Orange Juice

“Orange Juice“ sees Noah reflecting upon a loved one who got into a traumatic drunk driving accident that was fatal for some passengers. They had left home (New England) and upon coming back, they are struggling with being in the place where everything happened. They can’t comprehend how life could have gone on there afterwards when their own life and identity had been so irrevocably altered by the event. Noah is gently welcoming them back home, telling them there is (the titular) orange juice in the kitchen, so they won’t be driven to the alcohol that so affected them. He provides them an alternative and tries to compassionately drive them towards self-forgiveness.

[Verse 1] Honey, come over The party's gone slower And no one will tempt you We know you got sober There's orange juice in the kitchen Bought for the children It's yours if you want it We're just glad you could visit [Chorus] Feels like I've been ready for you to come home For so long That I didn't think to ask you where you'd gone Why'd you go? [Post-Chorus] And you said "Mm-hmm, mm-hmm-mm" And you said You said my heart has changed and my soul has changed And my heart, and my heart Now my face has changed, and I haven't drank In six months on the dot [Verse 2] See the graves as you pass through From our crash back in '02 Not one nick on your finger You just asked mе to hold you But it made you a stranger And filled you with angеr Now I'm third in the line up To your Lord and your Savior [Chorus] Feels like I've been ready for you to come home For so long That I didn't think to ask you where you'd gone So why'd you go? [Post-Chorus] And you said "Mm, hmm-mm, hmm-mm, mm" You said "Mm-hmm" You said my heart has changed and my soul has changed And my heart, and my heart That my life has changed, that this town had changed and you had not That the world has changed, don't you find it strange That you just went ahead and carried on? And you know I'd say, the last time I drank I was face down, passed out there in your lawn Are we all just crows to you now? Are we all just pullin' you down? You didn't put those bones in the ground You didn't put those bones in the ground [Outro] Honey, come over The party's gone slower And no one will tempt you We know you got sober There's orange juice in the kitchen Bought for the children It's yours if you want it We're just glad you could visit