I Sure Remember Coming Home

from Integral Spirit by Philosofree & Optimysts

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The lyrics to this were written shortly before my son died, and I then put the words to music.
After some time I realized that death is not a punishment but a return to Love. So 'Coming Home' has a double meaning in this song.

(Leunig refers to Michael Leunig the great Australian cartoonist and poet.)

lyrics

I can’t remember leaving,
- there was no sense of grieving,
but I sure remember coming home:
the family were there to greet us,
they'd seemed so far away,
they’d called by telephone to let us know.

A funeral can change our lives, forever, in a day.

I can’t remember leaving,
but I sure remember coming home
The tears, the hugs, the heart-string tugs,
of faces strained and noses blown,
birth marriage death, the trilogy of start, bonding and end:

Leunig says, “This world’s a holiday adventure place,
we are just visitors, never settled or at peace
but we’ll return to we came from, when its time for us to leave.”

I can’t remember leaving,
- but I sure remember coming home
Up till this time, it was leaving that had seemed the saddest time.
It takes death to focus us,
on the different paths we’d take, if only we had known.
I can’t remember leaving,
but I sure remember coming home

Up till this time, it was leaving that had seemed the saddest time.
It takes death to focus us,
on the meaning of ‘alone’
I can’t remember leaving,
but I sure remember coming home

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from Integral Spirit, released September 27, 2015

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Philosofree & Optimysts Toronto, Ontario

Philosofree, Bob Legare, Jeff Lohn, Bob Long, Mi Cha ('Chami') , & Sam Sharkaway are Optimysts!

Philosofree is from Australia, The Bobs and Jeff are Canadian, Sam is from Egypt and Chami is from Japan.

Together they perform an eclectic mix of harmonic songs.

Many other talented musicians from across the world have contributed to our albums, incl: Uli Marquand from Germany & Alain Valodze ... more