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Behind the Music of “I Want To Come Home”

February 10, 2026

Finding the Words and the Way Home

When we set out to create I Want To Come Home, we knew the story needed more than visuals. It needed a heartbeat, something that could carry the weight of longing, loss, and hope all at once.

That heartbeat became ‘Letters’, an original song written by Calgary musicians Jay and Sean Weber, known together as Wheels.

From the beginning, I Want To Come Home has been about more than homelessness. It is about reconnection. About the quiet courage it takes to ask for help. About the deeply human desire to belong, to be seen, remembered, and welcomed home.

Why Letters Matters

As shared in LiveWire Calgary, Jay Weber described writing Letters as a deeply personal process. Drawing from experiences within his own community and relationships touched by addiction and instability, the song reflects something many people feel but rarely say out loud, the ache of distance, and the hope that reconnection is still possible.

That emotional truth is why Letters fits so seamlessly into the film.

The song mirrors the journey at the centre of I Want To Come Home, someone navigating disconnection, finding support, and slowly rebuilding a path forward. It does not rush resolution. It sits in the uncertainty, and that honesty matters.

Artists as Community Storytellers

Jay and Sean have spent years playing music across Calgary, seeing firsthand how housing insecurity and addiction affect people from all walks of life. When invited to be part of this project, they saw it as a chance to use music as a bridge, to create understanding where stigma often exists.

In our behind the scenes video, they speak openly about what it meant to collaborate with the Calgary Drop In Centre, and how they hope the song and film together might help people recognize that support exists, and that asking for help is not a failure, but a step toward home.

More Than a Film, A Shared Hope

I Want To Come Home and Letters share the same message, no one’s story is over. With the right supports, compassion, and community, people can find their way forward.

We are deeply grateful to Jay and Sean for trusting us with their music, their vulnerability, and their belief in what storytelling can do. Listen to what Jay and Sean had to say: