Matt Talbott (singer, lyricist, rhythm guitarist) explained at a concert once that this song is about a female spy agent who has to travel to another planet to obtain a sample of a certain bug. The mission becomes corrupted when the woman injects herself with the juice of the bug, and is now super-p...
We're two points collapsing
Supercharged from the storm
Sun-drenched in our faces too deformed
Bliss with intent to see us
Peeling locust skins from the locust tree
Hang on to these places, she says to me
Clearly in this afternoon
Clearly we will have to turn
And come home soon
She fell into me, a point collapsing
With her lovely face in the snow
The mission could be corrupted and we wouldn't know
My baby reaches for the sound
I've got my feet against the ground
My baby reaches for the sound
I'll take you anywhere you found
Loving me more as we see us
Peeling locust skins from the locust trees
Hang on to their faces, she screams to me
Clearly in this afternoon
Clearly we will have to turn
And come home soon
Clearly in this afternoon
Clearly we will have to turn
And come home soon
Comin’ Home was written by Hum.
Comin’ Home was produced by Mark Rubel.
Hum released Comin’ Home on Tue Jan 27 1998.