Homesick
Lost Wanderings: Yearning for Connection in 'Homesick' by Radical Face
Lyrics
One, two, three; one, two, three...
Repetitive counting may suggest a sense of rhythm or routine.
Well, I left my home on hollow bones
Leaving home with a vulnerable and fragile state, perhaps metaphorically represented by "hollow bones."
While you were curled and sleeping
Contrasting the speaker's restless journey with someone else's peaceful sleep.
And I wandered far beneath a concrete star
Wandering beneath a "concrete star" implies a journey through urban landscapes.
And slept along the highways
Sleeping along the highways suggests a transient, nomadic lifestyle.
But even though I am lost all the time
Despite being lost, the speaker feels the lingering influence of past connections ("hooks in my sides").
I've got hooks in my sides that you left there
Suggesting emotional or relational scars from a past connection.
But you're not the same, you died along the way
The other person has changed or passed away during the speaker's journey.
Now we're ghosts and we're praying for winter
The speaker and the other person are now metaphorical ghosts, praying for a symbolic winter, possibly a time of rest or resolution.
Well, I found a wheel that squeaks and squeals
Discovering a wheel that represents a broken or noisy element in the speaker's life.
And I left it on your doorstep
Leaving this broken element as a symbolic gift on the other person's doorstep.
Because I heard that you might be broken, too
Believing the other person may also be broken, seeking companionship in shared brokenness.
And I thought it'd keep you company
Suggesting a desire for connection or comfort through a shared broken object.
But even though I am lost all the time
Reiteration of feeling lost but still carrying the emotional impact of past connections ("hooks in my sides").
I've got hooks in my sides that you left there
Reiterating the enduring emotional scars from a past connection.
But you're not the same, you died along the way
Emphasizing the irreversible change or loss in the other person during the speaker's journey.
Now we're ghosts and we're praying for winter
Reiterating the metaphorical existence as ghosts and the desire for a symbolic winter, possibly an end to the emotional struggle.
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