(Mmm-mmm… mmm-mm-mmm…) [Verse 1 | intimate, breathy, piano only, very soft delivery] I held his hand until he ran Right into the mouth of death again And I had to let him go… How could I turn my back and not follow? I know what they all expect of me Light in the dark, the strength they need But I’m unraveling at the seams And no one sees, no one sees [Pre-Chorus | quiet build, restrained emotion, subtle tension] They call me a miracle, Say I can bring the dead to life— But I am tired, and I am terrified And no one ever asks me if I’m all right [Chorus | tender, emotional swell, soft strings enter] I want to go home (oh I want to go home) Where the nights are safe and warm Where I’m not the one they lean on Just a daughter held in her mother’s arms I want to go home Where love is soft, not worn like armor Where I don’t have to save the world To feel like I matter Oh I want to go home… (Mmm-mmm… mmm-mm-mmm…) [Verse 2 | fragile but raw, piano-led, more spoken emotion] I slapped him. I actually slapped him… That’s not me—it’s never been But Sunan, he pushed and pushed And I broke like porcelain I’m angry, I’m scared, I’m drowning in guilt Trying to hold together what’s already split And every life I can’t protect Carves another wound I won’t forget [Pre-Chorus | questioning, vulnerable, slight pull-back] They say I’m chosen, they say I’m strong But what if they’re wrong? What if they’re wrong? [Chorus | emotional peak, fuller but still restrained] I want to go home (go home) Where I can cry and not be weak Where I don’t have to wear this mask Or hide the panic in me I want to go home To gardens that never bled To the place where Jimmy smiled And Derrick wasn’t dead Ohhh I wanna go home (Mmm-mmm… mmm-mm-mmm…) [Bridge | stripped back, reflective, almost whispered] Theo says I’m powerful But I don’t feel divine Just a girl in a battlefield Trying not to lose her mind (Just a girl… just a girl…) [Chorus – Soft Reprise | gentle, lullaby-like, reduced instrumentation] I want to go home Not to glory, not to fame Just to hear my mother’s voice Say she’s proud of me anyway I want to go home Where I don’t have to be brave Just let the world keep spinning While I sleep through the day [Outro | fading, broken, minimal piano, emotional resolve] There’s no home now, just ashes and stone Just echoes and dust where the light used to glow And the sound of my heart, all ragged and rough Whispering please… let me be enough
