Recorded 2023

LYRICS

Verse 1
I spent years with a hard heart, closed fists and closed doors,
Talkin’ loud but sayin’ nothin’, always wantin’ more.
I let pride be my anchor, I let anger steer my hand,
But somewhere on that broken road, I learned to understand.

Chorus
I’m not what I use to be, I’m finding a better man in me,
Learning how to love, how to bend, how to see.
We stumble, we fall, but the choice is still ours,
To rise from the dirt and reach for the stars.
No, I ain’t perfect, but I’m finally free—
I’m not what I use to be.

Verse 2
Now I sit a little longer, listen more than I speak,
I share the weight of my burdens, and the dreams that I keep.
Compassion’s like a river, it can heal a hardened soul,
Turns the coldest night into fire, makes a broken man whole.

Chorus
I’m not what I use to be, I’m finding a better man in me,
Learning how to love, how to bend, how to see.
We stumble, we fall, but the choice is still ours,
To rise from the dirt and reach for the stars.
No, I ain’t perfect, but I’m finally free—
I’m not what I use to be.

Bridge

Time can change a sinner, time can soften stone,
And the hardest lesson learned is we don’t walk alone.
Every scar tells a story, every tear makes it clear,
The man in the mirror’s someone new standing here.

Final Chorus
I’m not what I use to be, I’m finding a better man in me,
Learning how to love, how to bend, how to see.
We stumble, we fall, but the choice is still ours,
To rise from the dirt and reach for the stars.
No, I ain’t perfect, but I’m finally free—
I’m not what I use to be.

Outro (spoken or sung soft)
No, I ain’t perfect… but I’m finally free.
I’m not what I use to be.

Not What I Use to Be

Zacc Rossi Band Is:
Lead Vocals - Zacc Rossi
Lead Guitar - Brian McEntyre, Zacc Rossi
Rythm Guitar - Zacc Rossi, Wayne Hartzel
Keyboard & Synthesizer - Zacc Rossi, Dale Thomas
Drums & Percussion - Micheal Lawson, Arnold Mayhaven
Effects - Ryan Moore, Phillip Ara, Nathen Ball


I am an Italian/American/Greek guy who has a heart for his music and writing music that sincerely has a reason for being or connecting to the listener.

My Music really hits on life, and our world. Being a self-made artist gives me the ability to write, sing and compose songs and tracks that I otherwise could not under a label. Sharing my music works from my early years to the latest and greatest. 

Self-Made Singer/Songwriter and Artist. I write all my own lyrics, and music along with fellow band members. I've been singing since a teen. I fully went country. Been in 3 different Rock bands, been a solist in home studio and finally found my own sound and music in a country southern bluesy style. Sometimes you will hear a lil rock, grunge and blues interlaced in the songs I write, sing and Produce. I have played with some really great musician's and finally found the guys that built what we are today. Without them? The music you hear, would not be.

All tracks fully recorded in Recording studio (Paradise Studios, Sacramento, CA.), which allows me to sing as I choose, without being told what or how to make music that people actually love. 

My Music reflects life, certain times in life and gives reflection in a world we see today. My music reaches hearts, souls and audiences across the world.

Many ask what is so great about a Recording Studio Artist? I say? Many things. You are not tied to any one genre for one. I can write music of any genre without the constrictions of many mainstream groups. No producer or label, can tell me who and what I am.

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