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Bring Me Home
Chris Home • 1 May 2021
Song #1
Whatever your circumstances, however bad things are, there is always the possibility for the hope and joy that small everyday things can bring. Like a nice cup of tea or sharing a smile with a stranger. That’s what this song is about.
So this was single number one and the first song that Jason and the band worked on. I love the energy they added to it with the guitars and that piano riff - made me so happy when I first heard them play it. You can play it on Spotify here.
There's something good in every day
The last line of this song is a quote from Alice Morse Earle who is an American Victorian-era author. The full quote is:
“Every day may not be good, but there’s something good in every day.”
There is something good in every day - if you look for it, you can find it. I wouldn’t want to over-simplify life’s challenges,, but appreciating what we have in the moment, however fleeting, seems like good advice.
All those things from childhood
The song’s not just about finding hope in the present, though, it’s also about the nostalgia of childhood and the comfort that memories of a good home can bring whatever else is happening in your life and the world.
I’m fortunate to have had a happy childhood and have loads of those memories. Lying down looking up at the stars in the dark lane round the corner from my house; trips to Rhyl to see my Nana and the smell of the sea and sand on the prom; or playing footie in the summer sun. They are some of the images I had in mind writing the song.
Bring Me Home Lyrics
I don't remember a sunrise
Or a cold fresh winter day blue sky
Or a summer field that didn't make me feel alive
Lying back staring at starlight
The moon through the clouds and holding on tight
To the memory of nights and the shimmering lights
Of the town below us
And all these scenes like waking dreams bring me home
And all these things from childhood bring me home
Lying on the beach in the sunshine
Soaking in rays and listening to the waves
The warmth of the sand and the touch of your hand
As the surf rolls in
Standing on an autumn grey shoreline
Staring at the sea at high tide
The salt water taste, wind whipping my face, I'm alive
And all these scenes like waking dreams bring me home
And all these things from childhood bring me home
And all these scenes like waking dreams bring me home
And all these things from childhood bring me home
And all these scenes like waking dreams bring me home
And all these things from childhood bring me home
There is something good in every day
There is something good in every day
There is something good in every day
There is something good in every day
So this is a song I wrote for my wife, Sarah. We went on a short trip to Lake Garda in 2013 - one of the few times we’d been away without the kids. The hotel was great, perched in the hills above the lake with amazing views. It was lovely just to slow down for a minute and have some time for ourselves. We’ve been lucky to be able to have those moments, I know many don’t. This is an out and out love song. I’d been playing around with the different parts of the song for ages but it was 3 or 4 years ago when the lyrics and music came together. I wanted to express something of the uncertainty and complexity of any relationship - natural human doubts that can creep in from time to time. But also I wanted to express the joy of properly loving someone over the best part of a lifetime. I probably don’t tell Sarah that I love her often enough so I hope this makes up a little bit for that. Check it out here .
This was my second single and the last song on the album. You can play it on different platforms here . The chords and melody for this were largely written in my mid-20s. Really easy one to play - easy three chords, like most of my songs - and it was fun to sing along to. I rewrote the lyrics 20 years later and decided to write a song about taking a risk in life and going for it.
As a young fella I had hopeful dreams of becoming a singer-songwriter. Over 25 years ago, I sent a demo tape to a record company after recording a few songs on a 4 track with an acoustic guitar, drum machine and synth. I got a letter back asking if they could come and see me play at a gig. I wasn’t doing gigs, I’d never done a gig, very few people had ever heard my music. I didn’t have the confidence to go for it and I never replied. I spent the next couple of decades or so building a career in technology and providing for my family. My music was always there in the distant background but I hardly even played my songs to my wife and kids. And then when covid hit, I decided to try again, dust off some of those old songs and write some new ones. I recorded a demo of a song I wrote early in lockdown called ‘Long Way Round’ and thought I’d have a go and put it out on Spotify. You can hear it here . This was one of ten songs I'd written that I thought could work as an album. I had rough demos of everything, but it was obvious if I was going to do this properly I needed some help.