Growing up in the early 90’s & 2000’s pop punk/rock scene, for Taylor Acorn it was never a phase. Hailing from the small North Central Pennsylvania town of Wellsboro, Taylor had always dreamed of a career in music and in 2014, dropped out of Kutztown University to pursue just that, setting her sights for Nashville in 2017.
She first left her mark in the country music world with her 2017 single “Put It In a Song” followed up by an EP she wrote solely on her own, which now garners nearly 30 Million streams on Spotify alone, releasing several singles to follow. However, she never felt at home creating country music and in the midst of the 2020 pandemic went back to her pop punk roots with her cover of “Jamie All Over” on TikTok, sparking the attention of many elder emo fans as well as Mayday Parade themselves. Since then, she has gained the attention of many emo/pop punk bands with her newly rendered versions of their songs.
Covers aren’t the only thing that’s been grasping the attention of fans though. With her infectiously relatable releases of “Do That Again”, "In My Head” and “Shapeshifting”, Taylor is now leaving her own footprint in the pop punk community giving her fans a place to feel safe and to feel heard, by tackling tough subjects such as mental health by sharing her own personal struggles. She wants to give her listeners a space where they can feel free and vulnerable, a place where healing is accepted no matter who you are or where you’ve come from.
Back To You
Taylor Acorn Lyrics
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Cause you moved to Tucson
And I′m living downtown in the middle of Tennessee
And I haven't heard your voice in so long
It almost feels like I never watched you leave
Your football jacket still in my closet
And every time I touch it
If I′m being honest
Still see that crack in your headlights
Blowing straight through that stop sign
We carved both our names into
Still find my way back to
Blue eyes in that ripped tee
Sippin' rockstars sitting next to me
I don't even try to
I still find my way back to you
I still find my way back to you
In East Atlanta
Bringing me coffee in that torn up corner booth
You always said we′d end up together
But when it rained we knew we couldn′t change the weather
But I still have it, your football jacket
And when I touch it, I miss just how good we had it
Still see that crack in your headlights
Blowing straight through that stop sign
We carved both our names into
Still find my way back to
Blue eyes in that ripped tee
Sippin' rockstars sitting next to me
I don′t even try to
I still find my way back to you
In the backseat
Taking backstreets
I still find my way back to you
Foggy windows
Where did time go?
Where did you go?
That crack in your headlights
Blowing straight through that stop sign
We carved both our names into
Still find my way back to
Blue eyes in that ripped tee
Sippin' rockstars sitting next to me
I don′t even try to
I still find my way back to you
Ohhhh
I still find my way back to you
Yeah
I still find my way back to you
The song "Back To You" by Taylor Acorn talks about a couple who had a lot of good memories together but had to part ways. The singer has moved to Tennessee while the person she is referring to has moved to Tucson. Although they are far apart and haven't talked in a long time, the singer still has her partner's football jacket in her closet, and every time she touches it, she reminisces about their memories together.
The lyrics show that she still has a deep connection with her partner even though they are no longer together. She recalls how they carved their names in something, which could be a symbol of how they promised each other that they would always find their way back to each other. Through the lyrics, the singer admits that she still finds herself thinking about her partner, and it seems like she still has feelings for them.
In summary, "Back To You" is a song that talks about a couple that has gone their separate ways, but the singer still has feelings for her partner and finds herself reminiscing about their time together.
Line by Line Meaning
Should be moved on
I should be over you
Cause you moved to Tucson
Because you left and moved away to Tucson
And I′m living downtown in the middle of Tennessee
I'm currently residing in downtown Tennessee
And I haven't heard your voice in so long
It's been a really long time since I last heard your voice
It almost feels like I never watched you leave
It feels as if you never left at all
Your football jacket still in my closet
I still have your football jacket in my closet
And every time I touch it
Whenever I touch the jacket
If I′m being honest
To be truthful
Still see that crack in your headlights
I still remember the crack in your headlights
Blowing straight through that stop sign
Ignoring the stop sign and driving straight through
We carved both our names into
We engraved our names together
Still find my way back to
I still have a way of returning to
Blue eyes in that ripped tee
Your blue eyes in that ripped t-shirt
Sippin' rockstars sitting next to me
Drinking Rockstar energy drink while sitting next to me
I don't even try to
I don't even attempt to
In East Atlanta
In the city of East Atlanta
Bringing me coffee in that torn up corner booth
Bringing me coffee in that slightly damaged corner booth
You always said we'd end up together
You always believed that we'd end up being together
But when it rained we knew we couldn’t change the weather
But we both knew that we couldn't control the weather when it rained
But I still have it, your football jacket
But I still have your football jacket with me
And when I touch it, I miss just how good we had it
And when I touch it, I miss how good we had it together
In the backseat
In the car's back seat
Taking backstreets
Taking the alternate roads
Foggy windows
Windows fogged up
Where did time go?
Where did all the time go?
Where did you go?
Where did you disappear to?
Ohhhh
An exclamation of yearning or wistfulness
I still find my way back to you
I still manage to come back to you
Yeah
An indication of agreement or affirmation
Writer(s): Taylor Acorn, Daniel Swank
Contributed by Luke I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.