Lyrics
Verse: Call & Response
Goodbye problems
Goodbye pain
I'm over you now
I'll never see you again
Pre-Chorus: Trio
I can't do it no more, I decided, I had to let it all go.
Tears I've had them, now I'm smiling.
Hook: Choir
Never again, never again!
Oh oh oh oh, oh, oh, never again, never again!
Repeat Verse
Repeat Pre-Chorus & Hook
Bridge: Trio
When I had enough, and put my trust in the Lord. Everything in my life had to change, I'm not going back no more, I'm moving on forward! x2
Hook
Vamp Call & Response
I don't want it, I don't need it!
Never again! 2x until end
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
Never Again frames change as a decisive departure from pain, despair, and patterns that once held control. Its call-and-response form turns a personal resolution into a communal declaration: problems and tears do not receive the final word. The movement from crying to smiling is not presented as willpower alone. The bridge identifies trust in the Lord as the turning point and connects that trust with a changed life.
The repeated refusal to go back gives the song its forward-looking energy. That language closely echoes Paul’s picture of leaving what lies behind and pressing toward what is ahead. It also fits the biblical theme of becoming new in Christ, where an old manner of life no longer defines the believer. Although the lyric speaks boldly about moving beyond trouble, its foundation is reliance on God rather than denial of hardship. The choir’s repeated response makes freedom, renewal, and perseverance the central confession, ending with a firm commitment to continue forward.
Related Scripture
- Philippians 3:13-14 Paul describes leaving what is behind and pressing forward, matching the song’s resolve.
- 2 Corinthians 5:17 Life in Christ is described as new creation in which the old has passed away.