We All Come Home |
LyricsWe All Come HomeAll of the babies have grown They've sprouted their wings and flown Eager to break from the chains of their love Promising one day they'll phone A woman alone by my side Is waving her children goodbye Kisses and hugs in the passenger lounge They'll fly through the air, her tears fall to the ground But we all come home No one leaves forever One day! The heart strings will pull us together For a time The lovers the husbands and wives Hover like lost butterflies The infants cling on for as long as they can Ignoring the time drifting by Arrival's come bursting with smiles While Departures are silent with fears Promise you'll call when you land in New York Love the last breath in their ears But we all come home No one leaves forever One day! The heart strings will pull us together (Middle) We all share the family of man Protection is locked in our genes Though we hunger for love and we're fearful of loss We know we must follow our dreams Yet we all come home No one leaves forever One day! The heart strings will pull us together For a time All of the aircraft have flown I stand in the dark alone Watching the stars come to life one by one Feeling the ache in my soul And the ominous clock on the wall Relentlessly beating its call We are merely ethereal whispers of light We blaze for a while and we're gone in the night Chorus repeats |
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| Story Behind the Song: A bittersweet lament for the empty nesters, juxtaposed with the inexorable journey of life, and the suggestion of reincarnation and reinvention. The setting is any International airport, Arrivals and Departures. |
| Lyric Credits: Chris Orchard |
| Music Credits: Chris Orchard |
| Producer Credits: Shane O Farrell |
| Publisher Credits: unpublished |
| Performance Credits: Chris Orchard and Shane O Farrell |
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| Song Length: 3:50 |
| Primary Genre: Folk-Contemporary |
| Secondary Genre: Folk-Contemporary |
| Tempo / Feel: Other |
| Lead Vocal: Male Vocal |
| Subject Matter 1: Love for Child |
| Subject Matter 2: Existence |
| Mood 1: Poignant |
| Mood 2: Pleased |
| Similar Artist 1: Harry Chapin |
| Similar Artist 2: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
| Language: English |
| Era: 2000 and later |