House

Album: The Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective (2011)
Play Video
  • There's a sign up in the yard,
    And the the furniture has gone,
    Filled with fetid memories,
    Unworthy of a song.

    Flashes of sad and angry faces come and go,
    Could anyone live between those walls and never know?

    And I could go there,
    But I'm not going,
    Pulse is slowing,
    No, I'm not nervous anymore.

    I've had the nightmares
    I've seen some counselors,
    But I'm not going,
    Back up in that house again.

    It's just like waking up,
    In that second and a half,
    The bliss of not remembering,
    Before it all comes flooding back.

    So what do I do as all these voices come and go?
    Could anyone live inside my head and never know?

    And I could go there,
    I'm not going,
    Pulse is slowing,
    No, I'm not nervous anymore.

    I've seen the nightmares,
    And some counselors,
    I'm not going,
    Back up in that house again.

    In that house again.

    I'm not sorry,
    For what I'm feeling,
    Blow the walls out,
    Bring the ceiling to the ground.

    I've had the nightmares,
    Seen the counselors,
    I'm not going,
    Back up in that house again. Writer/s: BEN FOLDS, BENJAMIN SCOTT FOLDS
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Guy Clark

Guy ClarkSongwriter Interviews

Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris and Lyle Lovett are just a few of the artists who have looked to Clark for insightful, intelligent songs.

Rupert Hine

Rupert HineSongwriter Interviews

Producer Rupert Hine talks about crafting hits for Tina Turner, Howard Jones and The Fixx.

Sending Out An SOS - Distress Signals In Songs

Sending Out An SOS - Distress Signals In SongsSong Writing

Songs where something goes horribly wrong (literally or metaphorically), and help is needed right away.

Jethro Tull

Jethro TullFact or Fiction

Stage urinals, flute devices, and the real Aqualung in this Fact or Fiction.

Timothy B. Schmit of the Eagles

Timothy B. Schmit of the EaglesSongwriter Interviews

Did this Eagle come up with the term "Parrothead"? And what is it like playing "Hotel California" for the gazillionth time?

Stan Ridgway

Stan RidgwaySongwriter Interviews

Go beyond the Wall of Voodoo with this cinematic songwriter.