Looking Back Softly

A peaceful, gentle reflection on the past. No anger, no regret — just acceptance. This track feels like flipping through an old album with a quiet smile, remembering without breaking. Written by: Andy Mitchell Produced by: Andy Mitchell Performed by: Totally Reckless: AM © 2026 Andy Mitchell / Totally Reckless: AM — All Rights Reserved #TotallyReckless: AM #AndyMitchell (LYRICS) VERSE 1 I’ve been sitting with the quiet, letting memories unfold. All the moments I’ve been running from, now feel a little less cold. There were days I couldn’t face it, couldn’t bear the weight inside… But the hurt has started softening, like the tide that learns to glide. CHORUS I’m looking back softly, not the way I did before. All the pain is still a part of me, but it doesn’t cut as raw anymore. There’s a peace in all the pieces, even ones I can’t replace… And I’m learning how to hold them with a gentler kind of grace. VERSE 2 I’ve been finding little moments that I used to overlook. Like the laughter in the kitchen, or the way your hand once shook. And instead of feeling shattered, when the memories come through… I can finally see the beauty in the time I had with you. BRIDGE Maybe healing isn’t rising, maybe healing’s standing still. Letting time reshape the edges of the things I couldn’t feel. And the past no longer haunts me, like a storm I couldn’t flee… Now it sits beside me softly, like it’s finally set me free. FINAL CHORUS I’m looking back softly, not the way I did before. All the pain is still a part of me, but it doesn’t cut as raw anymore. There’s a peace in all the pieces, even ones I can’t replace… And I’m learning how to hold them with a gentler kind of grace.