“almost home” is the seventh and final song on mxmtoon’s sophomore EP dawn.
This song shares an interaction between young Maia and her mother in a car ride that must be rather long as it appears as though young Maia was antsy. At the time, her mother eased her and told her that if she slept the tim...
[Intro]
Just close your eyes
Soon we'll be home
Fall asleep to the radio
Strangers pass by
Red, green, and gold
I wonder what they're all waiting for
[Verse 1]
I was just a kid
Dreams were looking big and then I had to grow up
No one ever says
All the love you give might not be enough
Broke my heart in two a couple times
Before it hurt too much
I was such a fool
Didn't know the rules of playing make believe
Didn't know that getting old would come and meet me
[Pre-Chorus]
Wishing on a star
Waiting on a car
To take me away
And my mom would say
[Chorus]
"Just close your eyes
Soon we'll be home
Fall asleep to the radio"
Strangers pass by
Red, green, and gold
I wonder what they're all waiting for
Just close your eyes
Just close your eyes
[Post-Chorus]
Ah, ah
Ah, ah
[Verse 2]
Living day to day
Weeks become the same
Everything’s a blur
What's it gonna take?
What's the final say?
Is this all worth it?
[Pre-Chorus]
Wishing on a star
Waiting on a car
To take me away
And my mom would say
[Chorus]
"Just close your eyes
Soon we'll be home
Fall asleep to the radio"
Strangers pass by
Red, green, and gold
I wonder what they're all waiting for
Just close your eyes
Just close your eyes
[Post-Chorus]
Ah, ah
Ah, ah
Ah, ah
Ah, ah
almost home was written by Luke Niccoli & mxmtoon & Micah Premnath.
almost home was produced by Luke Niccoli.
mxmtoon released almost home on Wed Apr 22 2020.
Yes! During her performance at 88rising’s benefit concert Asia Rising Together in partnership with Netflix, Maia sang the song live.