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LCD Soundsystem Lyrics

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Desire to return to a place of comfort and belonging

Home
Repetition to emphasize the importance and urgency of wanting to go back to a familiar place

Home

Home

Home

Home

Take me home
Explicitly stating the need and desire to be taken to a place of comfort and familiarity

Just do it right
Asking for perfection and realness in the actions taken to achieve the goal of returning home

Make it perfect and real
Continuing to emphasize the importance of doing what it takes to make the return to home as comfortable and true as possible

Because it's everything
Acknowledgment that home represents all that is important and valued

Though everything, was never the deal
Reflecting on the fact that life doesn't always go according to plan or expectations

So grab your things and stumble into the night
Urging action and movement towards the goal of returning home, even if the journey is unclear

So we can shut the door
Symbolically closing the door on the difficult times that led to the desire to return home

And shut the door on terrible times

Oh
Expressing a sense of relief or anticipation

Yeah, do it right

And head again into space
Looking towards the unknown future, but with the confidence that the journey will be worth it

So you can carry on
Encouraging perseverance and determination

And carry on, and fall all over the place
Acknowledging that challenges and obstacles are likely, but that they can be overcome to reach the goal of returning home

This is the trick, forget a terrible year
Advising to let go of past difficulties and focus on the present

That we can break the laws
Encouraging defiance and a willingness to go against the norm if necessary to reach the goal

Until it gets weird
Implies that things will get difficult and uncertain, but not to give up hope of returning home

And this is what you waited for
Acknowledging that the desire to return home has been a long-time coming

But under lights, we're all unsure
Acknowledging the uncertainty and doubt that comes with striving for a goal, even when it's something we've wanted for a long time

So tell me
Asking for advice or guidance

What would make you feel better?
Asking for the key to finally reaching the goal of returning home

As night has such a local ring
Reflecting on the sense of familiarity and belonging that comes with being in a specific location

And love and rock are fickle things
Acknowledging the fickleness of some of life's most fundamental aspects

And you know it

Yeah, you know it

Yeah, you know
Reinforcing the idea that the desire to return home is deeply rooted and well understood

Ahh, ah
Vocalizing a sense of longing or anticipation

Ahh, ah

Take
Commanding action and movement towards the goal of returning home

Forget your past
Advising to let go of anything that might hold back progress or detract from the goal

This is your last chance now
Emphasizing the importance of the current opportunity to reach the goal of returning home

And we can break the rules
Encouraging a willingness to disregard norms or restrictions to reach the goal

Like nothing will last
Emphasizing that the end goal is worth fighting for and that going all out is necessary to achieve it

You might forget
Acknowledging the reality that memories may fade

Forget the sound of a voice
Emphasizing the fleeting nature of memory and the importance of focusing on what matters most

Still, you should not forget
Encouraging to hold onto the things that truly matter

Yeah, don't forget

The things that we laughed about
Highlighting the importance of shared experiences and memories in the journey towards returning home

And after rolling on the floor
Reflecting on the shared experiences and memories that strengthen bonds and make returning home all the more desired

And thankfully, a few make sure that you get home
Highlighting the importance of friends and loved ones in helping to achieve the goal of returning home

And you stay home

And you better
Strong emphasis on the importance of staying home and not giving up the fight to return there

'Cause you're afraid of what you need
Acknowledging the fear and uncertainty that can come with striving for what is most important

Yeah, you're afraid of what you need

If you weren't, if you weren't
Reflecting on the hypothetical possibility of not having any fears or doubts

I don't know what we'd talk about
Implies that the struggle to achieve what we need is a fundamental and necessary aspect of the human experience

Ahh, ah

Ahh, ah

Ahh, ah

Ahh, ah

Yeah, no one ever knows what you're talking about
Recognizing the difficulty of communicating deep-seated emotions and desires to others

So I guess you're already there
Acknowledging that the desire to return home is deeply ingrained and difficult to explain to others

No one opens up when you scream and shout
Recognizing the difficulty of expressing oneself to others when emotions and desires run deep

But it's time to make a couple things clear
Emphasizing the importance of being clear and transparent with oneself and others about what truly matters

If you're afraid of what you need

If you're afraid of what you need

Look around you, you're surrounded
Recognizing the presence of loved ones and supporters who are always there to help and support

It won't get any better
Acknowledging that the journey to achieve the goal of returning home will be difficult, but that with hard work and perseverance it is worth fighting for

And so, goodnight
Ending the song with a sense of finality and resolution, as if to indicate that the fight to return home will continue another day