a song about where you belong. touring takes you lots of places, some where the locals' welcome is less than warm ("Locals read me Like I'm not supposed to be where I should be" ..... "raise your flags but keep your distance"). The band returns home, to "the backbone of [their] being" only to discover they don't really fit in there either.
Another thing.......
the fact that everyone at home waves goes from being "good" to "strange"......is it because the act has lost its meaning in routine? Has the caring gone out of it? Maybe that part is about being sick of being taken for granted.
a song about where you belong. touring takes you lots of places, some where the locals' welcome is less than warm ("Locals read me Like I'm not supposed to be where I should be" ..... "raise your flags but keep your distance"). The band returns home, to "the backbone of [their] being" only to discover they don't really fit in there either.
Another thing.......
the fact that everyone at home waves goes from being "good" to "strange"......is it because the act has lost its meaning in routine? Has the caring gone out of it? Maybe that part is about being sick of being taken for granted.