Joji, Past Won’t Leave My Bed | Song Review

Joji’s haunted heartbreak is the listener’s pleasure on “Past Won’t Leave My Bed,” the third single from his fourth album, Piss in the Wind. 

Uh-oh, Joji (George Miller), sounds like those pesky matters of the heart are up and running! “She’s stuck on rewind in my mind / I try to move on, but the past won’t leave my bed.” The relatable feeling of heartbreak is written all over “Past Won’t Leave My Bed”, the third single from his fourth studio album, Piss In The Wind (arrives February 6, 2026).  Joji penned this gorgeous, emotional ballad with Jonathan Xavier Cunningham, Dan Farber, ​fussy, and P.J.A. Williams. Dan Farber produced it.

While I don’t wish Joji to be heartbroken or haunted by the past, his pain is the listener’s pleasure throughout “Past Won’t Leave My Bed.”  The musical accompaniment and production are exquisite, providing ample fuel for Miller’s fire (piano/keys, big drums, etc.).  Vocally, he sounds refined and sophisticated as ever.  He sings authentically and sincerely, never forcing things.  “I hear it all the time like the wind between the chimes / Holding on to what we had together,” he sings in the second verse, and continues, “A single note of my persistent hopeless lullabies / I know that I can’t sleep forever.” He’s in a bad place given the breakup, but musically, Joji remains on fire – piping hot! “Past Won’t Leave My Bed” is another winner from Joji.  Although relatively brief, it is beautiful, vocally and instrumentally, and well-executed. Bravo, Joji!

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