[Verse 1] Gravel crunches under heavy tires The air is sharp with burning briars The oak tree leans like a broken spine Where we carved our names in summer time The porch light hums a steady tune Like a dying moth in a cocoon The screen door hangs on a single hinge A life unspooling on the edge. [Chorus] I’m going home to copper, diesel smoke To the jagged ice where the river cracked Some sold their skin for a steady hand But I’m done building on the shifting sand A long road back to the girl I used to be Coming home to the soul I finally set free. [Verse 2] The diner smells of bleach and old coffee The vinyl’s torn on booth thirteen The mill is closed, the windows boarded tight Like a heavy eyelid shutting out the light I saw my mother’s hands in the hardware aisle Sorting through the scrap and the copper pile I spent a decade running from her name Now the mirror... looks exactly the same. [Chorus] I’m going home to copper, diesel smoke To the jagged ice where the river cracked Some sold their skin for a steady hand But I’m done building on the shifting sand A long road back to the girl I used to be Coming home to the soul I finally set free. [Bridge] I ran away to find a brand new spark But only found a deeper kind of dark The engine screams, the iron starts to bend I’m driving till the pavement meets the end The porch light flickers, the lock turns slow I’ve got nowhere left to go! [Outro] The sun is setting on the valley floor I’m standing right outside the kitchen door No more running, no more neon glow I’m staying here where the shadows grow Just going home Finally home. [End]
