Back To You
Tom Mann Lyrics
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Through the bone through all my muscle
You'd still be the missing piece
That's missing from my puzzle
All unsolved
Just hanging by a thread
You could hit me hard
But you'd still heal all my scars
With every wound that's made unopened
I'm just trying to let go
I'm trying to get you out my head no no no
I gave my all to stay awake
I gave my all to not think about you every day
I gave my all to force my heart to stay locked in it's cage
But every time I try to leave my gravity just pulls me back to you
You
What would I become if this were to all be over
Would I drink to just get drunk
Would my heart be stone cold sober
Would I feel numb
As far as feeling skull
Would I fall in love and ooooh
‘cause I
I gave my all to stay awake
I gave my all to not think about you every day
I gave my all to force my heart to stay locked in it's cage
But every time I try to leave my gravity just pulls me back
There's a heaviness in your smile
And an emptiness in your eyes
There's a aching that's waiting me down
And I guess it's no surprise
That I keep coming back to you
That I keep coming back to you
That I keep coming back to youuuu
‘cause I-I-I-I
I gave my all to stay awake
I gave my all to not think about you every day
I gave my all to force my heart to stay locked in it's cage
But every time I try to leave my gravity just pulls me back
To youuuu
The song Back to You by Tom Mann is about a toxic relationship where the singer is trying to break free, but keeps getting pulled back in. The lyrics start by mentioning how the other person has hurt them deeply and yet they are still the missing piece of their puzzle. The singer seems to be hanging by a thread and is struggling to let go. The next few lines reflect on how the other person might hit them hard or bruise them, but still manage to heal all their scars. The singer wants to move on and forget about the other person, but feels like gravity keeps pulling them back in.
The chorus of the song talks about how the singer has given their all to try and stay away from the other person. They have tried to force their heart to stay locked in its cage and not think about them every day. Despite all their efforts, every time they try to leave, gravity pulls them back. The singer wonders what they would become if the relationship were to end. Would they start drinking heavily to forget about the pain? Would they become numb and unable to feel anything at all? Would they fall in love again?
Overall, the song has a melancholic tone and is about the extreme difficulty of breaking free from a relationship that is not healthy.
Line by Line Meaning
Thought you could cut me deep
I thought you had the ability to hurt me deeply
Through the bone through all my muscle
To the point where it was felt throughout my entire being
You'd still be the missing piece
You were still the part of my life that was absent
That's missing from my puzzle
That prevented everything else from falling into place
All unsolved
Without a clear solution
Just hanging by a thread
Barely holding on
You could hit me hard
You had the power to cause me pain
So I'd be bruised and broken
To the point where I was physically and emotionally damaged
But you'd still heal all my scars
But you always had a way of making everything better
With every wound that's made unopened
By never letting me move on from the past
I'm just trying to let go
I am attempting to move forward
I'm trying to get you out my head no no no
I am struggling to remove thoughts of you from my mind
I gave my all to stay awake
I put all my effort into staying alert
I gave my all to not think about you every day
I did everything I could to stop thinking about you constantly
I gave my all to force my heart to stay locked in its cage
I tried everything to not let myself fall back into old patterns
But every time I try to leave my gravity just pulls me back to you
Regardless of my efforts, I keep getting drawn back to you
What would I become if this were to all be over
If we were to end, what kind of person would I be?
Would I drink to just get drunk
Would I attempt to numb the pain with alcohol?
Would my heart be stone cold sober
Would I be left with no emotions?
Would I feel numb
Would I be incapable of feeling anything?
As far as feeling skull
To the point of complete emotional detachment
Would I fall in love and ooooh
Would I ever be capable of falling in love again?
‘cause I
For the reason that
There's a heaviness in your smile
Your smile seems forced and sad
And an emptiness in your eyes
Your eyes seem hollow and unfeeling
There's a aching that's waiting me down
There is a pain that is weighing me down
And I guess it's no surprise
None of this comes as a surprise to me
That I keep coming back to you
I can't seem to stay away from you
To youuuu
Back to you
Contributed by Mia W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.