Der Blick in den Rückspiegel

«Rearview» ist die zweite Single von TobyMacs neuem Album. Der Song handelt davon, die Vergangenheit loszulassen, um nach vorne zu schauen. Er verbindet TobyMacs Pop-Stil mit Juan Winans‘ Gospel-Wurzeln.

Just woke up from another bad dream
I did the thing my daddy did to us
When you walked out on my mother (Yeah)
That trauma left us scramblin‘ for cover (Yeah)
I’m bein‘ haunted by the question
Did the apple fall far enough?
And it’s on me like a vulture (Like a vulture)
All these fears tryna shape me like a sculptor (Like a sculptor) (Ooh)

‚Cause I be hangin‘ up and then you call back
I pick it up and then I’m right back (Ooh ooh)
And every time I let you come around
You pullin‘ me down, I’m bad with it, yeah (Ooh ooh)
I hit the valleys, but I passed through (I passed through)
I see the failures, but I can’t lose (I can’t lose) (Ooh ooh)
I think it’s finally time to tell you (Time to tell you)
I put that trouble in my rearview

(Step down) I step down on them letdowns
(Letdowns) My top down, goin‘ outta town
I switched it up for somethin‘ brand new
I put that trouble in my rearview, yeah

Been seein‘ double for a long time (For a long time)
Can’t keep my eyes up off the rewind (Off the rewind)
I’m back and forth like the ocean
Tryna move ahead, but the past is ferocious
Heavy days turn to heavy nights
But heavy love makes a burden light
There’s only One I can turn to
King of today and the King of my rearview (Ooh ooh)

I turn around, it’s like I never left
Your mercy’s gotta be my greatest gift
I get in a little too deep
It’s easy to see, I’m bad with it
I hit the valleys, but I passed through (Yeah, we passed through)
I see the battles, but I can’t lose (No, we can’t lose)
I think it’s finally time to tell you
I put them troubles in my rearview (Yeah)

(Step down) I step down on them letdowns
(Letdowns) My top down, goin‘ outta town
I switched it up for somethin‘ brand new (Brand new)
I put that trouble in my rearview

We movin‘ on, we movin‘
We movin‘ on, we movin‘
We movin‘ on, we movin‘
Uh, I put them troubles in my rearview
(I’m movin‘ on) We movin‘ on, we movin‘
(Yeah, I’m movin‘ on) We movin‘ on, we movin‘
(Yeah, I’m movin‘ on) We movin‘ on, we movin‘
(I’m prayin‘, movin‘ on) I put them troubles in my rearview

I put them troubles in my rearview
I put that trouble in my rearview