[Verse 1]
Boots by the door
Laces tied
But I don't leave
Coffee's gone cold
Scrolling names I still can't read
Kids in the hall
Laughing like a foreign tongue
Flag on the wall
Feels heavier than my gun
[Chorus]
Back home is a warzone in my head
I still hit the floor when a car backfires
Every shadow's a scope
Every breath is a wire
I'm here
But a part of me is dead
Yeah
Back home is a warzone in my head
[Verse 2]
Sleep's just a screen
Where the past keeps breaking through
Sand in my teeth
Though I'm standing next to you
You say my name
Like you're calling from a well
I reach for your hand
But my fingers close on shell
[Chorus]
Back home is a warzone in my head
I still hit the floor when a car backfires
Every shadow's a scope
Every breath is a wire
I'm here
But a part of me is dead
Yeah
Back home is a warzone in my head
[Bridge]
I don't need medals
I need rest (yeah)
Someone to stand inside this mess
Tell me I'm more than what I saw
Help me come back through the shock and awe (oh-oh)
[Chorus]
Back home is a warzone in my head
I still hit the floor when a door slams higher
Every heartbeat a count
Every sound tripwire
I'm here
Hold me close
Don't say it's all in my head
'Cause back home is a warzone
Back home is a warzone in my head