Tim Pool’s new single “Coming Home,” featuring Phil Labonte of All That Remains, captures the heartbreak of returning to a hometown destroyed by failed policies and neglect. Reaching the top of the charts on iTunes downloads, the track shares space with Tom MacDonald and Nova Rockafeller’s “Danger” and Jon Kahn’s “Fighter.” Coincidentally all of them are part of the conservative countercultural movement in music. Is the tide shifting and people are starting to wake up to new alternative songs like this Timcast collaboration that really exposes the ruin that Democratic policies have had on towns in America.
The song opens with the narrator driving back to a place he once loved, only to find it broken and empty: “On a quiet faded pavement / I drove myself to find the place / I promised I would never leave behind.” The lyrics reflect the reality of many American towns that have been left to rot under liberal leadership, where once-thriving communities are now hollowed-out shells.
Carter Banks played a pivotal role in the production, arranging, recording, mixing, and mastering the track, while Pete Parada provided the drum work. Banks’ additional instrumentation, including banjo, mandolin, and guitars, adds depth to the emotional journey conveyed in the lyrics. Phil Labonte of All That Remains joins in to make the sonic landscape bothing haunting and captivating.
The chorus hits hard: “Coming home / Is not supposed to be like this / Shadow figures on the corner / Like numbers on a list.” It’s a clear nod to the decay and rising crime in cities where misguided policies have let safety and opportunity crumble. The lines “The men that came before me / Can’t be found now” capture the loss of tradition and strong values that once held these places together.
“Coming Home” shows the disillusionment of watching a town fall apart and the determination to hold those responsible accountable. It’s a powerful reminder of what’s at stake when failed policies take over.
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