Hilary Duff & Stefanie Scott & Aubrey Peeples
Jem and the Holograms & Stefanie Scott
Jem and the Holograms & Aubrey Peeples
Ida Maria
SEREBRO
Jem and the Holograms & Stefanie Scott & & Aubrey Peeples &
Jem and the Holograms & Stefanie Scott & Aubrey Peeples
Hailee Steinfeld
Hayley Kiyoko
Jem and the Holograms & Aubrey Peeples
Dawin
Jem and the Holograms & Stefanie Scott & & Aubrey Peeples
Marian Hill
This song is about Jem struggling with finding her place in the pop stardom world and having guilty feelings about leaving her family and friends behind.
[Verse 1]
I've been here in this place
I've been stuck in this space
Like a ghost that's been missing its life
Silent words in my mouth
Yeah, they want to scream out
And I'll leave my old shadow behind
In my heart and out of my mind
Oh-woah
[Chorus]
I'll go, but I won't go quietly
Go down, but I'll go down fighting
Don't know where, don't know why
But I can't go back, back to the way I was
I'll show who I am from the inside
Gonna take my walk on the wild side
Don't know where, don't know why
But I can't go back, back to the way I was
[Refrain]
Oh-woah, oh-woah, oh
Oh-woah, oh-woah, oh
Oh-woah, oh-woah
No, I can't go back, back to the way I was
[Verse 2]
I'm the leaf, I'm a seed
That's been waiting for spring
I'm a girl reinventing herself
We might fall, we might rise
We are all butterflies
Breaking free from our jars on the shelf
Finding out the truth for ourselves
Oh-woah
[Chorus]
I'll go, but I won't go quietly
Go down, but I'll go down fighting
Don't know where, don't know why
But I can't go back, back to the way I was
I'll show who I am from the inside
Gonna take my walk on the wild side
Don't know where, don't know why
But I can't go back, back to the way I was
[Refrain]
Oh-woah, oh-woah, oh
Oh-woah, oh-woah, oh
Oh-woah, oh-woah
No, I can't go back, back to the way I was
[Bridge]
I'll go, but I won't go quietly
Go down, but I'll go down fighting
Could be hurt, could be love
But I can't go back, back to the way I was
[Chorus]
I'll go, but I won't go quietly
Go down, but I'll go down fighting
Don't know where, don't know why
But I can't go back, back to the way I was
I'll show who I am from the inside
Gonna take my walk on the wild side
Don't know where, don't know why
But I can't go back, back to the way I was
[Refrain]
Oh-woah, oh-woah, oh
Oh-woah, oh-woah, oh
Oh-woah, oh-woah
No, I can't go back, back to the way I was
The Way I Was was written by Felicia Barton & Lindy Robbins & Ben Kohn & Pete Kelleher & Sam Klempner & Tom Barnes.
Jem and the Holograms released The Way I Was on Fri Oct 23 2015.