Come Home To Me

"**Come Home To Me**" is the fourth single by Swedish pop singer LÉON from her self-titled debut album, *LÉON* (2019). It was released alongside the album on 1 March 2019 under LÉON Recordings.

## Background & composition

"Come Home To Me" was written by LÉON, Charlie McClean, and Violet Skies, and marks the first time LÉON has worked with all women, an experience LÉON claimed was "crazy" but "really just nice." The three talked for "hours and hours" about relationships and especially LÉON's relationship.

It was the last song written for the album, after LÉON was supposed to be done writing for the album. She said about writing "Come Home To Me" that she (and the album) "needed something that was a bit more stripped down."

In an interview with Forbes, she described the completion of the song: "I don’t know how it happened [...] but suddenly we had written this song and we recorded maybe two or three takes of it and that was it. I was done with the album already so I was like, 'shit, now I need to tell my manager that I’m putting one more song on the record!' It was all very last minute."

LÉON describes the song as being about "how frustrating and hard it can be to be in a long relationship." It, similar to "Hope Is A Heartache" and "Pink," is a song that is specifically auto-biographical.

LÉON chose to perform it for *Live from the Village* because she loved the idea of translating the song's intimacy into a video.

It is one of LÉON's personal favorites on the album.

## Release

"Come Home To Me" was initially teased with the tracklist of the album, which was posted on 20 February 2019. Its official lyrics were then revealed a week later.

"Come Home To Me" was officially released on 1 March 2019 alongside the rest of the album.

In April 2019, LÉON released an official acoustic performance video for the track as part of her live acoustic EP *Live from the Village*.

## Lyrics

**[Verse 1]**

I left in the pouring rain

Saying I wouldn't be home again

I get so caught between everything I feel

I'm stubborn and I won't say sorry

Write it out 'cause I know that you worry

Wonder where I've been

Got you questioning

**[Pre-Chorus]**

These tears are making me blind, I don't know why

I start a forest fire and burn us down

But you know at the end of the night, I'll come around

**[Chorus]**

Maybe I did you wrong and made you bleed

Maybe you made mistakes that got me on my knees

And maybe we're a mess, but it works for me

'Cause I know that every time you leave, you come home to me

**[Verse 2]**

You keep to your side of the bed now

Cold shoulder, turning your head

Saying things that you don't mean, painful honesty

You cut me right through the centre

Throw my hands up, but I won't surrender

When did words become all our weapons? Mmh

**[Pre-Chorus]**

These tears are making me blind, I don't know why

We start a forest fire and burn us down

But I know at the end of the night, you'll come around

**[Chorus]**

Maybe I did you wrong and made you bleed

Maybe you made mistakes, and that got me on my knees

Maybe we're a mess, but it works for me

'Cause I know that every time you leave, you come home

**[Bridge]**

Oh, love, hold me closer 'til we're old 'cause

You know that in your arms I feel at

Home, love, take me over, say you know now

You know, you know, you know, you know

**[Chorus]**

Maybe I did you wrong and made you bleed

Maybe you made mistakes and it got me off my feet

Maybe we're just a mess, but it works for me

'Cause I know that every time you leave, you come home to me

**[Outro]**

Come home, come home, come home

## Videos

### Official videos

LÉON - Come Home To Me (Audio)Official audio
### Live Performances

Main article: Live Performances
LÉON - Come Home To Me (Live From The Village)LÉON's Official YouTube (Apr. 26, 2019)Léon – 'Come home to me'Sweden's National Day (Jun. 6, 2021)LÉON – Come Home To Me (Live from the Fade Into A Dream Tour)Fade Into A Dream Tour (Jun. 26, 2022)
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nied, Mike. “LÉON Talks Colorful Debut Album, ‘Want You Back,’ and More: Interview.” *Idolator*, 5 Mar. 2019, www.idolator.com/7714495/leon-interview-album-touring.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mercuri, Monica. “LÉON Talks Debut Album and Starting Her Own Record Label With BMG.” *Forbes*, 5 Mar. 2019, www.forbes.com/sites/monicamercuri/2019/03/05/leon-talks-debut-album-and-starting-her-own-record-label-with-bmg/amp.
3. ↑ Phillips, Aimee. “LÉON.” *EUPHORIA.*, 8 Oct. 2019, www.euphoriazine.com/blog/2019/10/interviews-leon-interview.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bergado, Gabe. “LÉON’s Dreamy Ballads and Bright Bops Will Give You All the Feels.” *Teen Vogue*, 26 Apr. 2019, www.teenvogue.com/story/leon-come-home-to-me.
5. ↑ “LÉON - Come Home to Me (Live From the Village).” *YouTube*, uploaded by LÉON, 26 Apr. 2019, youtu.be/KIi6awh05Ew.