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Home Is Where the Heart Is Lyrics
So here we are waking
Savages shaking
The road that we're taking
We've walked before
And if these times
Should seal our fate
You won't see me
At heaven's gate
Danger is lurking
Evil is working
Yet here we are hiding
Behind our doors
Come out! Come out!
It's time to grow
Enjoy the ride
One more time before we go
According to Hoyle
All cards on the table
What else can you do
When life is unstable
The night's growing colder
The enemy bolder
But as you grow older
You ceased to care
But if we run
Or try to hide
And turn our face
There'll be no hopes
To keep alive
According to Hoyle
All cards on the table
Reactions cool
The world unstable
So here we are hiding
Danger is lurking
Savages shaking
The road that we're taking
We've walked before
Should seal our fate
You won't see me
At heaven's gate
Evil is working
Yet here we are hiding
Behind our doors
It's time to grow
Enjoy the ride
One more time before we go
All cards on the table
What else can you do
When life is unstable
The enemy bolder
But as you grow older
You ceased to care
Or try to hide
And turn our face
There'll be no hopes
To keep alive
All cards on the table
Reactions cool
The world unstable
Danger is lurking
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It's about a sense of urgency and danger, with the idea of savagery and danger lurking just beneath the surface. The lyrics suggest that the world is unstable and that the narrator is aware of the risks and dangers they face, but they still encourage taking risks and living life to the fullest. The idea of walking a road that has been walked before gives a sense of familiarity, but the potential for danger is still present.
"If these times should seal our fate" gives a fatalistic outlook, indicating that the future is uncertain and potentially dire.
The repeated refrain "according to Hoyle, all cards on the table" is about following the rules or established norms, but also about being transparent and honest about your intentions and actions.
The lyrics also touch on the idea of growing older and becoming less concerned with risks and danger, which gives a sense of resignation to the risks that life presents. However, the lyrics encourage living life to the fullest and enjoying the ride, even in the face of danger and uncertainty.
According to Mark:
"This is one of my all time favourite Chameleons songs which I still play on occasion with the various people I play with these days. It was very influenced by a TV programme I was crazy about in my younger days called 'The Prisoner.' Again it's quite paranoid and sinister in its themes but was aimed at people I knew who just drew the blinds to what was happening around them. Whenever I got into conversations around these themes I would often remark that the Devil's greatest victory was convincing the world that he didn't exist. Imagine my amazement when these very same words cropped up in the script of 'Usual Suspects.'"