House Of Cards
Carpenter Mary Chapin Lyrics

I grew up in a house like this
I was raised in a house that was familiar to me

You knew the groan of every stair
Every creak of the stairs was well-known to us

All the walls seemed to listen in
The walls seemed to have ears and were constantly listening

All the years seemed to take up air
The years felt heavy and ever-present

And when you dreamed, it was of the wind blowing cold and hard
Our dreams were haunted by the harsh, cold wind

And in those dreams you thought you lived in a house of cards
In our dreams, we were living in a fragile and unstable house

And I grew up in a town like this
I also lived in a community with similarities to this house

You knew the names of every street
We were familiar with every street name in the town

On the surface it looked so safe
Despite appearances, the town was not entirely secure

But it was perilous underneath
There were dangers and risks hidden beneath the surface

That's the place where you shoved your doubts
We buried our uncertainties and insecurities in this town

And hid your ugly scars
We concealed our inner wounds and imperfections from everyone else

God forbid if word got out
We feared the consequences if our secrets were revealed

About your house of cards
About the house that could fall apart at any moment

And now I feel the wind about to blow
I sense that a crisis is on the horizon

Baby, I'm so scared
I feel overwhelmed and fearful about what is to come

We're repeating the past instead of letting it go
We are making the same mistakes again instead of learning from them

And I don't want to go back there
I do not want to relive that pain and uncertainty

Now we're standing here face to face
We are confronted with each other

Afraid to move or else
We are hesitant and paralyzed with fear

I want to prop up this fragile place
I want to strengthen this unstable situation

But I can't do it all by myself
I need help and support from others

And when we dream, it's of the wind blowing cold and hard
Our dreams are still haunted by the harsh, cold wind

And when we wake up, we still live in a house of cards
Even when we are awake, we are still living in an unstable and fragile situation

When we dream, it's of the wind blowing cold and hard
Our fears and anxieties continue to haunt us in our dreams

And when we wake up, we still live in a house of cards
Our fragile situation continues to affect us even when we are awake