This season's been
One poetic punch in the face
Our souls bending under the weight
When I see your eyes I
Know you feel the same
And life is unrelenting
Always feeling attacked
Always a fight to unpack
But you don't hold the blame
And girl our ships not sinking
We just gotta jettison the weight
All this negative freight
And set our sails
And who am I
Just another jerk off the street
Oh, but I love you complete
And I know we can't
Can't back
Can't back
We can't back down now
We can't back down now
We can't back down now
Please forgive my
Ignorant place in this mess
All of my fight I relent
At least toward you
But when it comes to
All of this weight that we bear
I'll carry more than my share
To make you smile
And know that this season
It will retreat like it came
Until we see through the rain
I know we can't
Can't back
Can't back
We can't back down now
We can't back down now
We can't back down now
We can't back down now
We can't back down now
We can't back down now
We can't back down now
We can't back down now
We can't back down now
We can't back down now
We can't back down now
We can't back down now
Can't Back Down was written during the Finland sessions. Writing sessions are also about processing life. This song came out of the weight of life.
This is the original demo of Can't Back Down. It was recorded in the cabin in Finland.
Songwriting by Michael Bosworth
Composition by Michael Bosworth and Ken Mockler
Lyrics by Michael Bosworth
Vocals, Electric Guitars, Bass performed by Michael Bosworth
Drums and Auxiliary Percussion performed by Ken Mockler
Accompanying Vocals by Ashleigh Wright
Produced by Jeff Shinrock
Recorded by Jeff Shinrock and Michael Bosworth
Mixed by Steve Glaze at Tone Freq Studios
Mastered by Steve Glaze at Tone Freq Studios
Cover art by Josh Row
Cover art photography by Kelly Treybig