Charlie Puth and Hikaru Utada join forces in ‘Home,’ a heartfelt collaboration that blends Puth’s smooth vocals with Utada’s emotive delivery. The songwriters, including Bloodpop®, pen lyrics that mix vulnerability with longing, while the music builds a warm yet melancholic atmosphere.
Released: March 10, 2026
Home (Feat. Hikaru Utada) (Romanized)
Charlie Puth | Hikaru Utada
Home (Feat. Hikaru Utada) (Romanized) Meaning & Lyrics (Charlie Puth | Hikaru Utada)
The lyrics describe the emptiness of a house without love, with lines like, ‘You’re the one who makes this house a home.’ The poet uses vivid everyday scenes, like watching the day turn to night through a windowpane, to show how absence can turn even the coziest spaces into cold shells.
Through the rose colored lenses (lenses)Through the rose-colored lenses (lenses)
And the white picket fences (fences)and the white picket fences (fences),
No matter how good this is could never satisfy (satisfy)no matter how good this is, it could never satisfy (satisfy)
When it’s you that I’m missin’ (missin’)when it’s you that I’m missin’ (missin’).
Now I sit in the kitchen (kitchen)Now I sit in the kitchen (kitchen),
Through the windowpane I watch the day turn to night (night)through the windowpane, I watch the day turn to night (night).
It ain’t a mysteryIt ain’t a mystery,
That every time you leavethat every time you leave,
That’s when I feel the most alone ohthat’s when I feel the most alone, oh.
Ooh don’t you knowOoh, don’t you know,
That you’re the one who makes this house a home (house a home)that you’re the one who makes this house a home? (house a home)
And so when you go (when you go)And so when you go (when you go),
It feels so cold without the soulit feels so cold without a soul.
You’re the one who makes this house a homeYou’re the one who makes this house a home.
Hitori no jikan mo taisetsuMy alone time is important too,
Dare ni mo dakyou sezuwithout compromising for anyone,
Watashi dake no oshiro wo kizuitaI built a castle just for myself.
But it’s you I was missin’But it’s you I was missin’.
Kimi ni mainichi tadaima to iwasete kudasaiPlease let me say “I’m home” to you every day,
Itterasshaiand let me hear you say “have a good day.”
Kimi ga inai kono ie wa suki janaiI don’t like this house when you aren’t here.
Ooh don’t you know (don’t you know)Ooh, don’t you know (don’t you know),
That you’re the one who makes this house a home (house a home)that you’re the one who makes this house a home? (house a home)
And so (so) when you go (when you go)And so (so) when you go (when you go),
Natsu demo kogoecchai souit feels like I could freeze even in the summer.
Kimi no nukumori ga homeYour warmth is my home.
Ooh you’re the one (you’re the one)Ooh, you’re the one (you’re the one).
You’re the one who makes this house a homeYou’re the one who makes this house a home.
House a home house a home house a homeHouse a home, house a home, house a home.
You’re the one you’re the one ohYou’re the one, you’re the one, oh.
It ain’t a mysteryIt ain’t a mystery,
That every time you leavethat every time you leave,
That’s when I feel the most alone ohthat’s when I feel the most alone, oh.
Atarimae ni nari sou na tokiWhen we start taking each other for granted,
Omoide shite hoshiiI want you to remember.
Ooh don’t you know (ooh don’t you know)Ooh, don’t you know (ooh, don’t you know),
That you’re the one who makes this house a home (oh you’re the one)that you’re the one who makes this house a home? (oh, you’re the one)
And so when you go (when you go)And so when you go (when you go),
It feels so cold without the soul (the soul)it feels so cold without a soul (the soul).
You’re the one who makes this house a homeYou’re the one who makes this house a home.
Aru hi rakuen de me ga samete moEven if I wake up in paradise one day,
Kimi ga inakya nagai shinai neI wouldn’t stay long without you.
Donna goutei te ni ire tatteNo matter what kind of mansion I get,
Kimi ga inakya haribote douzenit’s just a hollow shell without you.
Oh you’re the one who makes this house a homeOh, you’re the one who makes this house a home.
You made this house a home oh oh ohYou made this house a home, oh, oh, oh.
Home (Feat. Hikaru Utada) (Romanized) Music Video
The meaning of ‘Home’ is about finding comfort in a loved one’s presence. The lyrics highlight how no amount of material success can replace the warmth of genuine connection, making this track a touching reminder of what truly matters.