Feb14
The upcoming single “Leave It All Behind” — mixed, co-produced, and recorded by Justin Mantooth at Westend Studio- is about unresolved childhood trauma resurfacing as intrusive inner voices, depicting an ongoing psychological battle where past wounds refuse to stay buried. The song captures the exhausting reality of trauma's persistence: no matter how firmly one tries to lock it away, the childhood innocence taken away too early demands acknowledgment, turning supposed safety into a prison of one's own making.
People are exhausted with “healing” language that feels performative. This song doesn’t offer forced positivity—it screams the truth that trauma doesn’t politely stay buried when you “do the work.”