Homesick
Embracing Change: Nostalgia in Joel Havea's 'Homesick'
Lyrics
Was it right?
Contemplating if a past action was the right decision
T’Have taken flight
Reflecting on the choice to leave or depart
Left it behind
Leaving something behind, possibly a place or memories
Cannot rewind
Expressing the irreversible nature of the decision
And I know it’s moving on without me
Observing the progression of life without personal involvement
Will there still be
Questioning if there will be room for one's former self
A place for the old me?
Pondering the continuity of one's identity in a changing context
What would it have been like?
Imagining the alternate scenario and its potential outcomes
Well I can’t honestly say
Admitting uncertainty about the alternative path
Things to learn, bridges to burn
Acknowledging the need for personal growth and sacrifices
When you’re living away
Highlighting challenges faced while living away from home
Oh I’m feeling homesick
Expressing a strong feeling of longing for home
Hear the news
Receiving information or updates
Laugh with the clowns
Finding joy in humorous or light-hearted moments
Wish that I
Wishing to be present in certain situations
Could have been around
Regretting the inability to be physically present
But I know of course, it’s out of the question
Understanding the impossibility of returning to the past
Will there still be
Questioning the existence of a place for the person they used to be
A place for the old me?
Continuing the theme of identity and its place in the present
When you reach up for the sky
Striving for ambitious goals or aspirations
Have to leave something behind
Acknowledging the necessity of leaving something behind to progress
If only for a short while
Recognizing the temporary nature of sacrifices made
Oh I’m feeling homesick
Reiterating a strong sense of yearning for home
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