“Did You Make It Home?” is the shortest song on Kelsea Ballerini’s Patterns. Despite its runtime, this song is packed full of emotionally rich lyrics. Love is usually coupled by an interest in someone’s well-being. That’s the notion Ballerini sings about in this outro. Uncover the meaning behind “Did You Make It Home?” below.
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Behind the Meaning of “Did You Make It Home?” by Kelsea Ballerini
Is it a time, is it a place?
Is it a person or a change?
Are you safe on the road you chose?
Did you make it home?
There are many ways to tell someone that you love them, other than expressing it plainly. Asking about someone’s safety is a veiled way to say those three little words. This message of devotion is the backbone of Patterns, according to Ballerini.
“Did you get to where you’re going? Are you safe,” Ballerini once said. “I think that’s the true testament of love, it’s when you text someone and you call someone and ask if they made it home safe, so. That was the message that I wanted to leave everyone with.”
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Home can be many things to people. That’s the question on Ballerini’s mind in the opening verse. Is it a time, is it a place? / Is it a person or a change, she sings. She broadens the scope of the titular question, asking if the subject of this song found their way in life. Are you safe on the road you chose, she asks.
Though Ballerini hasn’t explained exactly who this song is about, she seems to be addressing someone who isn’t in her life anymore. Reading between the lines, it seems like this is a question left unsaid. I’m thinking of you as you go / Did you make it home, she asks.
This interlude is rife with emotion: heartbreak, regret, loneliness, and love. It’s a testament to Ballerini’s songwriting that she elucidated all of that in a short period of time. Check out this track, below.
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Is it where prayers go when you’re pray ’em?
Is it the turning of the page?
I’m thinking of you as you go
Did you make it home?
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