Come Home
One Republic Lyrics
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Hope you're listening
Forgive me if I'm young
For speaking out of turn
There's someone I've been missing
I think that they could be
The better half of me
They're in the in the wrong place trying to make it right
So I say to you
Come home
Come home
'Cause I've been waiting for you
For so long
For so long
And right now there's a war between the vanities
But all I see is you and me
The fight for you is all I've ever known
So come home
Oooh
I get lost in the beauty
Of everything I see
The world ain't as half as bad
As they paint it to be
If all the sons
If all the daughters
Stopped to take it in
Well hopefully the hate subsides and the love can begin
It might start now yeah
Well maybe I'm just dreaming out loud
Until then
Come home
Come home
'Cause I've been waiting for you
For so long
For so long
And right now there's a war between the vanities
But all I see is you and me
The fight for you is all I've ever known
So come home
Oooh
Everything I can't be
Is everything you should be
And that's why I need you here
Everything I can't be
Is everything you should be
And that's why I need you here
So hear this now
Come home
Come home
'Cause I've been waiting for you
For so long
For so long
And right now there's a war between the vanities
But all I see is you and me
The fight for you is all I've ever known
So come home
Oooh
In the song "Come Home," One Republic sings about a longing for someone they miss deeply. The song begins with a plea to the world to pay attention and to forgive the singer for their youth and impulsive confession of love. The song then goes on to describe the pursuit of someone special that feels like the better half of themselves. The person they miss is in the wrong place and struggling to make things right, and the justification for that struggle has become tiresome. Therefore, the singer asks the person to come home since he's been waiting for them for so long. The song acknowledges the presence of a war between the vanities or superficial struggles in the world, but all that matters is being reunited with the person they love. They contend that if everyone stopped to take in the beauty of the world, the hate could subside so that love could begin.
The bridge repeats the importance of the missing person by stating that everything the singer cannot be is precisely what the other person can be. The singer needs the person here to fill the void in their life. The song's overall message is that love can conquer everything, and the emotional depth of missing someone crucial in your life can be conveyed through the lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
Hello world
Addressed to the world, hoping that it's listening
Hope you're listening
Expressing hope that someone is paying attention
Forgive me if I'm young
Apologizing in advance for speaking from a less experienced perspective
For speaking out of turn
Acknowledging that this may not be the right time or place to speak up
There's someone I've been missing
Admitting that a special person is absent from their life
I think that they could be
Believing that this person can complete them
The better half of me
Acknowledging that this person brings out the best in them
They're in the wrong place trying to make it right
Misplaced or in a situation that doesn't bring out the best in them
But I'm tired of justifying
Tired of making excuses for the situation they're in
So I say to you
Addressing the missing person
Come home
A plea to come back to where they belong
And right now there's a war between the vanities
Acknowledging that there's conflict and chaos in the world
But all I see is you and me
Despite the chaos, only the missing person matters
The fight for you is all I've ever known
The singer has been searching for and fighting for this person their whole life
Oooh
An exclamation of emotion
I get lost in the beauty
Overwhelmed by the positive things in the world
Of everything I see
The beauty is in everything around them
The world ain't as half as bad
Contrary to what others say, the world isn't completely bad
As they paint it to be
People often portray the world in a negative light
If all the sons
If everyone,
If all the daughters
If all the women,
Stopped to take it in
Took a moment to appreciate the world around them
Well hopefully the hate subsides and the love can begin
Hoping that if people focus on the beauty in the world, hate will decrease and love will increase
It might start now yeah
Positively anticipating that this change can happen now
Well maybe I'm just dreaming out loud
Acknowledging that this may be idealistic or unrealistic
Until then
Until this change can happen
Everything I can't be
Things that the singer lacks, or can't do
Is everything you should be
The missing person has qualities the artist admires and needs
And that's why I need you here
Expressing that the missing person is needed in the artist's life
So hear this now
A final plea to listen and understand
Lyrics Ā© Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: RYAN TEDDER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@dave45032
Someday, when I publish my book and finally turn it into a movie, I will play this in the ending scene.
One day...
@Monotail_Raizun
OnlineNamesAreStrange im interested
@ruthcowles4287
I'm cheering you on! You go girl!
@heliumneonlights2770
YEAH! I hope soon.
@lauraayala352
:)
@xolo_mrmr
What will it be about? š
@katiem7192
This song is for my older brother who passed away 4 years ago.. we played this song at his funeral, first time I listened to it since then. Now I can sit and appreciate it instead of cry. Thank you One Republic.ļ»æ
@chelsearivera5851
how? if u dont mid me asking?
@katiem7192
Suicide. He was 19.
@chelsearivera5851
Katie GreenbergĀ sorry to hear that