“Leave and Stay” is about the back-and-forth between holding on to home and stepping into something new. The song opens by wondering what the walls of the family home might tell: of Friday-night kitchen parties, of home-cooked meals, of mother, sisters and aunts.

Then it’s time to pack. Mom’s apron and Grandma’s old picture go into the trunk. The chorus pushes back: whoever leaves takes home with them, every single day. In the bridge, the view turns ahead, to a new place and a fresh start.