Discover the story of the song > Back To Life – Alicia Keys

The protagonist is feeling lost and like nothing is going the way she wants. She is trying to figure out where she belongs and feels like she's going through a tough time before things get better. She asks her partner what is holding her back from achieving her goals and wants to be someone important and go somewhere meaningful. The chorus repeats that she wants to go back to life and has been waiting for this all her life. The second verse encourages her to move forward and not look back, to discover her true potential. The bridge expresses that she feels trapped and that she needs to try in order to find her purpose. The chorus again repeats that she wants to go back to life and nothing can break her, that she will survive. The outro is a repetitive chant of "Hey" as a celebration of her determination to get back to life.