Can’t Go Back, Baby
Troye Sivan * Track #6 On Something To Give Each Other
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Album Something To Give Each Other
Can’t Go Back, Baby by Troye Sivan
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Troye SivanProduced by
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Troye stated in an interview with the Guardian that ‘Can’t Go Back, Baby’, which samples Jessica Pratt’s ‘Back Baby’, “is an emotional fulcrum for the record – a bittersweet breakup ballad on which Sivan’s voice weaves around Pratt’s yearning warble.”
Can’t Go Back, Baby Lyrics
[Intro: Troye Sivan & Jessica Pratt]
Can't go back, baby
Can't go back, baby
I wish I could but I can't go (Can't go back, baby)
To the days when I thought I knew you
[Verse 1: Troye Sivan]
This is me you're talkin' 'bout
Your only friend
Put your love into the ground
On my big weekend
While I was singin' songs about you
On the TV screen
Don't know how he left the hotel
I wasn't there to see
[Pre-Chorus: Troye Sivan]
In the morning
Your hands around my waist, just us two
In the evening
On my mouth, could you still taste him?
[Chorus: Troye Sivan & Jessica Pratt]
Can't go back, baby
I wish I could but I can't go (Can't go back, baby)
To the days when I thought I knew you (Can't go back, baby)
You wish you could but you can't go
Can't go back, baby (La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la)
[Verse 2: Troye Sivan]
I wish you weren't dead to me
So much to miss in you
More than just my enemy
You were my lover too
And I hope you forgive yourself
Because I swear I do
And it breaks my heart to say
I can't wait to live without you
[Pre-Chorus: Troye Sivan]
In the morning
Yeah, I wake up with the sun across my face
In the evening
Yeah, I lay with so much love to take your place
And now I
[Chorus: Troye Sivan & Jessica Pratt]
Can't go back, baby
I wish I could but I can't go (Can't go back, baby)
To the days when I thought I knew you (Can't go back, baby)
You wish you could but you can't go
Can't go back, baby (La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la)
[Outro: Troye Sivan]
La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
Can’t Go Back, Baby Q&A
Who wrote Can’t Go Back, Baby's ?
Can’t Go Back, Baby was written by OZGO & Troye Sivan & Leland & Nick Ward & Jessica Pratt.
Who produced Can’t Go Back, Baby's ?
Can’t Go Back, Baby was produced by OZGO.
When did Troye Sivan release Can’t Go Back, Baby?
Troye Sivan released Can’t Go Back, Baby on Fri Oct 13 2023.
What did Troye Sivan say about "Can’t Go Back, Baby"?
I was pretty angry, and I’ve never really written from an angry place. I was hurt and felt betrayed. It’s a real journey throughout the song and by the end it’s like, ‘In the morning, I wake up with the sun across my face/In the evening, there I lay with so much love to take your place.’ That’s not...
What have the artists said about the song?
There was something super spell-binding about her [Jessica Pratt’s] voice, she reminds me of Joanna Newsom or Lana Del Rey, one of those voices with that timeless quality to it. I knew I wanted to sample her. I’d tried to write this song with a few different people, but at the same time I also reali...