Originally written around 1993-94 and performed only a handful of times with my band Love Coma. It's a waltz that turns into a rock and roll orchestral piece. This version is a demo I made years and years ago, playing all the instruments and singing all the vocals. It's as close as I've ever gotten to how I hear it in my head... but it's still not

Originally written around 1993-94 and performed only a handful of times with my band Love Coma. It's a waltz that turns into a rock and roll orchestral piece. This version is a demo I made years and years ago, playing all the instruments and singing all the vocals. It's as close as I've ever gotten to how I hear it in my head... but it's still not quite there yet.

There's a me I wish I was and there's a me I truly am. This song is the struggle between the two versions of myself. I'm the Prodigal Son to a father who doesn't even know me and doesn't really want to know me.

"If love is what we want, how can we be sure? Separate ourselves, don't know who we are. Tell me can I be free?" Sometimes I recognize myself, sometimes I don't. And it's sad enough to come to the realization I can never recapture the innocence I had when I was a kid.

"I call myself the King of Transcendence, standing in a strangers clothes" For as much as I want to be known for writing and performing transcendent music, I feel like I will truly never be known at all.

When I sing "My father cried and threw his arms around me, and I recognize you in those strangers clothes... and it's time to come home" I'm not talking about my biological father... I'm talking about the ultimate spirit of Love which I really hope exists after this life is over. I've never really felt at home... not growing up as a kid, not through out my life as an adult... I've always felt out of place.

I hope when this life is over, I will finally find a true "home" but this is something only time will tell.