Coming Home lyrics

Meghan Ali (ft. Clare Sands)

Have my bag upon my back
Open road beneath my feet
The snow falls gently on the ground
Behold my footprints - on a street

Time stood still as I looked down
Upon the measure of my mark
Another time, another year
Christmas memories - light the spark

All around the bustling crowd
Still I stood and was alone
Among the strangers as they jolted
My feet were here - my heart was home

Amidst the noise - a silent night
Frozen in the snows of time
A child was born what lies ahead?
The easy road or borderline?
Said goodbye with smiling eyes
Told you all roads lead to Rome
The snow lies softly on the ground
It’s Christmas - and I’m coming home
Coming home
Coming home - coming home
Coming home... (coming home, coming home)
For Christmas time

[Instrumental]

What have I learnt along the road
Away from all the Irish eyes?
Freedom still exacts a price
It’s not just 3 men that are wise.

Cut the holly from the bough
Decorate the Christmas tree
My hearts at home with you tonight
I think of you - you think of me

Footprints on a foreign shore
Upon a snowy winter's eve
Impress upon a roaming soul
And in that moment - I Believe!!!

Song Details

Meghan Ali is a singer-songwriter instrumentalist from Dublin, Ireland. She has been performing and writing music for over a decade and has released several EPs and singles over that time with music styles including a blend of folk, pop, and soul.

Clare Sands is a multi-instrumentalist from Cork, Ireland. She is known for her skill on the fiddle, but also plays several instruments, and sings. She has released several albums and EPs, and toured extensively throughout Ireland and Europe, performing at festivals and concerts.

Brief: Coming Home is a song about returning to one's roots and finding comfort in the familiar. The lyrics describe the feeling of being away from home for too long and the longing to return to the place where one belongs; looking forward to reuniting with loved ones and rediscovering the simple pleasures of home. The addition of Clare Sands' fiddle playing adds a traditional Irish flavour to the song, giving it a unique and memorable sound.