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Coming Home

by Mia Antifa

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1.
Going Away 03:39
Well, I know that you're leaving tomorrow I know that you're leaving, she said And it's unfair I know but would you please stay home And not leave me alone in our bed Well, you know that I hate this, believe me You know that I hate this, I said But if I stay in town and keep fucking around Well, you know that I'll just wind up dead I have to learn to take care of myself now And I have to learn to forget what I know I could just choose to stay and change nothing today And keep living in lies watching everything die But I know I have to learn to get out of my head She said, why won't you just fucking stop then? Forget everything except me We could make it I know, if you'd learn to say no Then I don't see why you'd have to leave It's too late for me yes you know it It's too late for me this I know So Just stop your crying and see that I'm trying And I have nowhere left to go And I have to learn to take care of myself now And I have to learn to forget what I know I could just choose to stay and change nothing today And keep living in lies watching everything die But I know I have to learn to get out of my head I don’t want to feel this way Don’t want to feel this way I don’t want to feel this again I don’t want to feel this way Don’t want to feel this way I don’t want to feel this again I don’t want to feel this way Don’t want to feel this way I don’t want to feel this no more I don’t want to feel this way Don’t want to feel this way I don’t want to feel this again But it’s too late
2.
Friends 02:59
Used to be the best of friends But I'll never see you again Cause I can't grow up Man, I fucked up Now it seems I'm always bored Nothing numbs me anymore And if that's not sad Tell me what is And now I'm more sick than I ever was No one wants to talk to me again And it's so fucked up I can't grow up And if that's not sad Tell me what is Whoa oh Whoa oh Whoa oh Used to be the best of friends But I'll never see you again Cause I can't grow up Man, I fucked up Now it seems I'm always bored Nothing numbs me anymore And if that's not sad Tell me what is And now I'm more sick than I ever was No one wants to talk to me again And it's so fucked up I can't grow up And if that's not sad Tell me what is Tell me what is And now I'm more sick than I ever was No one wants to talk to me again And it's so fucked up I can't grow up And if that's not sad Tell me what is And if that's not sad Tell me what is If that's not sad Tell me what is
3.
Existence 02:20
Why are we here Here at the same time I don't believe in coincidence What are we doing Why are we here I ask all the time Just to live and afford a home Do I search inside? I always get up Every morning Gotta go work Get paid for the weekend Why are we here? I don't know why Why here? Why now? Why no other time? Oh, I wanna go ride outside So when I went outside Then I teleport back inside Why's it so hot now? And they're burning down all the tree And they leave me with factory Smoke and ash is all I breathe Why are we here? I don't know why Why here? Why now? Why no other time? Why are we here? I don't know why Why here? Why now? Why no other time? Ahhh ahhh ahhh Ah aha ah ahhh Ahhh ahhh ahhh Ah aha ah ahhh It's all a mystery Why do I even find a reason to breathe? It's in my head it seems I know that it all works out in the end Ahhh ahhh ahhh Ah aha ah ahhh Ahhh ahhh ahhh Ah aha ah ahhh
4.
ACAB 03:24
A restless condition, a need for control Still don’t believe in the power you hold They sow this dissension for us obey I don’t care what you want, don’t believe what they say I don’t care what you want, don’t believe what they say A restless condition, a badge and a gun A one-sided story of what we’ve become An unarmed civilian left to die in the street I don’t care what you want, can’t believe what I see Don’t you think we’ve had enough this time? What’s it gonna take for us to see The simple reality of Protecting/Serving property Leaving those in need the victims And all I see, I believe There’s no point of optimism Hold on, the worst is yet to come A restless condition, disease of the soul A pawn of the system you’re sworn to uphold You’re sick with the power that led you astray I don’t care what you want, don’t believe what they say An innocent victim, a badge and a gun A one-sided story of what we’ve become An unarmed civilian just begging to breathe I don’t care what you want, can’t believe what I see Don’t you think we’ve had enough this time? What’s it gonna take for us to see The simple reality of Protecting/Serving property Leaving those in need the victims And all I see, I believe There’s no point of optimism Hold on, the worst is yet to come The ultimate conclusion of the game that we’ve been playing Is the inevitable destruction of the system they created The function of police is the lie that we’ve been told It’s protection for the rich and to keep you in control What’s it gonna take for us to see The simple reality of Protecting/Serving property Leaving those in need the victims And all I see, I believe There’s no point of optimism Hold on, the worst is yet to come
5.
February 15 03:38
You Got something I can use if you gave it away To someone like me I'd show you what it means for a heart to break So stay away Cause I’ve been down this road too many times It's not okay To treat someone you love with so much hate So take it all, make it last forever And you The freckles on your face light up this place Like the stars in space I wanna figure out how long it takes To feel okay Cause I’ve been down this road too many times But I’ll embrace What's done is done and I’m the one to blame I want you here but you're so far away now I'm losing my mind I fuck up everything Over the dumbest things, yeah And if I could make it right Would you still be here with me? Here with me I want another song that I can sing Of misery As long as I'm alive you'll always be Another dream And I will keep it in my memory And as for me I'm lost without a cause so let me be Just let me be Stay so far away from
6.
The Waves 02:33
Waking up filled with anxious energy I guess it's nice just to feel something I'm giving up, plagued with constant misery I guess it's time for something real Cause every second I'm with you (Second I’m with you) There's nothing I would rather do (I would rather do) And every minute till I drift away I wanna be with you Staying up, lost in this conversation Then I fall asleep at dawn I wanna know What's your favorite movie, what's your favorite song? And do you think of me? Just don't, don't fall asleep yet Cause every second I'm with you (Second I’m with you) There's nothing I would rather do (I would rather do) And every minute till I drift away I wanna be with you So tell me is it worth it babe? And tell me is it true? Cause every minute, every hour, every day I wanna be with you Cause every second I'm with you (Second I’m with you) There's nothing I would rather do (I would rather do) And every minute till I drift away I wanna be with you I wanna be with you I wanna be with you
7.
Immortal 02:39
Third of my life I spend it sleeping away When I'm awake, I’m straight up dreaming all day So you could say I dreamed my life away I'm gonna hit the hay Cause there’s nothing left to say Is this movie in 3-D? With the news distracting me I look at my eye-floaties Ringing ears will never cease Doing what makes sense to me In my temporary body Third of my life I spend it sleeping away When I'm awake, I’m straight up dreaming all day So you could say I dreamed my life away I'm gonna slip away Cause there's nothing left to say Is this movie in 3-D? With the news distracting me Is this all meant to be? Am I doing the right thing? Or is this my final scene? In my temporary body (Third of my life I spend it sleeping away) In my temporary body (When I'm awake, I’m straight up dreaming all day) In my temporary body (So you could say) In my temporary body (I dreamed my life away) In my temporary
8.
Dysthymia 02:26
I just can't get to sleep tonight The moon is shining in my eyes As I lie awake, thoughts stimulate My overactive mind And it feels like I can't breathe without her Can't eat, can't fucking sleep without her And every night that she's away Can't ease my troubled mind And I said Wait, please don't go Cause I need you by my side tonight If you leave, I won't make it on my own And I said Wait, please don't go Cause I need you by my side tonight If you leave, I won't make it on my own As I drift to sleep, my sanity It just don't seem to follow me You're in my head and in my dreams And I can't seem to get away From memories and broken hearts Anxiety and dumb remarks And every night I lie awake This song plays in my head And it’s like Wait, please don't go Cause I need you by my side tonight If you leave, I won't make it on my own And I said Wait, please don't go Cause I need you by my side tonight If you leave, I won't make it on my own And I said Wait, please don't go Cause I need you by my side tonight If you leave, I won't make it on my own And I said Wait, please don't go Cause I need you by my side tonight If you leave, I won't make it on my own (And I said Wait, please don't go) I just can't get to sleep tonight The moon is shining in my eyes (Cause I need you by my side tonight) As I lie awake, thoughts stimulate (If you leave, I won't make it on my own) My overactive mind And it feels like I can't breathe without her (And I said Wait, please don't go) Can't eat, can't fucking sleep without her (Cause I need you by my side tonight) And every night that she's away (If you leave, I won't make it on my own) Can't ease my troubled mind On my own
9.
I'm Sorry 02:35
Well I’m sorry mom For when I threw up on the carpet, blamed it on the dog For when I overdosed inside my room When you were out of town, I was left dead on the ground And I'm sorry mom And I'm sorry dad I just wanted you to know it's not so bad I owe everything I am to you You taught me to be a man Gave me everything you had And I'm sorry dad I've done so much wrong I can't believe you can say my name Without vomit in your mouth, without a bullet in my brain I'd take back everything I did now, just to start again Fuck everything I said and what I did And I'm sorry kid I wish I had a cure for the way life is I know no one understands you But it's never gonna change if you always stay the same And I'm sorry kid Here's to all my friends The ones who stuck around till the very end It's hard to understand it But I'm trying hard to change, it's getting better everyday And I'm glad we're friends I've done so much wrong I can't believe you can say my name Without vomit in your mouth, without a bullet in my brain I'd take back everything I did now, just to start again Fuck everything I said and what I did I've done so much wrong I can't believe you can say my name Without vomit in your mouth, without a bullet in my brain I'd take back everything I did now, just to start again Fuck everything I said and what I did
10.
I thought I heard your voice again but it was just a dream So I laid my head back down and I went back to sleep And it's okay I can't explain Exactly just what brought me to this place But in the end I know I’ll see you again Lately I've been seeing things and trying to understand But I could never make real sense of this world we're living in Woe to be Just to breathe And bleed to live the lives we're meant to lead And in the end I know I’ll see you again I've been up and down these avenues Stayed up all night just waiting for a sign Or anything to tell me what to do But I waste my time Waste my time with you I've been up and down these avenues Stayed up all night just waiting for a sign Or anything to tell me what to do But I waste my time Waste my time with you I thought I heard your voice again but it was just a dream And so I laid my head back down and I went back to sleep Well now I see What it means The past is nothing but a memory And in the end I know I’ll see you again
11.
Goodbye 03:09 video
I know I lost the battle but I haven't lost the war I see your face and I remember everything I'm fighting for Cause everybody's searching for a place to call their own I look back and I remember what it's like to feel at home and I say Here's my resignation (Whoa oh oh oh) I'm giving you my last goodbye, goodbye I lost my concentration (Whoa oh oh oh) I never had a reason why Oh why? Well, I know I lost the battle but I'm trying to move on I see your face and I remember and it helps me to carry on Cause every time I make it I burn it to the ground Now I’m standing in the ashes wishing you were still around and I say Here's my resignation (Whoa oh oh oh) I'm giving you my last goodbye, goodbye I lost my concentration (Whoa oh oh oh) I never had a reason why Oh why? Well, I know I lost the battle but I'm trying to move on I see your face and I remember and it helps me to carry on Cause every time I make it I burn it to the ground Now I’m standing in the ashes wishing you were still around and I say Here's my resignation (Whoa oh oh oh) I'm giving you my last goodbye, goodbye I lost my concentration (Whoa oh oh oh) I never had a reason why Oh why?
12.
Coming Home 04:16
I was walking all night until sunrise I was trying to find my way home With the moon in the sky and your words on my mind I never thought I would make it alone Here we go I woke up alone the next morning I never thought I would see you again In the desert I roamed till I let myself go And I finally saw what you meant We all pray that god will speak to us But we don't ever shut the fuck up And here in the desert I finally saw who I was And I'm on my way home And I’m on my way home I walked to your house after sunset And finally looked in your eyes As I turned for the night and I kissed you goodbye I could finally see you were right The darkness can only work through us Until we step into the light And here in your arms I knew I had the strength left to fight And I’m on my way home And I’m on my way home And I’m on my way home And I’m on my way home And I’m on my way home And I’m on my way home And I’m on my way home (I don’t wanna feel this way, don’t wanna feel this way) (I don’t wanna feel this way, don’t wanna feel this way) And I’m on my way home (I don’t wanna feel this way, don’t wanna feel this way) (I don’t wanna feel this way, don’t wanna feel this way)

about

To say Mia Antifa began in 2020 is as imprecise as calling them just a punk band. The collaboration of cousins (Shua Zermeño and Mickey Valdez) and friends (Erik Duran and Jeremy Silva), Mia Antifa is built on relationships and sonic references formed through familial ties and years of collaboration in the El Paso, TX music scene—whole lifetimes weaving in and out of each other’s orbits.

Coming Home, their first full-length record out July 7 on Hogar Records, is composed of 12 songs that trace the path of these lifetimes, specifically the years leading up to 2020 when lead singer and songwriter Zermeño was struggling with his addictions and, ultimately, trying to lead a sober life. But while lyrically these songs chart the years primarily through Zermeño’s point of view, sonically Coming Home is a collage of sonic gestures that represent both the mutual and individual influences that have shaped each member into the artists they’ve become.

credits

released July 7, 2023

All music: Mia Antifa

All lyrics: Joshua Zermeño, except for tracks 3 and 7, which were written by Erik Duran.

Mickey Valdez: drums and vocals
Erik Duran: bass and vocals
Joshua Zermeño: guitar and vocals
Michael Lahr: guitar and vocals
Additional vocals by Jeremy Silva
Horns on “ACAB” by Sam Zermeño

Mia Antifa is: Joshua Zermeño, Mickey Valdez, Erik Duran & Jeremy Silva.

Produced, engineered and mixed by Ross Ingram at Brainville, Sunland Park, New Mexico.
Additional production and engineering by Alex Sandoval at Mickey’s living room.

Mastering by: Charlie Vela
Cover illustration: Mickey Valdez
Album layout and art design: Roosevelvet Design
Band photos: Alushka De Avila (@hierbamalx)

Special thanks to our friends and families for their support, as well as all of you who come out to the shows, have bought our merch and have supported us in any way. Thank you so much to the community members, especially those who host and organize events, work the doors, open your homes for shows, and work hard to keep local music alive. Thank you to: Jacob Garza - The Stallion Behind the Lens, Shay and Eamon (our band mom and dad), Isaac Medrano, Sergio Ortiz, Alushka De Avila, Anaiz Saucedo, the Hogar fam (Ross, Rosie, Justin and Seb!), Alex Sandoval, Teddy!, Raymond & Moon, Mariana Bustillos, Big Chat, WERMS, [[Ghoul]], sam ray club, La Chapuza, The Music Gallery, Xinga Films, Nathan Art Guy, you - for taking the time
to read this, and everyone else that we’re probably forgetting.

This album is dedicated to the memory of: Xavi, Ash, Jake, Rob & Alex. Hope you found your way home, friends.

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