"The Kids Don't Wanna Come Home" is a song by English singer, songwriter, and musician Declan McKenna.

In an interview with MistaJam, McKenna talked about the themes behind the song: "It's generally about the frustrations of being a young person in the modern world, there's a lot of scary things going on that people are concerned about.

It's about wanting to challenge fears and be part of a movement of change, and looking for hope despite a lot of dark and horrible things happening around the world.

"[4] Thomas Smith from NME said, "'The Kids Don't Wanna Come Home', Declan's genre hopping and pop masterpiece does nothing to dispute that claim.

Penned soon after of the Paris terror attacks – it's his response to the youth being excluded from political discussions, and at risk of those in power but with no voice.