Tom wrote this song for his brother, Shon, who served in the US Navy Special Forces. In the Pursuit of Tone documentary on Tom’s musical career by Ernie Ball, he explained how this song details the contrast of a standard military homecoming and a Special Forces homecoming. There is no large celebrat...
All laid over
This pain will drown out the sun
Mother, I'm coming home
But the war has just begun
All the boys will await the arising tide
On a pier with a traveled gun
I like the adrenaline, it's like a fucking drug
Mother, I'm coming home
I've discovered dreams that speak in tongues
Mother, my mind it runs
Cause the war has just begun
Every night I can hear the approaching high
In a hole but I fear I'd run
I've got a thing for the edge of a life to come undone
Mother, I'm coming home
(Ooh-ooh, la-da-da...)
Old and tired
Scarred and bruised to the bone
Mother, I'm coming home
And the war has just been won
All my friends can await the big ships to arrive
But I'd rather not join the fun
I need a minute to maybe soak in the sight
Of a town that I came from
The Invisible Parade was written by Tom DeLonge.
The Invisible Parade was produced by Aaron Rubin & Tom DeLonge.
Tom DeLonge released The Invisible Parade on Tue Apr 21 2015.