Since Switchfoot is 100% a Christian band, I think they're talking about Heaven. How Heaven is home, and theyre are finally there. The enemy I think is Satan, and how they've been searching for something or someone to save them, they found God, and they are finally home. Heaven is our eternal Home.
Switchfoot has Christian leanings and themes, and the members of themselves are definitely Christian, but their music is not and should not be put into the category of "Christian music" as we traditionally know it.
Switchfoot has Christian leanings and themes, and the members of themselves are definitely Christian, but their music is not and should not be put into the category of "Christian music" as we traditionally know it.
"As for the Christian leanings of the band, he [Jon Foreman] says, 'For us, it's a faith, not a genre. We've always been very open and honest about...
"As for the Christian leanings of the band, he [Jon Foreman] says, 'For us, it's a faith, not a genre. We've always been very open and honest about where the songs are coming from. For us, these songs are for everyone. Calling us "Christian rock" tends to be a box that closes some people out and excludes them. And that's not what we're trying to do. Music has always opened my mind -- and that's what we want.'"
All that said, while I personally am not Christian, I certainly can see how your interpretation fits.
Since Switchfoot is 100% a Christian band, I think they're talking about Heaven. How Heaven is home, and theyre are finally there. The enemy I think is Satan, and how they've been searching for something or someone to save them, they found God, and they are finally home. Heaven is our eternal Home.
Switchfoot has Christian leanings and themes, and the members of themselves are definitely Christian, but their music is not and should not be put into the category of "Christian music" as we traditionally know it.
Switchfoot has Christian leanings and themes, and the members of themselves are definitely Christian, but their music is not and should not be put into the category of "Christian music" as we traditionally know it.
Here's an excerpt from Foreman about this that was seen in an interview with the Boston Globe (http://web.archive.org/web/20050123135046/http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2004/01/09/switchfoot_steps_toward_stardom?mode=PF):
Here's an excerpt from Foreman about this that was seen in an interview with the Boston Globe (http://web.archive.org/web/20050123135046/http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2004/01/09/switchfoot_steps_toward_stardom?mode=PF):
"As for the Christian leanings of the band, he [Jon Foreman] says, 'For us, it's a faith, not a genre. We've always been very open and honest about...
"As for the Christian leanings of the band, he [Jon Foreman] says, 'For us, it's a faith, not a genre. We've always been very open and honest about where the songs are coming from. For us, these songs are for everyone. Calling us "Christian rock" tends to be a box that closes some people out and excludes them. And that's not what we're trying to do. Music has always opened my mind -- and that's what we want.'"
All that said, while I personally am not Christian, I certainly can see how your interpretation fits.