Never Turn Back

"Never Turn Back" is the ending theme for the game Shadow the Hedgehog. It was written and performed by Crush 40.

Lyrics

(Piano chorus of "I Am... All of Me")

(Can you see all of me?)
(Walk into my mystery.)
(Step inside and hold on for dear life.)
(Do you remember me)
(Capture you or set you free?)
(I am all. I am all of me...)

(Piano chorus ends)

Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, oh, yeah!
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, oh, yeah!
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, oh, yeah!
Whoa, yeah, yeah! (whoa-oh, whoa-oh, oh, yeah!)

It's been a long, rough road
And I'm finally here
I move an inch forward
Feels like a year
Everything I feel
Seems so unreal
Is it true?
Is it true?

I take one step forward, and two steps back
Got a hundred-thousand pounds
Sitting on my back
Up, down, all around
Don't know quite what to do
To get through

But I'm on my way
On my way
On my way
On my way

Here I am (here I am)
Made it to
The end of you
Never had a chance while I'm around (no, no)
No, no, no, no

And now I'll never turn back (I'll never turn back)
I'll never turn that way
No matter how life tries to face me
I turn the other way

Now and then (now and then)
My head starts to spin (starts to spin)
But I'll never turn back....again! (no, no)

From this moment on (moment on)
I am moving on (moving on)
And I'll never turn back!

(No!)

Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, oh, yeah!
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, oh, yeah!
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, oh, yeah!

I guess I'm doing alright
And I'm on my way
Facing every moment
Day by day
Take a chance, slip on by
Got no time to answer why
Head straight
I head straight

What will I become if I don't look back?
Give myself a reason, for this and that
I can learn
No u-turn
I will stay right here
Where I'm at
Where I'm at

But I'm on my way
On my way
On my way
On my way

Here I am (here I am)
Made it to
The end of you
Never had a chance while I'm around (no, no)
No, no, no, no

And, now I'll never turn back (I'll never turn back)
I'll never turn that way
No matter how life tries to face me
I turn the other way
Now and then (now and then)
My head starts to spin (starts to spin)
But I'll never turn back...again! (no, no)

From this moment on (moment on)
I am moving on (moving on)
And I'll never turn back!
No!

Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, oh, yeah!
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, oh, yeah!
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, oh, yeah!

I'll
I'll
I'll never turn back!

Connection to game

It's been a long rough road, and I'm finally here - Shadow remembering who he was at the end of Shadow the Hedgehog.
Is it true? - Shadow not knowing who is telling the truth about his past and who he is.
Got a hundred-thousand pounds sitting on my back - Shadow carrying the weight of the whole world OR Super Shadow transporting the Black Comet into space and throwing it into the range of the Eclipse Cannon.
Don't know quite what to do to get through - Shadow unsure of who to trust and who is telling the truth.
Made it to the end of you - Shadow defeating the Devil Doom.
Never had a chance, while I'm around - Shadow faced impossible odds, but still came out on top OR Shadow being the Ultimate Lifeform and nothing could defeat him.
From this moment on I am moving on, and I'll never turn back - Shadow decides to let go of his past.
One step forward, and two steps back - When Shadow is so close to remembering his past he gets sent backwards again.
Up, down, all around - Shadow's choice of who to believe about his identity OR Shadow needing to "keep moving" to find out who he is.

Trivia

The piano intro of the song is similar to the chorus of "I Am... All of Me". The piano intro is actually the final song in the game called "I Am... The Story Is Over".
In Shadow the Hedgehog, the version of the song featured in the Options' "Sound Test" lacks the piano intro.
There is a stray piano key that is played just as the drums come in after the piano intro.
The chorus bears more than a passing resemblance to an unused track from Sonic & Knuckles Collection.
One step forward, and two steps back is the same line used in "I Am... All of Me".

Shadow the Hedgehog

Characters	Shadow (Hero Shadow, Dark Shadow, Super Shadow) \| Black Doom (Devil Doom) \| Eggman \| Sonic \| Tails \| Knuckles \| Amy \| Rouge \| Omega \| Team Chaotix (Vector, Espio, Charmy) \| Cream \| Cheese \| Maria \| Gerald \| Commander \| President \| Researcher \| Secretary \| Chao
Enemies	Ark Missile Turret \| Artificial Chaos (Artificial Chaos P-100, Cell) \| Black Assassin \| Black Hawk \| Black Oak \| Black Volt \| Black Warrior \| Black Wing \| Black Worm \| Big Foot Type A \| Big Foot Type B \| Death Leech \| Death Worm \| Egg Bommer \| Egg Pawn \| Egg Pierrot \| Giant Walker \| Giga Trooper \| Gold Beetle \| Gun Beetle \| GUN Soldier \| GUN Trooper \| Jack Bommer \| Killer Plant \| Mono Beetle \| Rocket Beetle \| Sand Worm \| Shadow Android \| Spark Beetle
Stages	Air Fleet \| Black Comet \| Central City \| Circus Park \| Cosmic Fall \| Cryptic Castle \| Death Ruins \| Digital Circuit \| Final Haunt \| GUN Fortress \| Glyphic Canyon \| Iron Jungle \| Lava Shelter \| Lethal Highway \| Lost Impact \| Mad Matrix \| Prison Island \| Sky Troops \| Space Gadget \| The ARK \| The Doom \| The Last Way \| Westopolis
Bosses	Black Bull \| Black Doom \| Blue Falcon \| Devil Doom \| Diablon \| Egg Breaker \| Egg Dealer \| Heavy Dog
Moves/Techniques	Chaos Arrow \| Chaos Blast \| Chaos Control \| Chaos Spear \| Crouch \| Dark Spin Dash \| Grinding \| Grind Step \| Homing Attack \| Jump Dash \| Light Dash \| Mid-Air Attack \| Missile Fever \| Overturn \| Pawn Fever \| Pick up \| Punch \| Ring Fever \| Shadow Fever \| Slide \| Spin Dash \| Spin Jump \| Super Sonic Boost \| Swift strike \| Tail Swipe \| Triangle Jump
Weapons	4-Shot RPG \| 8-Shot RPG \| Bazooka \| Big Worm Shooter \| Big Barrel \| Black Barrel \| Black Sword \| Bomb Fever \| Egg Bazooka \| Egg Gun \| Egg Spear \| Egg Vacuum \| Environment Objects \| Flash Shot \| Gatling Gun \| Grenade Launcher \| Heal Cannon \| Heavy Machine Gun \| Heavy Shot \| Laser Rifle \| Light Shot \| Omochao Gun \| Pistol \| Refractor \| RPG \| Samurai Blade \| Satellite Gun \| Semi-Auto Rifle \| Shadow Rifle \| Splitter \| Survival Knife \| Tank Cannon \| Vacuum Pod \| Wide Worm Shooter \| Worm Shooter
OST / Lost and Found	All Hail Shadow \| Almost Dead \| Chosen One \| E.G.G.M.A.N. \| I Am... All of Me \| Never Turn Back \| Tripod Baby \| Vengeance is Mine \| Waking Up \| Who I Am
English voice actors	Jason Griffith (Sonic, Shadow) \| Sean Schemmel (Black Doom) \| Mike Pollock (Eggman, Gerald) \| Amy Palant (Tails) \| Dan Green (Knuckles) \| Lisa Ortiz (Amy) \| Kathleen Delaney (Rouge) \| Rebecca Honig (Cream, Maria) \| Carter Cathcart (Vector) \| David Wills (Espio) \| Amy Birnbaum (Charmy) \| Jeff Kramer (Omega) \| Andrew Rannells (GUN Soldier) \| Marc Thompson (Commander) \| Maddie Blaustein (President) \| Bella Hudson (Secretary)
Japanese voice actors	Kōji Yusa (Shadow) \| Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic) \| Ryūzaburō Ōtomo (Black Doom) \| Chikao Ōtsuka (Eggman, Gerald) \| Ryō Hirohashi (Tails) \| Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles) \| Taeko Kawata (Amy) \| Rumi Ochiai (Rouge) \| Sayaka Aoki (Cream) \| Yuri Shiratori (Maria) \| Kenta Miyake (Vector) \| Yūki Masuda (Espio) \| Yōko Teppōzuka (Charmy) \| Taiten Kusunoki (Omega) \| Takashi Yoshida (GUN Soldier) \| Banjō Ginga (Commander) \| Yutaka Nakano (President) \| Junko Kitanishi (Secretary) \| Ryō Hirohashi (Additional Chao)
Other	Air Saucer \| Barrel \| Barrier \| Battle Mode \| Black Comet \| Black Slab \| Black Tank \| Bomb Unit \| Case \| Cell Cannon \| Chaos Emerald \| Central Information Agency \| City annihilator bomb \| Coaster \| Color Panel \| Container (Special Weapon Container, Steel Container, Unbreakable Container, Wooden Container) \| Convertible \| Core program \| Eclipse Cannon \| Dark Gauge \| Dark Rider \| Defense Unit \| Egg Balloon \| Egg Monitor \| Eggman Fleet \| Electrified Rail \| Energy Core \| Expert Mode \| Fan \| Fire in the Sky Festival \| Firewall \| Flash game \| Floating Item Box \| Goal Ring \| Gravity Control Switch \| Green energy fluid \| Gun Lift \| GUN Motorcycle \| Gun ship \| GUN turret \| GUN Vehicle \| Heal Unit \| Health Gauge \| Hero Gauge \| Hint Ring \| HMMWV \| Item Box (1-Up, Barrier, Damage Recover, Heat Barrier, Invincible, Rings) \| Jump Panel (Prison Island) \| Jump Panel (ramp) \| Jump Vehicle \| Junction switch \| Lantern \| Laser field \| Laser turret \| Light-speed circuit \| Magnetic Barrier \| Meteorite \| Mother computer \| Pole \| President's escape pod \| Prison Island \| Prosperity ritual \| Pulley \| Red fruit \| Red Slime \| Ring \| Rocket \| Secret Door \| Secret Key \| Shield switch \| Shooting Gallery \| Small bomb \| Surveillance camera \| Tails' Spaceship \| Temple jewel \| Toxic marsh \| Toxic river \| Vine \| Warp Hole \| White House \| Wide spring

Songs

Games	CD	Sonic Boom • Sonic - You Can Do Anything • Cosmic Eternity - Believe in Yourself
	R	Super Sonic Racing • Can You Feel the Sunshine? • Living in the City • Back in Time • Work It Out • Diamond in the Sky • You're My Number One
	Adventure	Open Your Heart • It Doesn't Matter • Believe In Myself • Unknown from M.E. • My Sweet Passion • Lazy Days ~Livin' in Paradise~
	Adventure 2	Live and Learn • It Doesn't Matter • Believe In Myself • Unknown from M.E. • My Sweet Passion • Throw It All Away • E.G.G.M.A.N. • Fly in the Freedom • Escape from the City • Kick the Rock! • A Ghost's Pumpkin Soup • Dive into the Mellow • Deeper • Space Trip Steps • Rhythm And Balance • The Supernatural • For True Story • Supporting Me
	Heroes	Sonic Heroes • We Can • This Machine • Follow Me • Team Chaotix • What I'm Made of...
	Shadow	I Am... All of Me • Almost Dead • Waking Up • E.G.G.M.A.N Doc. Robeatnix Mix • Chosen One • All Hail Shadow • Never Turn Back • Who I Am (unused) • Broken (unused) • All of Me (unused) • Tripod Baby
	Rush	A New Day • Right There, Ride On • Back 2 Back • Ethno Circus • Ska Cha Cha • Jeh Jeh Rocket • Get Edgy • What U Need • Metal Scratchin' • Vela Nova • Bomber Barbara • Wrapped in Black • Raisin' Me Up
	Riders	Sonic Speed Riders • Catch Me If You Can
	Sonic (2006)	His World • Sweet Dreams AKON Mix • All Hail Shadow • Dreams of an Absolution • My Destiny • Solaris Phase 1
	Secret Rings	Seven Rings In Hand • Let the Speed Mend It • The Wicked Wild • The Palace That Was Found • No Way Through • The White of Sky • Unawakening Float • Poison Spear • Blue on the Run • How It Started • It Has Come to This • Worth a Chance
	Zero Gravity	Un-Gravitify • Catch Me If You Can
	Unleashed	Endless Possibility • Dear My Friend
	Black Knight	Knight of the Wind • With Me • Fight the Knight • Through the Fire • Live Life
	Colors	Reach for the Stars • Speak with Your Heart
	Generations	Escape from the City • Back 2 Back • Supporting Me • Super Sonic Racing • For True Story • Open Your Heart
	Forces	Fist Bump • Infinite • Fighting Onward • Nowhere to Run • Justice • Moonlight Battlefield • Virtual Enemies • Set in Motion • Fading World • The Light of Hope • Rhythm And Balance • Supporting Me
	Other	You're My Hero (Sonic 3D Blast) • A New Venture (Sonic Rush Adventure) • Race to Win (Sonic Rivals 2) • So Much More... (Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing) • Free (Sonic Free Riders) • Green Light Ride (Team Sonic Racing)
Media	AoStH	Sonic • Sonic's Song
	SatAM	Fastest Thing Alive • Burning Way Past Cool (unused)
	Live in Sydney	What Are We Waiting For? • Give Me Chaos • Thank You For Being You
	Underground	Sonic Underground • Someday • Working Together in Harmony • We're All In This Together • Have You Got The 411? • I've Found My Home • Money Can't Buy • Let the Good Times Roll • Teach the Children, Light the Way • Face Your Fear • We Need to Be Free • Listen to Your Heart • Society Girl • Built For Speed • Let's Do It to It • You Can't Own Everything • Never Give Up • The Fastest Thing Alive • Not Always What They Seem • Take a Chance • Where There's a Will, There's a Way • The Cosmic Dance • Being a Kid Is Cool • True Blue Friend • Mummy Wrap • Part of the Problem • I Can Do That For You • No One Is an Island • Learn to Overcome • The Mobius Stomp • When Tomorrow Comes • How You Play the Game • Don't Be a Backstabber • We're the Sonic Underground • Never Easy • Fun in the Sun • Have It All Again • Justice Callin' • The Sound of Freedom • Lady Liberty • Don't Let Your Guard Down
	Sonic X	SONIC DRIVE • Fu-tu-re • The Shining Road • T.O.P • Gotta Go Fast • Sonic X • Just Call Me SONIC • Sonic
	Sonic film	Gotta Go Fast (unused) • Keep Up (unused) • Speed Me Up
Other		Sweet Sweet Sweet • Super Sonic Dance Attack • Wonderman • They Call Me Sonic • Sonic Electronic • King of the Ring • Look-a-like • Metal Sonic • Dr. Robotnik • Sonic Youth

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