Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Brandon Barnes
Drums
Chad Price
Background Vocals
Joseph Principe
Background Vocals
Tim McIlrath
Rhythm Guitar
Zach Blair
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tim McIlrath
Composer
Brandon Barnes
Composer
Zach Blair
Composer
Joseph Principe
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bill Stevenson
Producer
Jason Livermore
Producer
Andrew Berlin
Engineer
Chris Lord-Alge
Mixing Engineer
Keith Armstrong
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Brad Townsend
Additional Engineer
Ted Jensen
Mastering Engineer
Andrew Schubert
Additional Engineer
Nik Karpen
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Once upon a time I could take anything, anything
Always stepped in time, regardless of the beat
I moved my feet, I carried weight
What I could not do I faked
[Verse 2]
And I dug seeking treasure
Just to wake up in an early grave
So I stepped right there and said
[Verse 3]
Go on alone 'cause I won't follow
This isn't giving up, no, this is letting go
Out with the old, dreams I've borrowed
The path I carve from here on out will be my own
The path will be my own
[Verse 4]
This is the part where the needle skips
And the chorus plays like a sink that drips
A syllable repeating, like a warning we aren't heeding
Until all of the sudden we noticed it
When the wheels brace and the tires grip
A map we've been misreading
A defeat we're not conceding until now
There must be some other way out
[Verse 5]
Go on alone, 'cause I won't follow
But this isn't giving up, no, this is letting go
Out with the old, dreams I've borrowed
The path I carve from here on out will be my own
A path to take me home
[Verse 6]
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
[Verse 7]
The wind died, (The wind died) the whole world ceased to move
Now so quiet, (So quiet) her beating heart became a boom
We locked eyes (We locked eyes) for just a moment or two
She asked why? I said, "I don't know why? I just know"
[Verse 8]
The wind died, (The wind died) the whole world ceased to move
Now so quiet, (The wind died) her beating heart became a boom
We locked eyes for just a moment or two
She asked why? I said, "I don't know why? I just know"
I just know
[Verse 9]
Go on alone 'cause I won't follow
But this isn't giving up, no, this is letting go
I made the most of all this sorrow
I tried to brave this discontent, but now I'm through
I'm letting go of you
[Verse 10]
(This is letting go)
This is letting go
This is letting go
[Verse 11]
Once upon a time I could take anything, anything
Written by: Brandon Barnes, Joseph Principe, Tim McIlrath, Zach Blair