House of Secrets
Otep Lyrics

Oh no. no. let me go.
The singer is expressing that they don't want to be in a certain situation and is asking to be released.

No. god no!
The singer is making a plea to a higher power to prevent something from happening.

Shut up!
The singer is telling someone to be quiet and stop talking.

Shhhhhh. it's okay, it's okay.
The artist is trying to comfort someone and tell them everything is alright.

This is our, dirty, little, secret.
The artist is implying that they and someone else share a secret that is inappropriate or scandalous.

We're all alone in the city
The singer is expressing that they are isolated and without company in a big city.

My hands are stoned with pity
The singer's hands are figuratively heavy and weighed down by a feeling of sadness and compassion for others.

I could get by or get high with fifty [yeah]
The artist is suggesting that they could either just scrap by or indulge in excess with fifty dollars.

And I don't feel pretty ... today.
The artist is feeling unattractive on this particular day.

And there's a lady in a stable
The artist is bringing attention to a woman who is kept in a stable, which may be a metaphor for her being controlled or trapped.

Her daddy reads her fables
The woman's father tells her stories that may not be entirely true, keeping her in the dark.

About the moon & his bride
The stories told reference a relationship between the moon and someone he is married to or betrothed to.

He's in her room every night
The woman's father has access to her at all times of the night, which may be inappropriate.

& feeds upon a table
The woman's father takes something from her, like submission or devotion, as he would from a table of offerings.

Of silken robes
The table is covered in fine fabric, which could be symbolic of something special or precious being offered.

An altar of stone
The table is made of stone, not the typical material for a table or altar, which could add to the sinister or creepy nature of the situation.

But the child is unable
The artist is referencing the woman, who is powerless in this situation.

To run, run, run
The woman is being further constrained and unable to escape by some means.

& flee his tower of babel
The woman is unable to leave her captor, who is symbolically building a tower of his own domain like the biblical reference to the Tower of Babel.

So blood, blood, blood
The reference to blood implies that violence may be occurring or just a heavy feeling of darkness.

Slithers down her ankles ...
The violence, darkness, or whatever the artist is referencing is moving down the woman's legs.

Come one
The artist is making a call to others to gather together.

Come all
The singer is inviting everyone to come join them.

Witness the fall!
The artist is asking the audience to watch a downfall, which could be in reference to something or someone collapsing or making a mistake.

Cry to the sky!
The singer is suggesting that the audience cry out in desperation to the sky, either for help or as an act of catharsis.

Today we break away!
The singer is suggesting that this is the day that they escape or break free from something that was holding them back.

Uprising!
The singer is calling to everyone to rise up, possibly as an act of rebellion or protest.

Uprising!
The artist repeats the call to action.

Uprising!
The artist continues to repeat the call to action.

In the house of secrets!
The events that are transpiring, the uprising, the rebellion, or the escape, are happening in a place of secrecy or with a clandestine purpose.

What happens here, stays here
The singer is cautioning that whatever happens in this house of secrets should never be discussed, for fear of repercussions or consequences.

Say nothing, disappear!
Again, the artist is emphasizing the importance of secrecy and warning others that if they don't stay quiet, they too will have something to fear.

Locked away
The artist is referencing that they or someone else is kept in confinement or cut off from the rest of the world, either metaphorically or literally.

In the chamber of the hysterics
The confined person is in a place which the artist labels as the chamber of the hysterics, which could be a place where someone goes to be alone and scream, or a place where people who are deemed crazy are held.

Here, in the house ... of secrets.
The previous lines are summarizing where the events of the song are happening.

We're all alone
The artist brings attention again to the fact that they are isolated and without company.

& I will tell you of loneliness.
The singer is going to talk about the feeling of loneliness and may even use their personal experience to illustrate this feeling.

[shhhh.]
The singer is once again emphasizing secrecy by asking the listener to be quiet.