Away from Home
Journey of Liberation: Crystal Skulls' Away from Home Insights
Lyrics
It's a fancy town where the girls play down what they wear.
It describes a sophisticated town where women downplay their clothing choices.
They got their heads tied up with imitation hair.
Women use artificial hair, symbolizing a preoccupation with appearances.
They let their boys trade off so they won't get soft and try to say
Girls allow their partners to take turns in relationships to avoid emotional vulnerability.
That they still get the bill when feeling goes away, away, away.
Despite this, they still bear the consequences when emotions fade away.
But you left here years ago
The narrator left the town years ago.
For miles on the empty road
Traveling on a desolate road for miles.
Driving through the night
Driving through the night.
Away from home.
Expressing a journey away from home.
It never claimed to own the outstanding loan
The town doesn't claim ownership of a debt (outstanding loan).
That your parents gave.
The debt is from the narrator's parents.
Though they thought you could, it would do no good to repay.
Repaying the debt is futile and not expected to bring any benefit.
So you left here years ago
Similar to the first departure, the narrator left years ago.
For miles on the lonely road
Traveling on a lonely road for miles.
Driving through the night
Continuing the journey away from home.
Away from home.
You call every day and explain that you don't know where you wanna go
Feeling unable to live alone and not sure where to go.
And you can't live alone.
Suggestion to return home instead of being alone.
Why don't you just move back home?
Indication that things are better at home with unfamiliar places mentioned.
Things round here are better there are places you'd never know.
Describing changes in the narrator's hometown: beach expansion, river shift, and a new road.
The beach got bigger, the river moved over, and they put in a four-lane road.
Encouraging a fresh start without bringing any baggage.
A step or two, whatever's gonna pull you closer
A metaphorical step towards something that will bring the narrator closer.
And don't bring anything. We're gonna start all over.
Advice to start anew without carrying anything from the past.
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