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Never Coming Home: A Journey of Solitude and Discovery
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On the days I’m not myself
Expressing a sense of being different or not true to oneself on certain days.
I don’t look to find no help Old and dusted on that shelf Don’t take me home
Rejecting the idea of seeking help, feeling neglected or forgotten.
Bruised and stolen from my chest My heart and soul have been a mess I’ve been different since I left
Describing emotional pain and chaos in the heart and soul after leaving.
Don’t take me home
Repeated emphasis on not wanting to go home, possibly indicating discomfort or dissatisfaction.
Don’t take me home
-Don’t take me home
-And I miss all of the small things
Expressing nostalgia for the small joys in life.
Good friends and trips through the country But I’m never coming home
Recalling positive experiences like good friends and trips but asserting the decision not to return home.
And I’ve been gone since September Woke up and now I remember
Indicating a prolonged absence since September and a realization of not returning home.
That I’m never coming home
-Not coming home
Reiteration of the decision to not come back home, asserting being better off alone.
Not coming home
-Not coming home
-Cause I’m better off alone
Stating that being alone is preferable.
And I’m never coming home
Reaffirming the decision to never return home.
I gotta 7:30 flight back home
Mentioning a specific time (7:30 flight) as part of the narrative.
I wanna be someone so I left away
Expressing a desire for change, wanting to be someone, and the decision to leave.
I caught a train on the night that it goes
-I wanna feel something so I had to change I was gone too long, too long to stay
-You tell me it’s okay
Addressing reassurances that it's okay, possibly from others.
Don’t take me home
Repeating the plea to not be taken home.
I would’ve took the Interstate
Describing an alternate route taken (not the Interstate) and being a bit late.
Down the finish lane
-But imma couple minutes late
-I missed it when it came
-I got a glass of Minute Maid
Details about a moment with Minute Maid, possibly symbolizing a brief pause or reflection.
If you finna stay
-So you could help me wash down
-the potential that’s on my dinner plate Winter came
-And it was outside
Describing a cold and difficult period (winter) followed by a positive change (spring).
I was cold outside
-Spring came bout time
-Don’t take me home
Reiteration of not wanting to go home.
And I miss all of the small things
Repeating the longing for small joys but emphasizing the decision not to return home.
Good friends and trips through the country But I’m never coming home
-And I’ve been gone since September Woke up and now I remember
-That I’m never coming home Not coming home
Strong reassertion of the decision to never come back home.
Not coming home
-Not coming home
-Cause I’m better off alone And I’m never coming home
Final emphasis on being better off alone and never returning home.
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