Early 2008, they recorded their third album, "Habitación Doble", in Nashville, Tennesse. This album have a collaboration of the singer Brandi Carlile with the song "Already Gone", their first and only english song recorded by them (like officially). The first single from the album was "No Te Quiero Nada", followed by "Lo Que Yo Sé De Ti" and "Tu Y Yo Volvemos Al Amor" as third single. Even when "Already Home" wasn't a sinlge officially, was picked as the iTunes Single of the Week in late September 2008 in USA.
Ha*Ash's fourth studio album, "A tiempo", was released on 2011. The singles from the album were "Impermeable", "Te Dejo En Libertad" (the biggest success from the album), "Todo No Fue Suficiente" (about their parents' divorce) and "De Dónde Sacas Eso".
Already Home
Ha-Ash Lyrics
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Turned around so I didn't see you cry, you cry
Sometimes you just can't explain
The reasons why you have to say goodbye,goodbye
It took something, it took falling,
It took distance, it took time,
It took a lot of getting lost to realize
I was already home, right where I was supposed to be
You were right in front of me
I was not alone
I was already home, sometimes you're too close to see
The one thing that you really need has been there all along
It took leaving you to know, I was already home
It took a long, long road to see,
What matters most in life to me was gone, was gone
But I thought what I was looking for
Was right here waiting at your door
I was wrong, so wrong
It took tumbling, it took falling,
It took distance, it took time,
It took a lot of getting lost to realize
I was already home, right where I was supposed to be
You were right in front of me
I was not alone
I was already home, sometimes you're too close to see
The one thing that you really need has been there all along
It took leaving you to know
I was so caught up in the thrill of something different
Something new,
It took a lot of missing you to see the truth
I was already home, right where I was supposed to be
You were right in front of me
I was not alone
I was already home, sometimes you're too close to see
The one thing that you really need has been there all along
It took leaving you to know (It took leaving you to know)
I was already home
I was already home
The song "Already Home" by Ha-Ash and Brandi Carlile is a beautiful ballad about realizing that what you're looking for has been right in front of you all along. The lyrics paint a picture of someone who is leaving their loved one, for reasons they cannot explain. The first verse sets the scene where they have to say goodbye, and the person they're leaving is crying. The second verse comes in with a sense of regret, the character regrets leaving, and it took distance, time, and getting lost to realize that they were already home. The lyrics seem to suggest that the grass isn't always greener on the other side and that sometimes people don't appreciate or realize what they have until they lose it.
The chorus of the song is where the character comes to that realization. "I was already home, right where I was supposed to be, you were right in front of me, I was not alone." These lines let us know that the character understands that everything they were looking for is right where they left it. They then acknowledge that they were too close to see what was right in front of them all along. The bridge of the song speaks about the character so caught up in the thrill of something different and new, only to realize that they had to miss you to see the truth.
Line by Line Meaning
Packed my bags and kissed your cheek
Saying farewell, with the intention to leave soon.
Turned around so I didn't see you cry, you cry
Unable to bear the sight of someone you love, in tears.
Sometimes you just can't explain
At times, there are no definite reasons for a particular decision.
The reasons why you have to say goodbye, goodbye
The motives behind saying farewell and leaving are not always clear.
It took something, it took falling,
Realization of the truth comes with experiences of loss and failure.
It took distance, it took time,
Detaching oneself and waiting with patience are sometimes essential for true understanding.
It took a lot of getting lost to realize
Only after being lost, do you discover where your heart truly lies.
I was already home, right where I was supposed to be
The place where you belong is not always somewhere else, but where you already are.
You were right in front of me
The solution to the problem, or the love of your life, might be right in front of you.
I was not alone
Feeling lost or alone does not always mean you are entirely alone.
Sometimes you're too close to see
Being too familiar with something or someone can often blind you to reality.
The one thing that you really need has been there all along
The solution to a problem or the love of your life can be something or someone you have taken for granted.
It took leaving you to know, I was already home
We sometimes need to lose something to truly realize its value.
It took a long, long road to see,
The path to understanding can take a long time, or a long distance to travel.
What matters most in life to me was gone, was gone
Priorities and value systems can shift or change drastically over time.
But I thought what I was looking for, was right here waiting at your door
Sometimes, what we think we need is something that we already have but cannot recognize.
I was wrong, so wrong
Admission of fault or wrong decisions is sometimes the first step towards a better understanding.
It took tumbling, it took falling,
The experience of failure can help us gain a better perspective on our life.
It took a lot of missing you to see the truth
Being away from someone can help us understand and appreciate them better.
(It took leaving you to know)
Acknowledging that some lessons can only be learned through experience.
I was already home
Coming full circle, realizing that where you started is the place where you truly belong.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: BLAIR DALY, TROY VERGES, HANNA NICOLE PEREZ MOSA, ASHLEY GRACE PEREZ MOSA
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