"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 .

- Shadow remembering who he was at the end of . Is it true? - Shadow not knowing who is telling the truth about his past and who he is.

- 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.

- 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.

- Shadow unsure of who to trust and who is telling the truth. Made it to the end of you - Shadow defeating the Devil Doom.

- 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.

- 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.

- 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.

- 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.

, 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".



