{"id":50707,"date":"2026-02-03T13:42:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T13:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=50707"},"modified":"2026-02-03T13:42:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T13:42:22","slug":"coming-home-still-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/02\/03\/coming-home-still-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming Home (Still Here)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Intro]<br \/>\ner, ahhhh\u2026<br \/>\n(Comin\u2019 back now)<br \/>\nSola, la, la<br \/>\n(Solastalgia)<br \/>\nYeah, yeah, yeah<br \/>\n(Still here somehow)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nThe river\u2019s thinner<br \/>\n(Than I remember)<br \/>\nThe summers longer<br \/>\n(Each September)<br \/>\nThe fields I ran through<br \/>\n(Burned to ember)<br \/>\nBut I\u2019m still standing<br \/>\n(I still remember)<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nHomesick<br \/>\n(Missing the music)<br \/>\nThough \u201cYou\u2019re right here\u201d<br \/>\n(Is what I hear)<br \/>\nHomesick<br \/>\n(For how it used to feel)<br \/>\nBut home is changing<br \/>\n(And so are we)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nUnaware<br \/>\n(I was already there)<br \/>\nThe loss in the air<br \/>\n(The weight we share)<br \/>\ner, ahhhh\u2026<br \/>\n(Comin\u2019 around now)<br \/>\nSola, la, la<br \/>\n(Not backing down now)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nYou said it\u2019s weather<br \/>\n(Not the design)<br \/>\nYou said it\u2019s cycles<br \/>\n(It will be fine)<br \/>\nBut children notice<br \/>\n(The warning signs)<br \/>\nThey read the science<br \/>\n(Between the lines)<\/p>\n<p>They feel the fracture<br \/>\n(Of trust and tone)<br \/>\nThey carry questions<br \/>\n(We should have owned)<br \/>\nThe moral injury<br \/>\n(Is overgrown)<br \/>\nWhen home keeps shifting<br \/>\n(Beneath their bones)<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nHomesick<br \/>\n(Missing the music)<br \/>\nThough \u201cYou\u2019re right here\u201d<br \/>\n(Is what I hear)<br \/>\nHomesick<br \/>\n(For a steady sky)<br \/>\nBut we\u2019re not powerless<br \/>\n(If we decide)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge \u2013 Turning]<br \/>\nWho\u2019s to blame<br \/>\n(We know the name)<br \/>\nDelay and greed<br \/>\n(Disguised as need)<br \/>\nWhile children plead<br \/>\n(For grown-up deeds)<\/p>\n<p>Recognize<br \/>\n(We set the pace)<br \/>\nRecognize<br \/>\n(We shape this place)<br \/>\nResponsibility<br \/>\n(Is not disgrace)<br \/>\nIt\u2019s how we come home<br \/>\n(It\u2019s how we face)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus \u2013 Lift]<br \/>\nComing home<br \/>\n(Is not retreat)<br \/>\nComing home<br \/>\n(Is change on our feet)<br \/>\nHome is not memory<br \/>\n(Alone in the past)<br \/>\nHome is the future<br \/>\n(We build to last)<\/p>\n<p>Homesick<br \/>\n(But not alone)<br \/>\nWe can restore<br \/>\n(What we have known)<br \/>\nAgency<br \/>\n(Seeds are sown)<br \/>\nWe come back stronger<br \/>\n(We come back home)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\ner, ahhhh\u2026<br \/>\n(Comin\u2019 at ya)<br \/>\nSola, la, la<br \/>\n(Solastalgia)<br \/>\nYeah, yeah, yeah<br \/>\n(But listen closer)<\/p>\n<p>The music\u2019s faint<br \/>\n(But it\u2019s not gone)<br \/>\nIt\u2019s in the will<br \/>\n(To carry on)<br \/>\nIf home is hurting<br \/>\n(We don\u2019t withdraw)<br \/>\nWe heal the breach<br \/>\n(With what we saw)<\/p>\n<p>Homesick\u2026<br \/>\n(And wide awake)<br \/>\nComing home<br \/>\n(Is what we make)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/global_warming\/\">The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>From the album &#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/North-Flew-South\/\">North Flew South<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Intro] er, ahhhh\u2026 (Comin\u2019 back now) Sola, la, la (Solastalgia) Yeah, yeah, yeah (Still here somehow) [Verse 1] The river\u2019s thinner (Than I remember) The summers longer (Each September) The fields I ran through (Burned to ember) But I\u2019m still standing (I still remember) [Refrain] Homesick (Missing the music) Though \u201cYou\u2019re right here\u201d (Is what 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