Looking Back
Kerry Muzzey Lyrics

You're living in a place you left behind
You're dwelling too much on the past, and living in a place that has already become history.

Going 'round in circles all the time
You keep repeating the same patterns and behaviors, without making any progress or moving forward.

Can see the way ahead, it's like you're blind
You have the potential to see your future, but you're not taking advantage of it. You're ignoring the opportunities for growth and change.

So open your eyes in time, realign just what you got
You need to wake up and recognize the potential you have right now, and make changes to align yourself with what you truly want.

With what you nearly had and what you want
You need to look at the past and acknowledge the missed opportunities, and use that knowledge to build towards what you truly want to achieve.

You fall asleep and then the moment's gone
Time goes by quickly, and you need to be more present and engaged in the present to take advantage of the opportunities available to you.

Yeah, hard to undo time
It's impossible to go back in time and undo the past. You need to focus on the present and future instead.

Hard to separate my past from a rhyme
It's difficult to separate the memories and experiences of the past from the present, and they are often intertwined and affect each other.

'Cause how can you separate milk from lime
Just like milk and lime cannot be separated easily, the past and present are equally difficult to separate from each other completely.

Waste my time
You're wasting your time dwelling on the past instead of focusing on the present and future.

Think about the places you could never be
You need to think about the places you want to go and be in the future, instead of staying stuck in the past.

Beauty in the faces that you never see
There are beautiful experiences and people that you haven't encountered yet, and you need to be present and engaged in the present to find them.

As you lie there sleeping, how the moment flies
Time goes by quickly, and you need to be more present and engaged in the present to take advantage of the opportunities available to you.

Yeah, they say life makes sense backwards
Life's meaning is often clearer in hindsight, looking back on the past.

Only you got to live it forwards
You cannot go back in time and change everything, you can only live in the present and move forward towards your goals.

Don't waste your time, no
You need to focus on the present and future instead of spending your time dwelling on the past.

Am I the only one tryna fight off an army
The struggle to move past the past is difficult and you may feel alone in trying to overcome it.

Of memories, dressed up, all tryin' to harm me
Memories can be painful, and revisiting them can be harmful and counterproductive to progress.

I feel cocky running up the steps like Rocky
You may feel confident and invincible in the moment, but memories and the past can quickly catch up and slow you down.

Until the past comes flashing like paparazzi
Memory can be intrusive and feel like an unwelcome photographer intruding on your life, pushing the past back into your life when you least expect and want it.

Nothing is new so I open my folder
The past may seem futile, repetitive, and unchanging, but you need to acknowledge it and learn from it to move forward in a new direction.

My favorite view is over my shoulder
You have a positive perspective of the past and may be stuck longing for the experiences that have already gone by.

Everything backwards is my plight
You struggle with reversing the cycle of dwelling on the past instead of focusing on the present and the future.

It's landing first when in my flight
You feel like you're moving in the opposite direction of the rest of the world and struggle to make meaningful progress forward.

Even my tears run up my cheeks, back in my eye
The weight of the past is powerful, and the tears of sadness may loop back up to your eyes, representing how hard it is to break free from the past.

Live, I die
You are not truly living if you are stuck in the past, always looking backwards and not moving forward.

Over and over and over
Repeatedly looking back on the past is never productive or helpful in making meaningful progress towards your future goals.