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Coming Home

from Too by Allister Bradley

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Coming home used to mean turning the lock on the old front door
Stepping in, and hanging his hat by the clock, like he's done before
A warm smile to greet him there
Flowers in a jar by the bottom stair
Evening sun stretched across the floor

Coming home to a place that looks barely the same as it did before
Coming back where the homes have been torn by the strain of a long-fought war
Holding letters to someone else's family
Having to tell them how proud they should be
Fresh tears on his uniform

All this feels foreign now
As foreign as the soil that stained his face
Seems he can't remember how
To just sit down, and turn off the sound

Coming home to a place where the memories lay, stretching row by row
There are no words to mark the pain, fresh from long ago
Too many lives cut short
Debating the power of the sword
And the value of living free

All this feels familiar now
Familiar as the soil beneath his feet
Crosses mark this battleground
Where his wonder drowned, as their heads lay down

Now and then, he thinks it's easier denying
But the pain will never go
Looking back, he's got to laugh to keep from crying
And as he takes his final breath
He'll say to himself
"I'm coming home"

Copyright 2000 Allister Bradley.
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from Too, released March 1, 2008
Piano and Vocals: Allister Bradley
Upright Bass: Scott Alexander
Drums: Gary Craig
Guitars: Mike "Pepe" Francis
Orchestration: Ian Tanner

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Allister Bradley Wellesley, Ontario

Singer/Songwriter/Pianist/Producer/Engineer and many more things to many more people, Allister still can't decide what he wants to be when he grows up. His music can perhaps be described as modern folk, since it contains rich storytelling and imagery, but it might be mistaken for Smooth Jazz, Roots or AC. You decide.

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