Switchfoot- This is Home(Learn English with Songs)

Lyrics

I've got my memories
Always inside of me
But I can't go back
Back to how it was
I believe you now
I've come too far
No I can't go back
Back to how it was

Created for a place I've never known

[Chorus]
This is home
Now I'm finally where I belong
Where I Belong
Yeah, this is home
I've been searching for a place of my own
Now I've found it
Maybe this is home
This is home

Belief over misery
I've seen the enemy
And I won't go back
Back to how it was
And I got my heart set on what happens next
I got my eyes wide it's not over yet
We are miracles and we're not alone

[Chorus]

And now after all my searching
After all my questions
I'm gonna call it home
I've got a brand new mindset
I can finally see the sunset
I'm gonna call it home

[Chorus]

Now I know
Yeah, this is home
I've come too far
And I won't go back
Yeah, this is home

Difficult Phrases and Words

1. misery

   1. Context: Belief over misery

   2. Definition: a state of great unhappiness and emotional distress

   3. Additional sentence: Prisoners probably experience a lot of misery.

2. set

   1. Context: And I got my heart set on what happens next

   2. Definition: fixed on a goal

   3. Additional sentence: I am set on becoming successful.

3. not over

   1. Context: I got my eyes wide it's not over yet

   2. Definition: Not finished

   3. Additional sentence: Keep playing hard because the tennis game is not over.

4. mindset

   1. Context: I've got a brand new mindset

   2. Definition: state of mind, mentality

   3. Additional sentence: You have an optimistic mindset.

5. sunset

   1. Context: I can finally see the sunset

   2. Definition: Picture below

   3. Additional sentence: I enjoy watching sunsets in the evening.

Sunset

Discussion Questions

1. What do you think this song is about?

2. Can you relate to anything in this song? Do you think that you have found your home? What would you call your home?

3. Was there a time when you experienced a lot of misery?

4. Do you think that reaching a certain point in your life, like finding your true home, would help to reduce your misery?

5. The singer says “And I got my heart set on what happens next.” He is set on being in his new home. The figurative meaning is that his new found home is a Christian life and heaven. How can heaven and a Christian life be called home? Do you think that is possible?

6. What are you set on in this point in your life?

7. The singer says “I've got a brand new mindset.” When he finds his new Christian life and his heavenly home, he has a brand new mindset. Was there a time when you got a brand new mindset? (It does not have to be a religious or spiritual experience. For example, maybe you lived in another country.)

8. The singer says “I've got a brand new mindset / I can finally see the sunset.” One interpretation is that with his new mindset, he can appreciate the true beauty around him and view it in peace. Was there a time when your mindset changed and you could appreciate the world around you more? When your mindset changed, what were some consequences of that changed mindset?