Going Back Home
Journey of Reflection: Jesse Marchant's 'Going Back Home'
Lyrics
I'm back to the sea
I have returned to the sea.
As the lights become weak
As the lights dim or fade.
Pull down the blinds that shutter my life for a week
I close the blinds, isolating myself from life for a week.
And the faces I see
Referring to the faces I encounter.
The friends I don't keep
Alluding to friends I've distanced or lost.
And the old folks that start dying in their sleep
Observing the elderly who pass away in their sleep.
And I wish I could speak to say something unique
Expressing a desire to speak uniquely.
To give you the comfort that you seek
To offer comfort sought by someone.
Oh my love
Addressing a loved one.
In the ways that you need me I'm coming back but
Returning in the ways needed, despite challenges.
Oh my love
Reiterating a declaration of love.
It's the ways that you need me that make me want to run
Feeling compelled to run due to the challenges in meeting needs.
And every time that I think that you find that I see
Reflecting on the distance causing misjudgment.
The distance I keep makes a poor judgin' fool out of me
Acknowledging the impact of emotional distance.
Just like coming around to a part of your town that you've been
Comparing returning to a changed town.
But every things changed from the lights to the houses to tree
Noting changes in the environment.
But the smell is the same and it makes me remember your dreams
Connecting a familiar smell to memories of dreams.
Oh my love
Returning to addressing the loved one.
Gather your feet and start walking to the sun my love
Encouraging the loved one to move towards positivity.
Kill off your daemons before your heart turns into one
Advising to overcome internal struggles before they become harmful.
Is the bittersweet, is it pain that you need?
Pondering if what is sought is bittersweet or painful.
Is the bittersweet, is it pain that you need?
-Is the bittersweet, is it pain that you need?
-Is the bittersweet, is it pain that you need?
-Is the pain that you need?
Posing a direct question about the necessity of pain.
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