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The Return
Alternative
The Return was released on November 8, 2025 by Main-Drain Music as a part of the album Storms in the Desert
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Release DateNovember 8, 2025
LabelMain-Drain Music
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM86

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
xVille
xVille
Mixed Artist
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Richard Allmen
Richard Allmen
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Richard Allmen
Richard Allmen
Producer

Lyrics

Touchdown.
Same country, same sky…
But everything’s smaller now.
Faces smiling,
Like the war was something I could unpack and leave behind.
Stepped off the plane, boots still red,
Sand still livin’ inside my head.
Handshake, hug, camera flash,
Noise too bright, hearts too brash.
Crowd fades out, I drift within,
Tryin’ to feel where I’ve been.
The hardest part of leavin’ war
Is pretendin’ you’re not still there.
The return — roads look new,
But they don’t know what I’ve been through.
The return — the night’s too still,
And peace don’t fit, no matter the will.
The return — my smile’s on show,
But the man behind it ain’t the one you know.
They say it’s over.
But my mind still checks corners,
Still scans rooftops,
Still waits for the sound that means run.
Dinner talk feels out of tune,
Everyone’s laughing, I leave the room.
Old friends call — I let it ring,
Don’t know what small talk’s supposed to bring.
Mirror shows a man I knew,
But his eyes don’t shine the same hue.
I tell myself it’s all behind,
But ghosts don’t keep to time.
The return — roads look new,
But they don’t know what I’ve been through.
The return — the night’s too still,
And peace don’t fit, no matter the will.
The return — my smile’s on show,
But the man behind it ain’t the one you know.
It’s quiet here… too clean.
Out there, every second was borrowed time.
Here —
I don’t even know what time’s worth anymore.
Tried to sleep, but dreams got teeth,
Diggin’ deep in the dust beneath.
Every calm feels counterfeit,
I can’t unlearn what’s been lit.
The return — I walk the line,
Between who I was and what’s mine.
The return — it’s calm, it’s kind,
But I’m still fighting in my mind.
The return — yeah, I’m back again,
But not the same as I was then.
Home’s supposed to be where it ends.
For me…
It’s just where it echoes.
Written by: Richard Allmen
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