Chris Cummings (born Christopher Allen Thomas Cummings on August 11, 1975, … Read Full Bio ↴Chris Cummings (born Christopher Allen Thomas Cummings on August 11, 1975, in Norton, New Brunswick, Canada) is a Canadian country music artist. SInce beginning his career, several of his singles have charted on the Canadian country charts, including the Number One hits "Sure Enough" and "The Kind of Heart That Breaks".

Cummings was signed by Warner Nashville in 1993 and spent most of the next eleven years there. His self-titled debut album contained four top 10 singles and was certified Gold in 1998. Six more top ten singles followed, two off of “Lonesomeville”, three from “Ohh…That Could Cost Him the Gold Bob” and one from his greatest hits package from 2004.

Cummings wrote six songs on his 2008 album "Lonesomeville" and co-wrote one more with long time collaborator Rod Lewis (No One Hurts Me, Lucy Got Lucky). Cummings has long been a critically-acclaimed songwriter with cuts by Ricochet, Daryle Singletary, David Frizell and the Grammy nominated recording "Twentieth Century" for Alabama. The first single, "Dixie Beauxderaunt", was the first radio release by Cummings that was not self-penned. "Dixie" was a top 20 record on the charts and a #3 video at CMT. It was followed by "For The Music" which reached the top 15. The current single "In The Nicest Way" is still active on the charts. Another release from “Who Says You Can’t?” was released to radio in the spring of 2008.

Chris signed with Royalty Records in April 2010 for his CD entitled Give Me Tonight.

Not Again
Chris Cummings Lyrics

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Last word was the last straw, I know
But goodbye on top of everything, that camels back is broke
I was over you, I swear, last night
All I can say in this morning light
Is not again..
Making this mistake once more
Not again..
I have been here before

It only takes a moment, one touch of your hand
If I was over you, I'm not again
I'm not again
Well you know I only love you sometimes
It comes and it goes,
Yeah it lives and it dies
Oh and I have grown too tired to fight
So I start my prayers every night
With not again
Making this mistake once more
Not again
I have been here before
It only takes a moment, one touch of your hand
If I was over you, I'm not again
It only takes a moment
One touch of your hand
If I was over you, I'm not again
I'm not again

I'm not again
I'm not again

Overall Meaning

These lyrics depict a struggle with a past relationship that the singer can't seem to stay away from. He knows that the last word they had was the final straw, but the thought of saying goodbye on top of everything is just too much to bear. He thought he was over this person, but a touch of her hand makes him realize that he's not. He's grown too tired to fight his feelings and finds himself starting each night with a prayer asking not to make the same mistake again.

The repetition of the phrase "not again" emphasizes the weariness the singer feels toward repeating the same pattern in this relationship. He acknowledges that he's been here before and that it only takes a moment, one touch of her hand, for him to fall back in love with her. The line "Well, you know I only love you sometimes" suggests that the relationship is tumultuous and while he loves her, there are times where he doesn't.

Overall, the lyrics illustrate the internal struggle that comes with trying to move on from a person but failing to do so, and the repetition of the phrase "not again" emphasizes the singer's frustration with the cyclical nature of the relationship.

Line by Line Meaning

Last word was the last straw, I know
I know that your last word was the final and unbearable thing, the one that broke the camel’s back

But goodbye on top of everything, that camels back is broke
Even though I couldn’t take it anymore, you still managed to deliver one final blow and broke my will completely

I was over you, I swear, last night
I had convinced myself that I was done with you forever, and I meant it sincerely at least for last night

All I can say in this morning light
But now, in this new morning light, things don’t look so clear and I can’t speak for how I feel

Is not again..
All I’m capable of is the sentiment ‘not again,’ as in I can’t go through this once more

Well you know I only love you sometimes
You know my feelings for you are not consistent, they can appear and disappear at seemingly odd moments

It comes and it goes, Yeah it lives and it dies
My love for you is transient, it flares up and fades away and it feels like it has its own life cycle

Oh and I have grown too tired to fight
Even though I have fought for you in the past, the exhausting constant back-and-forth has left me drained and defeated

So I start my prayers every night
Because I can’t control my feelings for you, whether good or bad, I try to release them to a higher power, I pray for an escape or a reprieve

With not again
And consistently, the only affirmation that seems to give me peace, a phrase like a prayer, is ‘not again.’

It only takes a moment, one touch of your hand
Despite my resolutions and all my struggle to break free of you, at the end of the day, it only takes one moment, one contact of your skin against mine

If I was over you, I'm not again
For me to be able to put you behind me, to be able to say I’m over you for good, it takes much more time and effort than a singular fleeting moment

I'm not again
But every lapse and relapse reinforces my feelings all over again and I’m left with the sentiment ‘I’m not again.’

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