Forrest Frank's Back Injury Inspires New Song about Trusting God through Hard Seasons
Forrest Frank, a Christian recording artist, recently wrote a viral song from his bed after revealing over the weekend that he suffered a serious back injury while skateboarding. "Two days ago, I fractured my L3 and L4," Frank said in a Monday TikTok post, which also included a clip of himself hitting his lower back against the edge of a sidewalk after falling off a skateboard. Following the clip, he responded to a commenter asking, "How will you make fire music with a fractured back?"
"I don't know. Let's find out," the "Good Day" singer replied.
Frank, lying on his back in bed, then proceeds to compose a song inspired by the accident.
"I think I'm gonna just sing whatever pops out, and I'm gonna build the chords around it," he explained.
According to The Christian Post, Frank managed to complete the song in about 3 hours with lyrics reflecting his faith and resilience. The song's lyrics read in part:
"God's got my back/ Even when I fall or get attacked/God's got my back/ Even when I'm low and full of lack/God's got my back/ Even when my soul is full of sorrow/ I don't have to worry about tomorrow/Why's that?/'Cause God's got my… Back. Back/ Back right there never left/ I could feel your presence in every single breath/ Sometimes we just gotta take a rest/ Flowers like to bloom in the season that is best."
@hiforrestt turning lemons into lemonande 🍋
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In a follow-up TikTok, Frank further elaborated on the accident, which took place while he was skateboarding with his son, Bodie, while his wife, Grace, helped him after he fell.
"It was just a casual session with my 2 year old so i didn't even think to put a helmet on (hindsight is 20/20) thankful to God that it wasn't any worse. multiple fractures to L3 & L4. will be laying in bed for a while….so sorry Grace," he wrote in the caption of the video.
@hiforrestt it was just a casual session with my 2 year old so i didn’t even think to put a helmet on (hindsight is 20/20) 🥵 thankful to God that it wasn’t any worse. multiple fractures to L3 & L4. will be laying in bed for a while….so sorry Grace 🥲💔
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The singer noted that God is "clearly breathing" on his newly composed song, which has since garnered over hundreds of thousands of follow-up videos and views within just a few hours.
Additionally, he shared more lyrics of the song, including the lines:
"God's got my back/ Even when I fall or get atta[c]ked/God's got back/ Even when I'm low and full of lack/ Even wh[e]n my soul is full of sorrow/ I dont have to worry about tomorrow/ Today is the day that the Lord has made/ Even with all of the bad in it."
Frank, who has used personal trials to inspire his music, has a growing catalog of faith-driven hits, including his breakout single "Good Day." The song appears on his first solo album, Child of God, which peaked at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Christian Albums chart following its release last August.
He first blew up on the music scene as one half of the surf-pop duo Surfaces in 2017 and has since grown throughout his career as a solo artist.
The singer was named New Artist of the Year at this year's GMA Dove Awards, and his track "Good Day" was awarded Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year.
In May, Frank released his second album, Child of God ll.
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Originally published July 24, 2025.
