves like we the college
University of We Summa Cum Laude
Valedictorian of our own stories and
Going through pain yet we gain our own glory when
Flourishing, nourishing those in our presence
Gifts from back then endin’ with future successes
And yes’s
I’m coming out of the storm, out of the storm
To get past the hurt, look in the past, reverse
Keep looking back to push forward
Reverse, reverse, reverse
I’m coming out of the storm, out of the storm
To get past the hurt, look in the past, reverse
Keep looking back to push forward
Reverse, reverse, reverse
The storms of life are raging, I’m pushing out
Looking back to push forward
Now living life in drive, the road is clear
