{"id":54249,"date":"2026-06-24T14:16:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T14:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=54249"},"modified":"2026-06-24T14:16:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T14:16:54","slug":"are-you-coming-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/06\/24\/are-you-coming-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Coming Back?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence]<\/p>\n<p>[Arrangement: Driving tempo hard-rock with guitar riffs, organ, sub-bass, and a chorus that feels suspended between hope and resignation]<\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\nDoor still swings<br \/>\n(On its frame)<br \/>\nKeys still hang<br \/>\n(Just the same)<\/p>\n<p>Night comes down<br \/>\n(And asks again)<br \/>\nWill you return<br \/>\n(Or did it end?)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nThere\u2019s a jacket<br \/>\n(On the chair)<br \/>\nA little proof<br \/>\n(You once were there)<\/p>\n<p>Coffee cup<br \/>\n(By the sink)<br \/>\nAll the things<br \/>\n(That make me think)<\/p>\n<p>Maybe distance<br \/>\n(Is just a phase)<br \/>\nMaybe time<br \/>\n(Can shift its ways)<\/p>\n<p>Maybe roads<br \/>\n(That split apart)<br \/>\nStill remember<br \/>\n(Where they start)<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nBut are you coming back<br \/>\n(Again)<br \/>\nOr will you ever lack<br \/>\n(To again begin)<\/p>\n<p>Are you coming home<br \/>\n(Or are you gone, gone, gone)<br \/>\nOut on your own<br \/>\n(Singing our swan song)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nThere\u2019s a silence<br \/>\n(In the hall)<br \/>\nThat almost sounds<br \/>\n(Like a distant call)<\/p>\n<p>And every room<br \/>\n(Lost its shape)<br \/>\nEven absence<br \/>\n(Leaves a trace)<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nBut are you coming back<br \/>\n(Again)<br \/>\nOr will you ever lack<br \/>\n(To again begin)<\/p>\n<p>Are you coming home<br \/>\n(Or are you gone, gone, gone)<br \/>\nOut on your own<br \/>\n(Singing our swan song)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\n[Instrumental]<br \/>\n[Percussion and organ interlude]<br \/>\n[Guitar solo]<\/p>\n<p>[Breakdown]<br \/>\nGone, gone, gone&#8230;<br \/>\n(Again)<br \/>\nGone, gone, gone&#8230;<br \/>\n(Begin again)<\/p>\n<p>Can&#8217;t come back&#8230;<br \/>\n(No going home)<br \/>\n&#8230; gone, gone, gone&#8230;<br \/>\n(All alone)<\/p>\n<p>[Final Refrain]<br \/>\nBut are you coming back<br \/>\n(Again)<br \/>\nOr will you ever lack<br \/>\n(To again begin)<\/p>\n<p>Are you coming home<br \/>\n(Or is gone, gone, gone)<br \/>\nOur only song<br \/>\n(Gone, gone, gone)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nDoor still swings<br \/>\n(On its frame)<br \/>\nKeys still hangs<br \/>\n(Just the same)<\/p>\n<p>No, you can&#8217;t come home<br \/>\n(Gone, gone, gone)<br \/>\nOur only song<br \/>\n(Gone, gone, gone)<br \/>\nGone<\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Displacement\/\">Displacement<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence] [Arrangement: Driving tempo hard-rock with guitar riffs, organ, sub-bass, and a chorus that feels suspended between hope and resignation] [Intro] Door still swings (On its frame) Keys still hang (Just the same) Night comes down (And asks again) Will you return (Or did it end?) [Verse 1] There\u2019s a jacket (On the chair) A [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54249"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54249\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54254,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54249\/revisions\/54254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}