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Morgan Wallen On Putting Christian Faith In His Lyrics: “Anytime I Can Throw Little Hints Of That, I’m All For It”
Not hiding his faith.
Morgan Wallen is not afraid of his fans knowing that he’s a Christian, as he references Jesus and paints other religious messages into his lyrics. While Wallen can admit, and the general public can witness, he’s not a perfect person, he recently shared that he likes to incorporate it into his lyrics whenever possible.
A fan account shared a screen recording to their page of Wallen walking about his latest single with Post Malone, “I Ain’t Comin’ Back.” Wallen shares in the video that he and Malone have been sitting on the single for a while, noting that it was up debate if it was going to go on Malone’s debut country record, but once they decided to release their last hit duet “I Had Some Help,” which turned out to essentially be the official summer banger of 2024, Wallen knew that he was going to share “I Ain’t Comin’ Back” on his record.
“‘I Ain’t Comin’ Back’ with Post on it. This was written during the time when Post was working on his album. I’ve always loved this song, and I told him, ‘Hey, if you don’t put this on your album, then I’m gonna put it on mine.’
And ‘I Had Some Help’ just seemed like an obvious, straight down the middle, this song is a hit kind of song, so he ended up putting that on his record. But I love this song too. I love what it says, there’s a lot of cool imagery. And, you know, me as a Christian, I think anytime I can throw little hints of that in my music, I’m all for it.
It’s good.”
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Wallen references Christ twice in “I Ain’t Coming Back,” first singing in the chorus:
“Now I’m walkin’ on this water mixed with Johnnie Walker Black
There’s a lot of reasons I ain’t Jesus, but the main one is that I ain’t comin’ back
Oh no, no, I ain’t comin’ back”
And then later in the second verse, Malone sings:
“Girl, it ain’t my fault
Ain’t no need to wait three days
I might be a lot of things
But I ain’t your savin’ grace…”
Which refers to the resurrection of Christ.
“I Ain’t Comin’ Back” is not the first time Wallen has referenced his faith in songs. Other examples include “I Wrote the Book,” “Don’t Think Jesus,” and “In the Bible” featuring HARDY, among others.
Given that Wallen grew up in the Bible Belt of Tennessee, as the son of a Southern Baptist preacher, faith has always been an essential part of Morgan Wallen’s life. Even though his rebellious spirit might not always show it, if you listen closely to his lyrics, it’s evident that he is a believer. And who knows, now that he’s a father and has seemingly settled it down a bit, maybe there’s more to his faith journey on the horizon. A “Prodigal Son,” if you will…
Before you go, fire up “I Ain’t Comin’ Back.”
I’m The Problem Tracklist
1. I’m The Problem (Morgan Wallen, Grady Block, Jamie McLaughlin, Ernest Keith Smith, Ryan Vojtesak)
2. I Got Better (Morgan Wallen, Blake Pendergrass, Chase McGill, Ryan Vojtesak, Ernest Keith Smith, Michael Hardy)
3. Superman (Morgan Wallen, Ryan Vojtesak, John Byron, Blake Pendergrass, James Maddocks)
4. What I Want (feat. Tate McRae) (Morgan Wallen, Tate McRae, John Byron, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Ryan Vojtesak, Joe Reeves)
5. Just In Case (Morgan Wallen, Ernest Keith Smith, John Byron, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Ryan Vojtesak, Josh Thompson, Blake Pendergrass, Alex Bak)
6. Interlude (Morgan Wallen, Ryan Vojtesak, John Byron, Blake Pendergrass, Rocky Block)
7. Falling Apart (Morgan Wallen, Blake Pendergrass, Josh Thompson, Ryan Vojtesak)
8. Skoal, Chevy, and Browning (Joe Fox, Chase McGill, Josh Miller)
9. Eyes Are Closed (Morgan Wallen, John Byron, Blake Pendergrass, Ryan Vojtesak)
10. Kick Myself (Morgan Wallen, Rocky Block, Ernest Keith Smith, Ryan Vojtesak, James Maddocks)
11. 20 Cigarettes (Chris LaCorte, Chase McGill, Blake Pendergrass, Josh Miller)
12. TN (Morgan Wallen, John Byron, Ashley Gorley, Chase McGill, Taylor Phillips, Ryan Vojtesak, Geoff Warburton)
13. Missing (Morgan Wallen, Chase McGill, Josh Thompson, Blake Pendergrass, Ryan Vojtesak, Luis Witkiewitz)
14. Where’d That Girl Go (Morgan Wallen, Rocky Block, John Byron, Ryan Vojtesak, Blake Pendergrass, Joe Reeves, Geoff Warburton)
15. Genesis (Morgan Wallen, John Byron, Rocky Block, Jacob Durrett, Blake Pendergrass, Ryan Vojtesak, James Maddocks)
16. Revelation (Trannie Anderson, Rodney Clawson, Nicolle Galyon, Chris Tompkins)
17. Number 3 and Number 7 (feat. Eric Church) (Rocky Block, Blake Pendergrass)
18. Kiss Her In Front Of You (John Byron, Jaxson Free, Taylor Phillips, Ashley Gorley, Ryan Vojtesak)
19. If You Were Mine (Chris Tompkins, Jessie Jo Dillon, David Garcia, Geoff Warburton)
20. Don’t We (Morgan Wallen, Ryan Vojtesak, Ashley Gorley, Rocky Block, Blake Pendergrass, John Byron)
21. Come Back As A Redneck (feat. HARDY) (Morgan Wallen, Ernest Keith Smith, Ryan Vojtesak, Michael Hardy, James Maddocks)
22. Love Somebody (Morgan Wallen, John Byron, Shaun Frank, Nicholas Gale, Ashley Gorley, Yaakov Gruzman, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Elof Loelv, Steve Francis Richard Mastroianni, Martina Sorbara, Ryan Vojtesak)
23. Dark Til Daylight (Rocky Block, Chris Tompkins, Jimmy Robbins)
24. The Dealer (feat. ERNEST) (Blake Pendergrass)
25. Leavin’s The Least I Could Do (Morgan Wallen, Michael Hardy, Josh Miller, Ernest Keith Smith, Ryan Vojtesak)
26. Jack and Jill (Jacob Hackworth, Jared Mullins, Ned Cameron)
27. I Ain’t Comin’ Back (feat. Post Malone) (Morgan Wallen, Louis Bell, Michael Hardy, Austin Post, Ernest Keith Smith, Ryan Vojtesak)
28. Nothin’ Left (Josh Miller, Greylan James, Matt Jenkins)
29. Drinking Til It Does (Josh Thompson, Jimmy Robbins)
30. Smile (Morgan Wallen, Rocky Block, John Byron, Ernest Keith Smith, Ryan Vojtesak, Luis Witkiewitz)
31. Working Man’s Song (Morgan Wallen, Ryan Vojtesak, Josh Miller, Blake Pendergrass, Rocky Block)
32. Whiskey In Reverse (Morgan Wallen, Ernest Keith Smith, Ryan Vojtesak, Michael Hardy)
33. Crazy Eyes (Chris Tompkins, Josh Miller, Jessie Jo Dillon, Daniel Ross)
34. LA Night (Chris Tompkins, Travis Wood, Josh Miller)
35. Miami (Morgan Wallen, Ryan Vojtesak, Ernest Keith Smith, Blake Pendergrass, Chase McGill, Michael Hardy, Dean Dillon, Hank Cochran, Royce Porter)
36. Lies Lies Lies (Jessie Jo Dillon, Josh Miller, Daniel Ross, Chris Tompkins)
37. I’m A Little Crazy (Michael Hardy, Smith Ahnquist, Hunter Phelps, Jameson Rodgers)The post Morgan Wallen On Putting Christian Faith In His Lyrics: “Anytime I Can Throw Little Hints Of That, I’m All For It” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.