Lyric discussion by ComfyMan 

Cover art for Home lyrics by Mumford & Sons

Man, you guys are taking this in a very depressing light. I don't see this as someone cheating or committing suicide as much as two people just separating after being together for a long time, not because they don't love each other, but because the man is a singer, and singers travel.

I always felt like his shame was simply leaving her behind, and how close he came referred to how close to came to quitting the band to go back to her. As he travels the world, he thinks of all the places that he would have liked to take her but can't because of work.

I always thought 'spin me 'round just to pin me down' was him thinking about her, and how it would go from happy and cheerful thoughts to intense feelings of missing her. The bed would be strange because it's foreign, a random bed in a random hotel.

I figured maybe he had decided to leave with the band without telling her, which is why he felt ashamed.

Their love was torn apart by his greedy hands, because he lusted for money and chose that over her.

Even with all of that said and done, he'll still be coming back home in a little while, where she's been waiting for him.

That was just my thought though.