In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
As I peel away
All the years of pain
I discovered what's been all along
You were so right
I was so wrong
Every shooting star
They all fall so hard
They all fade like a played out song
Now is the time
Before all is lost
I'm coming home
I'm coming home
So I'm coming home
Lost on a road I don't belong
I'll rest my song
I'm so alone
Far from the streets I call my own
I'm coming home
Rushing back to me
As the city sleeps
So afraid of what I will find
Memories they haunt
From deep inside
Every broken man
Comes to understand
that he'll never find paradise
When all that he wants
Was there all the time
I'm coming home
I'm coming home
So I'm coming home
Lost on a road I don't belong
I'll rest my song
I'm so alone
Far from the streets I call my own
So I'm coming home
Back to a world left long ago
And now I know
I'm coming home
I'll find my way back
I'm letting go
I'm coming home
We come to find
What we take for granted
Keeps us alive in the end
So don't let time
Leave you empty handed
Reach out tonight and make amends
So I'm coming home
Back to the place where I belong
I'll rest my song
I'm so alone
Far from the streets I call my own
So I'm coming home
Back to a world left long ago
Now I know
I'm coming home
I'll find my way back
I'm coming home
I'm coming home
All the years of pain
I discovered what's been all along
You were so right
I was so wrong
Every shooting star
They all fall so hard
They all fade like a played out song
Now is the time
Before all is lost
I'm coming home
I'm coming home
So I'm coming home
Lost on a road I don't belong
I'll rest my song
I'm so alone
Far from the streets I call my own
I'm coming home
Rushing back to me
As the city sleeps
So afraid of what I will find
Memories they haunt
From deep inside
Every broken man
Comes to understand
that he'll never find paradise
When all that he wants
Was there all the time
I'm coming home
I'm coming home
So I'm coming home
Lost on a road I don't belong
I'll rest my song
I'm so alone
Far from the streets I call my own
So I'm coming home
Back to a world left long ago
And now I know
I'm coming home
I'll find my way back
I'm letting go
I'm coming home
We come to find
What we take for granted
Keeps us alive in the end
So don't let time
Leave you empty handed
Reach out tonight and make amends
So I'm coming home
Back to the place where I belong
I'll rest my song
I'm so alone
Far from the streets I call my own
So I'm coming home
Back to a world left long ago
Now I know
I'm coming home
I'll find my way back
I'm coming home
I'm coming home
Lyrics submitted by BillDogg2k
Coming Home Lyrics as written by Chris Phillips David Liam Mccormack
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Hipgnosis Songs Group
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