In the time since the couple have moved to Los Angeles, signed to Downtown Records (Major Lazer, White Denim, Cold War Kids, Miike Snow, Santigold) and written their sophomore album, A Quiet Darkness (2013). Recorded over the course of 2012 splitting time between their new home and Sonic Ranch, the album's narrative tells the story of a husband and wife separated in the midst of a nuclear disaster and their attempt to re-unite with one another along the Highway 10 in California before their inevitable deaths, each song taking place in different abandoned houses along the way.
Tortoriello and Messina made the same trek a couple of times themselves to record sound and video at these abandoned houses that are featured in the album. The album's celestial ambiance and wanderlust concepts are conveyed throughout the recording with techniques employed by Tortoriello's production and the stark contrast between the minimal electronic pulses, found sounds and meandering and melancholy harmonies.
There are other artists calling themselves Houses:
2) an alternative pop band from Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
3) a psychedelic rock and roll revival band from Denver, Colorado, United States.
4) a four piece grind band from Reno, Nevada, United States.
Additional info on each band:
2. Houses is an indie pop band from Amsterdam, The Netherlands, that has been compared by the press to North-American acts such as Broken Social Scene and Death Cab For Cutie. Thusfar they released an EP (End Of Story, 2010) and one full-length album (Clean Life, 2011).
Houses is: Jeroen Roelofsen, Manuel van den Berg, Ella van der Woude, Tobias Ponsioen en Gijs Loots.
3. Houses is a Denver, Colorado, seven-piece formed by Andy Hamilton in early Spring 2008. They re-wrote all their songs in Summer, played their first show in Autumn and rocked out the year that Winter. They released a series of four seasonally themed EPs.
4. Houses is a four piece grind band from Reno, Nevada, United States. They have released one demo with eight tracks.
SUICIDE
Houses Lyrics
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To your door and through your wall.
I'm sorry that I never called.
I'm sorry that I never called.
I can't lose you 'cause you're my only one.
I can't lose you 'cause you're my own.
I must be crazy.
And maybe, it's suicide by small increments.
Amazing, I'll admit that it's amazing.
I can not get my hands around it.
Brick by brick I built these walls.
Brick by brick I built these walls.
I'm sorry that I never called.
Sorry that I never called.
I can't lose you 'cause you're my only one.
I can't lose you 'cause you're my own.
I must be crazy.
I never thought it would come to this.
And maybe, it's suicide by small increments.
Amazing, I'll admit that it's amazing.
I can not get my hands around it.
'Said please, come to your window,
Been throwing rocks all night.
I must be...
I must be crazy.
I never thought it would come to this.
And maybe, it's suicide by small increments.
Amazing, I'll admit that it's amazing.
I can not get my hands around it.
Please, come to your window,
Been throwing rocks all night.
The lyrics of Houses's song "Suicide" describe the singer's regret for not being more present in a relationship. The first lines, "Up the stairs and down the hall, to your door and through your wall, I'm sorry that I never called," convey a sense of distance and missed opportunities. It's clear that the singer deeply cares for the person they're addressing, as evidenced by lines like "I can't lose you 'cause you're my only one. I can't lose you 'cause you're my own." However, despite their feelings, they seem helpless to prevent what they see as an inevitable outcome. The phrase "suicide by small increments" suggests a slow, painful decline towards an unhappy end.
The second verse adds depth to this sense of hopelessness. "Brick by brick I built these walls" implies that the singer has erected barriers that prevent them from connecting with others. They feel trapped in their own internal world, cut off from the person they long to be with. The repeated line "I'm sorry that I never called" underscores the theme of missed chances and regret. The final lines, "Please, come to your window, been throwing rocks all night" seem plaintive and desperate, communicating a sense of urgency that comes too late.
Overall, the lyrics of "Suicide" explore themes of regret, missed opportunities, and the pain of longing for someone who seems out of reach. The use of repetition and simple, direct language creates a haunting, melancholy atmosphere that is both effective and emotionally resonant.
Line by Line Meaning
Up the stairs and down the hall,
I walked all the way to your door through your hallway.
To your door and through your wall.
I reached your door and then I found my way into your house, through the wall or metaphorically into your heart and mind.
I'm sorry that I never called.
I regret not reaching out to you earlier and expressing my feelings.
I can't lose you 'cause you're my only one.
You are the only person in my life who means everything to me, and I can't let you go.
I can't lose you 'cause you're my own.
You belong to me, and I cannot let go of the love that we share.
I must be crazy.
I am questioning my sanity and thought process for allowing myself to get to this point.
I never thought it would come to this.
I never imagined that I would end up in this situation and that my love for you would be so intense that it would consume me entirely.
And maybe, it's suicide by small increments.
Perhaps I am slowly killing myself by loving you so much, as it agony and despair become unbearable to me.
Amazing, I'll admit that it's amazing.
I am overwhelmed and astounded by the intensity of my emotions and the depth of love that I feel for you.
I can not get my hands around it.
I cannot control my feelings and thoughts about you and our relationship, and I feel lost and helpless.
Brick by brick I built these walls.
I have erected emotional walls to protect myself and believe that I can't share my feelings and thoughts with anyone.
Sorry that I never called.
Again, I am apologizing for not being proactive enough in our relationship and not expressing my love for you enough.
Please, come to your window,
I am pleading with you to come to your window and listen to me as I try to express my feelings for you.
Been throwing rocks all night.
I have been outside of your house, trying to get your attention and begging you to let me in emotionally.
Lyrics © CAPITOL CHRISTIAN MUSIC GROUP
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@fludderkiddie
I’m told by my BEST friend who’s attempts lead to them dying twice and loving to tell the tale, is because when you’re in that headspace it seems like the most enlightening “ah ha!” Moment, and actually very peaceful for them…
My friend can attest to this, along with not even remembering (mostly) swallowing two handfuls (an entire bottle) of extremely potent post open heart surgery (not theirs) painkillers…
They only remember feeling the peace of doing it, like completing an exceptionally difficult task filled day before laying down…
If it weren’t for the last minute instinct to live when they felt their CNS was shutting down and the adrenaline that came with it that allowed them to stumble into their parent room to throw the empty bottle at them, they would have been gone for good…
They came close, had to be defib’d twice and pumped @ the er, but that last shot of adrenaline kept them here long enough to get help, and 30+ yrs later, living a (now) balanced, fulfilling and generally happy life.
Saying “don’t do it” or “it’s not worth it” isn’t my goal here, since when you’re that far into it, you’ll most likely brush that off…
What I WILL say is that if you’re struggling with these thoughts? Know that ending it now robs you of any possibility or chance to feel any different.
And if you’re really determined and nobody is gonna change your mind TODAY?
There’s always Tomorrow…no need for today…at LEAST see what tomorrow brings….and if tomorrow is “ok”? See what the next day brings. Cheesy, but “one day at a time” fixed a lot more than most people give it credit for.
@dangeary2134
@marian smith so, the scapegoat must continue to suffer for the”good of those around them?”
Never mind that even more selfish people are mentally abusing them.
Selfish to think that they should stick around because you think they should absorb your abuse into perpetuity.
That’s exactly the reason I have had the line, “To be or not to be” pass through my mind on more than one occasion.
I left, and any information I get from that direction is filled with exactly your kind of rhetoric.
“Oh, so selfish!!!”
On the plus side, you get another Leftist voter, right???
@aeternusnightshade2726
I find it quite incredible how they handled this episode. You can see all stages of grief and tragedy in every character. 13 is angry, Foreman is depressed, Taub is cold and distant, Wilson and Cuddy constantly try to make House accept his feelings.
House shows every stage in his own way. He is constantly bargaining with his thoughts. He writes it off as the "Thrill of the Chase" on the mystery surrounding Kutner's dead, he is angry at himself because he can't seen to "find what is missing", he becomes detached and depressed when he can't find the answer.
Finally, he accepts it when he realizes there was no mystery. Kutner was not murdered, nor he was tampered with, he just made the decision. He accepts his grief at the end and lets himself finally say goodbye to Kutner in his own isolated, cranky and awkward way.
Overall a greatly written episode surrounding how suicidal thoughts are an insidious killer, a disease that sometimes doesn't show any outward symptoms until a final snap ends it all, and not even a genius diagnostician like House could see it coming.
@classiestbus2767
The craziests thing about this is that was spontaneusly cause the actor abandoned the series
@krishnaraval7277
Perfectly put.
@XH1927
@@classiestbus2767 No respect for Kal Penn, he abandoned House to work for the Obama administration. He literally traded good for evil.
@bloonh8tr619
I started watching the show through clips and wondered why he was missing in later episodes and this hits like a truck.
@TheBreadbank69
Bro same. I need to get into this show. I’ve only seen all the random clips and when I googled “kutner House MD” I was like NOOOOOOO
@beehard44
Thanks Obama
@theeeryteacher6417
wym later episodes? it was a last minute scripting choice because the actor took another job
@bloonh8tr619
@theeeryteacher6417 well he was missing in later episodes and now I know why his character is written off
@THESILLIESTofGeese
@Ian Roistacher you guys should have seen it when we were watching as it came out. Ripped my little teenage heart out