this song is talking about the man (william) coming home to see an old friend (or lover) that he hasn't seen in a long time, (Open the door roll, out the mat Welcome is welcome, but you'll take it back
When I come home)- these lines are referring to how he is or wants to be greeted when he comes back home. he obviously feels a little worried about coming home, he mentions gasping for air, and being tied by a noose, but the person he is coming home to see makes him feel "secure" so it perhaps may be her parents. the history between the writer and the audience seems to be broken at some point in the past, so his parents or one of his parents may be a good idea for what this songs is talking about
this song is talking about the man (william) coming home to see an old friend (or lover) that he hasn't seen in a long time, (Open the door roll, out the mat Welcome is welcome, but you'll take it back When I come home)- these lines are referring to how he is or wants to be greeted when he comes back home. he obviously feels a little worried about coming home, he mentions gasping for air, and being tied by a noose, but the person he is coming home to see makes him feel "secure" so it perhaps may be her parents. the history between the writer and the audience seems to be broken at some point in the past, so his parents or one of his parents may be a good idea for what this songs is talking about