Listener - You Were A House On Fire
19:32 Jun 03 2015
Times Read: 435
And you were a house on fire and I couldn't understand why
Burn me all down to the ground, you said, the fire is on the inside
Flames dancing like ghosts behind the windows
Pain jumping from the walls
You wanna keep this private, I can see that, but
But you can't ask that of me, we've only just met
I said we need help now more than ever before do you believe it
The answer was silence, I'll take it as a no
We all wanna be normal anyways
We all wanna be somewhere else, somewhere we live
But that's not reality that's just point of view
Let's not talk about the weather and whether or not there's really rain in the clouds
Unless you just wanna know if I feel the same as you
It's more measuring up than just wasting time
But time is not on our side, you're burning
Rain would only be a temporary fix
And there's just no place right now for cute ironies like that any more
You're a house on fire
We all write songs about life we just sing 'em different
You sing the words but you don't know the song
And you expect us all to sing along, how selfish
The lengths that we go to to put so much distance between us is staggering
You're burning alive with stress and life
Both hands in flames trying to hold the fire inside
Drop and roll, repeat line for emphasis
I'll repeat it and repeat it until you believe it
You're gonna be ok, say it to me
The answer's still silence, I'll take it as a maybe
I can't decide if I should knock down your door, or on it
Say the word and I'll take a hatchet to your heart, or a pin prick
Cut right through the darkness, pull out the contents
On our knees, sorting through the remnants
Pour out your hates in my hands
I'll let them slip right here through my fingers, and
And this is for all of us
This is for the times that we only listen long enough
To know that the other person we're talking to has the same opinion as we do
From when we're burning inside
From when we're trying to hide that fact
This is for the scalps that we went after
To be only the best dressed
Add another notch on our belts, put another feather in our headress
Well I wanna be the bigger man for you but I can't take all this truth
I'm tryin'a kick the habit here but these track marks are a hundred proof
Burn me all down to the ground, you said, well
Well I'll kick through your ashes, hope they sober up my head
This song speaks volumes about my life currently, things that I have been through. And Listner's voice is conventional and he doesn't sing, it's spoken word, but they're a good group worth listening to. That's if you're looking for something different.
COMMENTS
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NeverMind
22:49 Jun 03 2015
I was in love with Dan Smith for the longest of times. Listen to seat belt hands. It makes me want to die.
MeatEatingOrchid
23:02 Jun 03 2015
Wooden Heart is probably my favorite song by him. I've heard Seatbelt Hands too, he's amazing.