When You Coming Home
Longing Embrace: Widespread Panic's Melodic YearningLyrics
Well honey, when you comin home
Expressing anticipation and inquiry about the return of a loved one.
Oh baby, when you comin home
Reiterating the question of when the loved one will be coming home.
There's a fire in the kitchen
Suggesting a sense of urgency or crisis with the mention of a fire in the kitchen.
A fire in the bed
Adding to the urgency with the mention of a fire in the bed, symbolizing emotional intensity.
One needs puttin' out
Highlighting the need to address the urgent matters in both the kitchen and the bedroom.
Other one must be fed
Drawing a parallel between resolving the fires and attending to physical and emotional needs.
You've been gone so long
Expressing the longing for the return of the absent loved one after a prolonged absence.
I wanna kiss your face
Expressing a desire to be close and physically intimate with the absent partner.
Screen door slams into an empty space
Depicting a desolate scene with a screen door slamming into an empty space, emphasizing loneliness.
No one's here to talk to
Highlighting the absence of companionship and someone to talk to in the absence of the partner.
Do I really make a sound alone?
Raising the question of whether the speaker makes any sound or impact when alone.
Oh baby, when you comin' home
Reiterating the longing and questioning when the partner will return home.
Well honey, how long you gonna stay
Inquiring about the duration of the partner's stay upon their return.
Oh baby, how long you think you'll stay
Reiterating the question of how long the partner plans to stay.
We'll be laughin' with some friends
Envisioning shared moments of joy with friends and a cozy evening watching TV.
Fall asleep watchin' T.V.
Describing a typical, comfortable routine with the partner during their stay.
For the first few days, let's just make it you and me
Emphasizing the initial period of togetherness between the speaker and the returning partner.
You've been away so long
Expressing the feeling of the partner being away for an extended period.
You were just right here
Reflecting on the paradoxical feeling of the partner's absence despite being recently present.
Well some dreams fade, don't disappear
Acknowledging the ephemeral nature of dreams but expressing hope that some dreams endure.
Wakin' up in the mornin'
Describing the morning scene, waking up while holding on to the hope of a call from the partner.
Still holding on to the telephone
Reiterating the question of when the partner will return, emphasizing the anticipation.
Oh baby, when you comin' home
Reiterating the central theme of the speaker's longing for the partner's return.
Right now, I close my eyes in sight
Expressing a current emotional state of closing eyes and imagining the presence of the partner.
I'll hold you in my arms so tight
Describing a strong desire to hold the partner tightly in one's arms.
Well I believe, I do believe
Expressing a belief or conviction in the reality of the partner's return.
I hear your voice a little clearer
Sensing the partner's presence through an imagined, clearer voice.
I believe, just believe
Reiterating the belief in the partner's immediate and tangible presence.
You're right here
Affirming the feeling that the partner is indeed right there with the speaker.
When I open my eyes, kiss my face
Envisioning a moment of opening eyes and being greeted with a kiss from the partner.
Tears and laughter fill time and space
Contrasting emotions of tears and laughter, emphasizing the richness of shared experiences.
We're all dreamers of this world
Philosophizing about the universal nature of dreaming and the shared human experience.
And you and me we're a lifelong poem
Expressing a deep connection and commitment between the speaker and the partner, using the metaphor of a lifelong poem.
Oh baby, when you comin' home
Reiterating the central theme of longing for the partner's return.
Oh, wish me home
Expressing a wish or desire for the partner to come home.
Oh, wish me home
Repeating the wish for the partner to come home, possibly emphasizing the emotional plea.
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