The Story Behind “Running Home” by Cochren & Co.
The story behind “Running Home” by Cochren & Co.
Story behind the song “Running Home”:
“This album is all about running into the arms of God. It’s my story, but I also believe it’s the story of anyone who has found themselves far from home spiritually. We’ve all heard the saying there’s no place like home. When I think of what ‘home’ means, I think of comfort, rest, safety, and love. When we go off looking for these things in the broken world, we will never find them. Ultimately, we only find what we need when we return to our loving God.”
“The title track is an anthem declaring, I’m done running away, I’m running home! And for my story, in my wandering years when it became more and more clear that the things I was using to fill my emptiness were really making me more empty, like the prodigal son, I began feeling a draw on my heart to return to my spiritual home. Yet I had this fear in my mind that God was just waiting for me in anger, to punish me. But that’s not how the parable ends… the father runs to greet the son, throws a robe around his back, a ring on his finger, a kiss on his cheek, and then they throw a party for him! I received this welcome from God, and that’s the welcome that’s waiting for anyone who says: I’m done running away, I’m running home!”
-Michael Cochren
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Related Bible Verse: Luke 15:21-24 ESV
”And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son. But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet. And bring the fattened calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate. For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.’ And they began to celebrate.”
Lyrics to “Running Home”:
It's been a long time running down a dead-end road
Lookin' for that something that could fill my soul
Never found what I was searching for
It's been a long time running from a messed-up past
But you can't go forward when you're lookin' back
But I ain't looking back anymore, oh-oh
He called my name (He called my name)
And He stole my shame (He stole my shame)
Everything changed when I came running home
(I'm running, I'm running home)
Out of the dark (out of the dark)
Into His arms (into His arms)
No more running away, I'm running home
I'm running, I'm running home
I'm running, I'm running home
No more running in circles tryna be good enough
I'm far from perfect, but I found perfect love
In the arms that won't let go
Got a heart on fire, got a wind at my back
Singing Hallelujah, I am free at last
Every day I'm running home
He called my name (He called my name)
And He stole my shame (He stole my shame)
Everything changed when I came running home
(I'm running, I'm running home)
Out of the dark (out of the dark)
Into His arms (into His arms)
No more running away, I'm running home
I'm running, I'm running home
I'm running, I'm running home
I'm running, I'm running home
Gonna run this race 'til my final step
Gonna sing this song 'til my final breath
Let the weight of this world go
Gonna be no tears, gonna be no pain
And when I see that smile on my Savior's face
I won't be walking, I'll be running home
He called my name (He called my name)
And He stole my shame (He stole my shame)
Everything changed when I came running home
(I'm running, I'm running home)
Out of the dark (out of the dark)
Into His arms (into His arms)
No more running away, I'm running home
I'm running, I'm running home
I'm running, I'm running home
I'm running, I'm running home
Everything changed when I came running home
I'm running, I'm running home
I'm running, I'm running home
I'm running, I'm running home (yeah, I'm running home)
