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A mother of three
A woman buried somewhere underneath
Sings a sad lullaby forever burned inside their minds

Her nights are diseased another one full of whiskey
And men
To uphold her complacency
As she's down on her praying hands and crying out

With her key in hands she opens where her real nigth
Begins
Who could have known that he had pushed the pain this
Far
With a gun and venom in his veins he screamed, "try
Your best"
Save her kids, give her life; rip open his wrongs that
Will never be set right

As she's down on her praying hands and knees crying
Out
Her daughter pleads, "daddy don't"

With an itchy trigger
He focused on her instead, straight to her head
Shooting straight to her heart

How will this horror end




Face down she holds her head
If she had to relive this could she do it again

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Welcome Home" by Walls of Jericho tell a tragic story of a mother of three who is buried deep underneath her struggles with alcoholism and relationships with men. As the song progresses, it becomes clear that her nights are challenged by emptiness and unease as she tries to find comfort in alcohol and the arms of other men, all to no avail. Her life has become a lullaby of sadness that forever haunts her and scars her children.


As the mother goes down on her hands and knees to pray, she has no idea that her worst nightmare is about to become a reality. With a gun in hand and venom in his veins, her husband screams at her to save her kids, give her life and rip open his wrongs that will never be set right. In an act of cowardice and unbridled aggression, he proceeds to shoot her daughter straight to her heart as she pleads, "daddy don't." The senseless act of violence leaves the mother face down, holding her head and questioning whether she could do this all again.


The song's somber lyrics, in combination with its heavy guitar riffs and pounding drums, inject a palpable sense of desperation and tragedy into the narrative, making it an emotional rollercoaster of a track that is as memorable as it is thought-provoking.


Line by Line Meaning

A mother of three
There is a woman who is a mother of three children


A woman buried somewhere underneath
She is someone who is buried deep beneath her troubles


Sings a sad lullaby forever burned inside their minds
The children remember her singing a haunting melody that will stay with them forever


Her nights are diseased another one full of whiskey
She struggles with alcoholism, which is consuming her nights


And men to uphold her complacency
She turns to men to numb her pain and keep her feeling comfortable


As she's down on her praying hands and crying out
She is pleading for help from a higher power


With her key in hands she opens where her real night begins
She goes to the place where she finds solace, but also faces the worst of her pain


Who could have known that he had pushed the pain this far
She never imagined that the man who caused her so much pain could do something so drastic


With a gun and venom in his veins he screamed, "try your best"
The abuser was driven by rage and venom, and he yelled at her to try to get away


Save her kids, give her life; rip open his wrongs that will never be set right
The woman wants her kids to be safe, and for her own life to be spared. She knows that justice may never fully be served for what the man did to her


Her daughter pleads, "daddy don't"
The daughter knows what her father is capable of, and pleads with him not to cause any more harm


With an itchy trigger he focused on her instead, straight to her head
The abuser was quick to pull the trigger, and ended up shooting the daughter instead of the mother


Shooting straight to her heart
The daughter was mortally wounded, and the bullet pierced her heart


How will this horror end
The woman is lost and wondering how this nightmare will ever conclude


Face down she holds her head
The woman is devastated and can't bear to look, so she drops her head to the ground


If she had to relive this, could she do it again
She thinks about the possibility of enduring this tragedy again, and doubts whether she could handle it




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