Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7.52/10 [23 votes]Album: Ocean Avenue / Original Release Date: 2003-07-22Genre: RockSong Duration: 3 min 55 sec
YELLOWCARD
- Back Home Lyrics
Don't know what I was looking for when I went home, I found me alone
And sometimes I need someone to say, "You'll be all right. What's on your mind?"
But the water's shallow here and I am full of fear, and empty handed after two long years
Another sunny day in Californ-i-a
I'm sure back home they'd love to see it
But they don't know that what you love is ripped away
Before you get a chance to feel it
Back home I always thought I wanted so much more, now I'm not too sure
Cause sometimes I miss knowing someone's there for me and feeling free
Free to stand beside the ocean in moonlight
And light myself a smoke beneath the dark Atlantic sky
Another sunny day in Californ-i-a
I'm sure back home they'd love to see it
But they don't know that what you love is ripped away
Before you get a chance, before you get a chance to feel it
Everybody here is living life in fear of falling out of line
Tearing lives apart and breaking lots of hearts just to pass the time
And the eyes get red in the back of your head, this place will make you blind
Put it all behind me and I'll be just fine
Another sunny day beneath this cloudless sky
Sometimes I wish that it would rain here
And wash away the west coast dreaming from my eyes
There's nothing real for them to see here
Another starry night in Californ-i-a
I'm sure back home they'd love to see it
But they don't know that what you love is ripped away
Before you get a chance, before you get a chance to feel it
Back Home is written by William Ryan Key, Peter Michael Mosely, Sean Michael Wellman-mackin, Longineu Warren Iii Parsons, Benjamin Eric Harper. ✔️
When was Back Home released?
It is first released on July 22, 2003 as part of Yellowcard's album "Ocean Avenue" which includes 13 tracks in total. This song is the 12nd track on this album. ✔️
What is the meaning behind Back Home lyrics?
When we try to interpret the meaning, Yellowcard's 'Back Home' depicts and contrasts the longing for a true connection and the heartache of loss, which are, however, usually invisible to those in the vicinity, with the emptiness and fear felt under the sunny front of California. The pain felt by the songwriter is mostly channeled through the motifs of reflection, isolation, angst, despair, and heartbreak during the song. Through the medium of lyrics, the song talks about isolation, disillusionment, longing for connection, and doing the needful in order to escape. The lyrics speak of desire and loneliness, and the need for connection, which might be more appropriate for an adult audience. There is no strong language or violence, nor is there any explicit content, but the emotional nuances and the mentions of fear and heartbreak might only be easier to comprehend by the elderly listeners. ✔️
Which genre is Back Home?
Back Home falls under the genre Rock. ✔️
How long is the song Back Home?
Back Home song length is 3 minutes and 55 seconds.
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check amazon for Back Home mp3 download Songwriter(s): William Ryan Key, Peter Michael Mosely, Sean Michael Wellman-mackin, Longineu Warren Iii Parsons, Benjamin Eric Harper Record Label(s): 2003 Capitol Records, Inc All rights reserved Official lyrics by
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