Coming Back to You
Coming Back to You - meaning Summary
Returning Despite Silence
The speaker confesses ongoing hurt and an inability to articulate love but repeatedly finds himself "coming back" to a central beloved. Images of work, legal judgment, and social change frame a life lived in isolation and interrupted by longing. He admits envy, insecurity, and imperfect comfort, yet insists on a pledge or nothing. The poem is about return, dependence, and the struggle to reconcile personal failure with persistent attachment.
Read Complete AnalysesMaybe I'm still hurting I can't turn the other cheek But you know I still love you It's just that I can't speak I looked for you in everyone And they called me on that too I lived alone but I was only Coming back to you Ah they're shutting down the factory now Just when all the bills are due And the fields they're under lock and key Tho' the rain and the sun come through And springtime starts but then it stops In the name of something new And all the senses rise against this Coming back to you And they're handing down my sentence now And I know what I must do Another mile of silence while I'm Coming back to you There are many in your life And many still to be Since you are a shining light There's many that you'll see But I have to deal with envy When you choose the precious few Who've left their pride on the other side of Coming back to you Even in your arms I know I'll never get it right Even when you bend to give me Comfort in the night I've got to have your word on this Or none of it is true And all I've said was just instead of Coming back to you
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