▁more ▁obvious ▁them es ▁and ▁simpler ▁narr atives , ▁You ▁get ▁to ▁the ▁point , ▁in ▁writing , ▁where ▁the ▁obvious ▁is ▁the ▁best ▁thing ▁to ▁do . ▁I ▁sh ied ▁away ▁from ▁that ▁for ▁a ▁long ▁time . ▁I ▁think ▁you ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁better ▁writer ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁obvious , ▁and ▁still ▁make ▁it ▁sound ▁fresh . The ▁album ▁opens ▁with ▁the ▁track ▁' Don ' t ▁Look ▁Back ', ▁which ▁is ▁about ▁how ▁people ▁become ▁more ▁attract ed ▁to ▁faith ▁the ▁older ▁they ▁become ▁and ▁the ▁closer ▁to ▁death ▁they ▁get . ▁The ▁song ' s ▁protagon ist ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁character ▁tra its ▁Cole ▁fe ared ▁he ▁could ▁att ain . ▁ ▁' No ▁Blue ▁Sk ies ' ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁song ▁released , ▁[ It ] ▁is ▁a ▁simple ▁song ; ▁boy ▁leaves ▁girl ▁or ▁girl ▁leaves ▁boy , ▁bit tern ess . ▁That ' s ▁what ▁I ▁like ▁about ▁it , ▁it ' s ▁so ▁simple ▁said ▁Cole . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁to ▁be ▁written ▁and ▁recorded ▁for ▁the ▁album ▁after ▁Cole ▁was ▁told ▁the ▁album ▁needed ▁a ▁lead ▁single . ▁After ▁writing ▁most ▁of ▁what ▁would ▁become ▁' No ▁Blue ▁Sk ies ', ▁he ▁was ▁so ▁pleased ▁with ▁it ▁that ▁he ▁arranged ▁for ▁the ▁song ▁to ▁be ▁recorded ▁immediately . ▁Still ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁writing ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁and ▁struct uring ▁the ▁song , ▁in ▁the ▁studio ▁he ▁performed ▁a ▁rough ▁vocal ▁track ▁to ▁guide ▁the ▁other ▁mus icians . ▁This ▁would