It's on You
Yearning Skies: Johnny Lloyd's Poetic Call to Come Home
Lyrics
Bad traffic or caught in the rain, just come home,
Bad traffic or caught in the rain, urging someone to come home despite obstacles.
Coffee's cold and I'll drink it again just come home
Expressing a repetitive routine, emphasizing the desire for the person to return home.
I miss you and it can't be the end, just come home
Conveying a sense of longing and denial of an impending end, urging the person to return.
Aeroplane, wanted to see, just come home
Referencing an aeroplane, suggesting a desire for the person to come home, possibly from a distant place.
It's on you though, coz I just wanna keep my head,
Expressing a desire to maintain composure or sanity, putting responsibility on the other person.
It's on you, all the things you thought I said,
Attributing responsibility for misunderstandings or miscommunication to the other person.
It's on you, I just wanna keep my head.
Reiterating the desire to maintain composure despite external pressures.
Times up, you're caught in a rut, just come home.
Declaring that time is running out, urging the person to return from a difficult situation.
Machine guns, out in the sun, just come home.
Mentioning machine guns and the sun, possibly indicating a dangerous or challenging environment, emphasizing the need to come home.
Say it again, you're my best friend, just come home
Affirming the person as the speaker's best friend and urging them to come home.
Piled high, lost in the sky, just come home.
Describing a situation where things are overwhelming, yet the plea to come home persists.
It's on you, but I just wanna keep my head,
Reiterating the desire to maintain composure while emphasizing the responsibility placed on the other person.
It's on you, all the things you thought I said,
Repeating the attribution of thoughts or words to the other person, emphasizing the impact on the speaker.
It's on you, I just wanna keep my head,
Expressing the desire to keep composure amid challenging circumstances, emphasizing the responsibility on the other person.
It's on you, my only friend...
Stating that the situation is the other person's responsibility, referring to them as the speaker's only friend.
All I stay undercover, I won't wait for another,
Expressing a commitment to remaining hidden or protected for someone, refusing to wait for another.
I'll stay undercover for you
Reiterating the commitment to staying hidden for the person in question.
All on you
Placing the responsibility for the situation on the other person.
All on you
Emphasizing that the situation is entirely the other person's responsibility.
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