Don't Wanna Go - Meaning and Lyrics

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My new single ‘Don’t Wanna Go’ came out July 16th worldwide on all streaming/digital media platforms.

This track has a totally different sound than I’ve explored before, it has a beautiful guitar track by my producer Pete Turtle and vocal layers.

When writing this song, I went the studio with my song book and handwritten lyrics and spoke to Pete and my friend Tee about the meaning of the song, how I wanted the track to feel and he created this beautiful guitar piece. We looked at the lyrics and altered the flow and rhythm to suit the track and this is what we created together.

Don’t Wanna Go speaks about wishing you could go back and redo things in your life, to be able to go back and fix the mistakes you find yourself wondering about at 2am alone in bed. Since the age of 16, I have romanticised being a teenager and what it meant to me. Memories and experiences I had as a teenager are ones of love, fun and pain but I have always thought about my experiences from that age and how they shaped me as a person.

The artwork for this track is a photograph of one of my favourite views along the south coast, which I took in July 2020 on a day out with my friends. The artwork fits in to the theme of nature and favourite views that will be seen in the next release too.

The next release is coming sooner than you think too… So get excited!

Lyrics

Verse 1

When will I learn, I don’t what I can’t have anyway?
Twenty years to find, the cost is way too high to pay 
The days rolling into the evening, the setting sun looks far too appealing 
Wish I’d never followed it now, wish I turned back around that day 

Chorus
Cause I don’t wanna go now
Don’t wanna go now 
Just tell me how to fix this 
Cause I don’t wanna go now 
I don’t wanna go now 
Please tell me how to fix this 

Verse 2
Spent seven years, wishing I could try again
Only to find, I’ll never be 16 again
Side looks and endless questions 
Mirror quizzes my reflection 
When will my mind stop play games?
It’s a mystery 

Chorus
Cause I don’t wanna go now
I don’t wanna go now 
Just tell me how to fix this 
Cause I don’t wanna go now
Don’t wanna go now
I don’t think I can fix this 

(Chorus repeats)