“A lot of people have to be away from family throughout the year for work, or other reasons,” Martin shares on the heartfelt message cozily captured within the song. “It’s about bridging the distance with love.”
With lyrics like “no matter where, our star burns I swear, you’ll be in my arms by the holiday time,” Martin’s “Coming Back Home For Christmas” is an honest, bare-bones song set to be a seasonal favourite.
“It’s for everyone missing anyone special to them… A partner, a child, or an old friend who they haven’t seen in some time.”
lyrics
COMING BACK HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
(Music and Lyrics: Christina Martin)
V1
It’s cold back here; I feel your warmth near
Loves blowing, it’s snowing, I’m loving this knowing
CHORUS:
No matter where, our star burns I swear
You’ll be in my arms, by the holiday time
Coming back home for Christmas
V2
You’re far away, and faithful I stay
Bridging path and heart, with cold months apart
CHORUS:
No matter where, our star burns I swear
You’ll be in my arms, by the holiday time
Coming back home for Christmas
BRIDGE:
Oh I’d fly over the moon, swing back round just for you, at our core sings the brightest night
And, when you dance through the room, I feel friendship and love, I see firelight's and winter blues
V3
Always home, never feel lonely
Loves blowing, it’s snowing, I’m loving this knowing
CHORUS:
No matter where, our star burns I swear
You’ll be in my arms, by the holiday time
Coming back home for Christmas
No matter where, our star burns I swear
Coming back home for Christmas
credits
released October 25, 2019
Christina Martin - Lyrics and Music
Piano and Vocals - Christina Martin
Upright Bass - Joe Potter
Produced by Dale Murray
Mastered by J. Lapointe / Archive Mastering
Christina Martin is a powerhouse musician, songsmith, and performer hailing from the windswept East Coast of Canada. Her
music dances effortlessly through Pop, Rock, Folk and Americana traditions but stays deftly unchained by any one label, refusing to be pigeon-holed and unafraid to dip into stranger waters. Martin is an artist who is constantly shifting, and constantly evolving....more
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