This House
Sharaya Summers Lyrics
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Everything falls apart
All the things that need fixing
A tattered dog in the yard
Trace the cracks in the walls
Even empires fall
You don′t disappoint me
Baby get back in the car
...
Brown skin is more fragile
Got a
I'm Not who I once was
Tell me there′s nothing you'd change
Don't you see
You got the best of me
I want to be happy
I want to want you to stay
Guess nothing′s ever what we thought it would be
If we had known that it would be so hard
Couldn′t see that far
...
Don't be religious
To tell me love is enough
But when the waves come
Will what we′ve built stand up
In "This House" by Sharaya Summers, the lyrics describe a deteriorating house as a metaphor for a relationship. The line "everything falls apart, all the things that need fixing" implies that the relationship has problems that have gone unaddressed. The tattered dog in the yard signifies a neglected aspect of their lives, perhaps their love for each other.
The next stanza has a more hopeful tone. "Trace the cracks in the walls, even empires fall" acknowledges that their relationship is not perfect, but that even great things have flaws. The line "you don't disappoint me, baby get back in the car" could be interpreted as a plea for the other person to stay in the relationship and work through their issues.
The final stanza talks about the fragility of their bond. The line "brown skin is more fragile" could be interpreted as a reference to the fragility of human relationships, regardless of skin color. The lines "guess nothing's ever what we thought it would be" and "if we had known that it would be so hard, couldn't see that far" show a sense of disappointment and disillusionment. The final line "don't be religious, to tell me love is enough, but when the waves come, will what we've built stand up" suggests that love alone may not be enough to keep them together, especially in difficult times.
Line by Line Meaning
This house is a story
This house represents the story of my life.
Everything falls apart
Everything seems to be falling apart.
All the things that need fixing
I have many things that need fixing.
A tattered dog in the yard
My life is like a tattered dog in the yard.
Trace the cracks in the walls
If you look closely, you will see the cracks in my life.
Even empires fall
Even the greatest things in life can fall.
You don′t disappoint me
You have not disappointed me.
Baby get back in the car
Let's go back and try to make things better.
Brown skin is more fragile
My skin, which is brown, is more delicate than it seems.
Got a
I have
I'm Not who I once was
I have changed from who I used to be.
Tell me there′s nothing you'd change
Please tell me that you wouldn't change anything about me.
Don't you see
Can't you see
You got the best of me
You have the best version of me.
I want to be happy
I want to feel happy in my life.
I want to want you to stay
I want to want you to stay with me.
Guess nothing′s ever what we thought it would be
It seems like nothing is ever as we expected it to be.
If we had known that it would be so hard
If we had known that it would be this difficult.
Couldn′t see that far
We didn't think ahead enough.
Don't be religious
You don't have to be religious
To tell me love is enough
To make me believe that love is enough.
But when the waves come
But when the hard times come
Will what we′ve built stand up
Will our relationship survive this?
Writer(s): Sharaya Summers
Contributed by Sebastian C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.