Name: That Ain't Me Anymore
Duration: P00H04M15S
Description: This song (originally written in August 2017), is a song about overcoming my own demons of trauma and addiction. Brought this song to the band when we form in 2018 and became a staple in our live set. Recorded as our first single in the spring / summer of 2020 and released in September 2020.

That Ain't Me Anymore

by The Boys & I

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This song (originally written in August 2017), is a song about overcoming my own demons of trauma and addiction. Brought this song to the band when we form in 2018 and became a staple in our live set. Recorded as our first single in the spring / summer of 2020 and released in September 2020.

lyrics

V.1 I’ve been to hell and back
And back to hell again
Wounded only by my own arrows
Begging for my chains
Stunned by every crash and burn
To find myself behind the wheel
Couldn’t beg or borrow
All those feelings I could feel

Chorus: But that ain’t me anymore
That ain’t me anymore
I’ve risen above the ruins
Of the life I lead before
That ain’t me anymore
That ain’t me anymore
I’ve been freed from the shackles
That were keeping my heart torn

V.2 Found myself lost and alone
Trapped by the walls of despair
Tripping over the paradise
I denied was even there
Building both the house of cards
And the storm to blow ‘er down
More comfortable living in the ashes
Of a life burned to the ground

Chorus: But that ain’t me anymore
That ain’t me anymore
I’ve risen above the ruins
Of the life I lead before
That ain’t me anymore
That ain’t me anymore
I’ve been freed from the shackles
That were keeping my heart torn

Refrain: I’ve been to hell and back
And back to hell again
Wounded only by my own arrows
Begging for my chains

Chorus: But that ain’t me anymore
That ain’t me anymore
I’ve risen above the ruins
Of the life I lead before
That ain’t me anymore
That ain’t me anymore
I’ve been freed from the shackles
That were keeping my heart torn

Chorus: That ain’t me anymore
That ain’t me anymore
Like a phoenix born of fire
I’m free to finally soar
That ain’t me anymore
That ain’t me anymore
Now I’m holding onto something
I can’t afford to ignore

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released September 4, 2020
Music and Lyrics by James Juodvirsis

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