Whats the meaning behind The song Home? Like I understand the meaning but like some people are saying straight people aren't allowed to listen to it and other stuff so can you tell me why and more about it? Thanks x
I’m gonna make this about larry, okay? and no, that’s not just me tinhatting and no that’s not me demeaning liam in any way, given that he co-wrote the song. this is me trying to get a point across that not enough people seem to take seriously.
you can hate larries all you want, call us delusional, say that harry and louis hate us, you can even say we’re wasting our time. but that does not take away from the fact that this song exists… that larry is real. it’s not a joke anymore. we’re talking about a (forced) closeted couple and I’m fucking tired of people undermining us… undermining harry and louis. when you have enough evidence built up and have seen enough proof, it gets tiring having to defend ourselves, only to be silenced even more. so it’s about time you all start listening closely.
first, let’s discuss how “home” has been an apparent theme with larry:
December 19th, 2012
Early morning, Harry gets a new tattoo
“He wanted a realistic looking English ship, because he misses home and needs to remind himself that he’s homeward bound.”- Harry’s Tattoo artist
exactly 18 hours after Harry gets the ship, Louis, late at night, at the same tattoo shop, gets this
‘We’re always on the road but my heart is at home and I want a ship.” -Harry Styles
Nautical imagery is very important and reoccuring with Larry
“My heart, your heart sit tight like two ships. Drifting, weightless, waves trying to break it.“-Strong, written by Louis
A compass directs a ship home
Harry covered his ‘home made’ tattoo with the ship
Louis and Harry never seem to be homesick when they are together:
so yes, the fandom cliche is correct. harry and louis are literally each other’s homes.
now let’s discuss the importance of when the song was written:
March 22, 2015: Eleanor and Louis break up
Louis’ clubbing image begins to increase even more
April 14, 2015: Louis writes ‘Home’
harry and louis are apart
my point in bringing up the elounor break up, louis’ partying narrative, and louis writing it specifically on this date; actually all ties together.
Why would Louis write such an empowering love song about being enough for someone, if he just had recently ended a four year relationship? (yeah, I know, Elounor was fake) so yes, Louis was probably thrilled to have Eleanors contract end. which should provide all the more inspiration. him and harry are still going strong.
Louis is seen partying every single night, of the entire month.
still no sign of Harry.
April 15th, Harry is spotted in LA wearing the blue bandana (if you don’t know the signficance behind the blue banadana, please refer to this post x)
so in conclusion:
this song was written around the start of a new beginning and yet remained to be a very difficult time for both of them.
this was the longest they have ever been apart in their entire 5 years of being together… not seeing each other for 4 weeks straight.
and yet…
harry wore his bandana proudly
louis wrote a song that described finding home in a person
yeah, yeah, we know, you two are each others homes, no matter how far away. we get it. sigh.
song analysis time!!!
this song hits home for me (no pun-intended) because as a queer girl who struggled most of her life hiding in the closet and not fully understanding her sexuality… well you can guess why this song is so damn important. and I’m not only just speaking for myself.
but l know louis is also telling his story… because he struggled too, just like we all have (sexuality wise)…
did you ever hear the story that louis told, about how his friends would always talk about how hot this one girl was and how they all wanted to date her, and louis said he felt left out so he pretended to like her too. they later went out on a date and louis said “it didn’t feel it right.”
did you know about louis and hannah? I truly believed he tried liking her. I truly believed louis adored her as a friend. and I truly believe he wanted to try out a relationship with her… but you can slowly see it begin to unravel.
I mean they were cute, yeah?
but then why did louis start to push her away….?
ouch. first he begins to ignore her. and then he begins to ditch her to go be with harry??? (I can’t find it atm but there was a tweet from Hannah and she said that her and lous weren’t really dating, not really?? just half-dating.) lol whatever that means.
not to mention that time louis took hannah on a family trip and brought several other friends to tag along. and then brought harry (and only harry) on another family trip.
but louis isn’t the bad guy. he wasn’t being a typical guy, ignoring his girlfriend. I think he let hannah down easily because its tiring after awhile… it’s tiring to be with someone you feel nothing with, making youself constantly question: is there something wrong with me?
and that’s so fucking scary to think.
Make a little conversationSo long I’ve been waitingTo let go of myself and feel alive
Yeah you make a little conversation with the girl/boy you’re apparently supposed to like, but it doesn’t interest you, you feel like something is empty inside of you, or rather locked away. you wanna say it to yourself, you wanna come out and say that you like the same sex! there! isn’t that simple enough? no… still confusing and terrifying…
if only it was that easy to let go of myself and feel alive.
So many nights I thought it overTold myself I kind of liked herBut there was something missing in her eyes
have you ever stayed up all night, overthinking it all, and wondering WHAT WAS WRONG WITH YOU? (there has to be something wrong because I’m dating someone but I don’t feel attracted to them in the way society as shown me…)
DO YOU EVER JUST REALIZE THAT THIS IS HOW HARRY AND LOUIS GOT TOGETHER???? It was a slow, yet fast, inevitable build through self discovery and innocence, that led them to falling for each other. louis told himself that he kind of liked hannah…
but there was something missing in her eyes
I was stumbling, looking in the dark With an empty heartBut you say you feel the sameCould we ever be enough?Baby we could be enough
“stumbling”
“in the dark”
“an empty heart”
^^^ these are all very vivid terms that actually depict the day to day motions queer kids/adults go through when they have not yet come to terms with their sexuality.
I remember when I was in seventh grade and there was a time I actually hated myself. I even expressed some homophbia towards other gay people. because I was watching my friends kiss pretty boys and watching my friends go out on dates, telling me about how they met the guy of their dreams. and all the while I felt like I was empty, trapped in a dark room, stumbling through it, trying to figure out why I was having dreams about my best friend, who was a girl. I was so lost. and it took me nearly three years after to finally say: yeah, alright, I’m gay. and you wanna know why it took so long? because I didn’t feel like I had the support. why come to a realization about yourself when you know you’ll be alone on the otherside as well?
louis and harry, of course, had each other. louis was stumbling around just like me (all of us)… but he found his way out sooner, just by the simplicity of finding your doubts and fears within someone else. can you imagine how it probably happened? louis nervously confessing to harry that he thinks he likes boys, well harry in particular, and harry smiling, shyly, and saying he feels the same way.
but you say you feel the same
like, fuck… guys… this was such a big moment for them. THE RELIEF! I can’t express enough with just how much relief they must’ve felt… and yeah, they’re still discovering themselves and they know they fit together perfectly. but could they really be enough? sexualitity is a fragile thing, just like love is… and they think they’ve figured it out and they think, yeah, maybe, they’re in love. but what if they’re wrong? and they end up right back to where they started…
And it’s alrightCalling out for somebody to hold tonightWhen you’re lost, I’ll find the wayI’ll be your lightYou’ll never feel like you’re alone
could you imagine having someone as your beacon, your compass, your home… through the unfamiliar process of coming to terms with your sexuality?
I’ll make this feel like home
do I even have to explain that harry and louis spend the majority of their lives away from their actual, physical homes? so yes, two young pop stars promising to make this new lives together feel like home. whether it’s spent on the tour bus, on stage, or random hotels… they are each other’s homes.
So hot that I couldn’t take itWant to wake up and see your faceAnd remember how good it was being here last night
they finally get together, and yeah, they probably kissed and it felt so vibrant and real and they finally know what they’ve been missing out on. they probably spent the entire night in one of their rooms and they’d continue to kiss, confess some more, and remain giddy. and then one or the other would have to go back their own bed and they still feel hot, longing to stay so they could wake up and see that face… the very face that has saved them. the very face they don’t have to look at now and wonder: is it wrong that I might I feel something for you? remember how good it was being here last night…
Still high with a little feelingI see the smile as it starts to creep inIt was there, I saw it in your eyes
they wake up and they’re still high from it all… they run to each other immediately and as soon as they come face to face… IT’S STILL THERE… oh god, this is real. there is nothing wrong with them. they slowly smile. I see the smile as it starts to creep in. eyes meeting. RIGHT THERE. THERE IT IS. they remember that it was missing in her eyes… anyones eyes they have ever looked into, for that matter… but they’re are looking into each other’s eyes now and…. RIGHT THERE
it was there, I saw it in your eyes
IT
WAS
THERE
I SAW IT
IN YOUR EYES
let’s compare these lyrics now:
there was something missing in her eyes
It was there, I saw it in your eyes
isn’t it such a beautiful contrast? the use of ‘her’ is so clever because it needs to get across the point by the time the lyrics transition over to gender neutral. the point being: I didn’t feel attracted to a girl, but I’m attracted to you (hinted heavily as in same-sex couple)
[Louis:]I’ll make this feel like homeI’ll make this feel like home[Harry:]Baby we could be enough
Harry and Louis converse at the end, just like they do in wdbhg, but this time it’s not even subtle. Louis vowing to make his love feel like home. Louis so bravely vowing to take Harry in after all they have been through. And now, Harry is no longer second guessing. He knows that they could be enough.
Baby we could be enough.
yeah, you can interpret a song in anyway you want. but us larries and queers, hate being overlooked. this song is literally about coming out. it’s literally about discovering your sexuality. but guess what? the antis are going to ignore that. most of the het’s are going to ignore that. and the media will ignore that. because the queer community fails to get reconigiton within society, the arts, and the music industry.
harry and louis are fighting with everything that they’ve got. they are communicating with us. telling us their side of the story. and I am so fucking proud and I am so damn happy because harry and louis are the reason I have come to love myself. and now we have this song and it makes me feel so safe and so self-accepting. I hope every queer kid, who went through what H and L did in the beginning, listens to this song and realize: you’ll never be alone.
…and maybe someday, you can find your home too.
