The House
The Nits Lyrics


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(Hofstede/Kloet/Stips - Hofstede)
Car is driving through the hills all day
Mom and Dad and the kids are on a holiday
And they wanna eat
Daddy, we're hungry
We're on the road too long
We are hu-hu-hungry
We're on the road too long and we wanna eat
And Daddys says
I know a little place
Where I used to eat in my salesman days
When I was hu-hu-hungry
On the road too long
Hu-hungry
I see the little house at the end of the road
I am an eating house
I am an eating house
Once I was a famous restaurant between Utrecht and Salzburg
I wore silver and linen and on the menu I had every dream
Schnecken I'm Speckhemd, and things you haven't seen
I'm hungry
It's my turn to eat
I am hu-hu-hungry
I wanna grow like a man
I wanna grow like a house
I'll be a skyscraper
This is what I wanna do
I wanna be a castle
Hu-hu-hungry
Who's on my road today
Hu-hu-hungry
I'm gonna eat the car
I'm gonna eat the little kids




I am an eating house
I am an eating house

Overall Meaning

The Nits's song An Eating House is a fascinating allegory that is layered in meaning. The song is about a family on a road trip that becomes hungry and is looking for a place to eat. The father suggests a little house at the end of the road where he used to eat during his salesman days. Upon arrival, the family discovers that the building is not just an eating house but a sentient one that used to be a famous restaurant but has long been forgotten. The eating house then transforms into a monster that hungered for growth and devours the car and the children, becoming a castle or a skyscraper. The eating house is symbolic of our never-ending desire for more, which ultimately consumes us until there is nothing left.


The Nits use the metaphor of the eating house to represent the ravenous appetite of humanity for material possession and growth. The song shows how a seemingly innocuous and inanimate object can become a monster if left unchecked. The lyrics suggest that the desire for growth and progress can become a destructive force that eats everything in its path, even innocent children. The song's message is that we need to be mindful of what we consume and keep our desires in check, or else we'll end up like the eating house.


Line by Line Meaning

Car is driving through the hills all day
A family is traveling by car through the hills all day


Mom and Dad and the kids are on a holiday
The parents and their children are on a vacation


And they wanna eat
They are feeling hungry and want to eat something


Daddy, we're hungry
The children request their father that they are hungry


We're on the road too long
They have been driving on the road for a long time


We are hu-hu-hungry
They are extremely hungry


And we wanna eat
They want to find a place where they can eat


And Daddy says
The father responds to his children


I know a little place
He knows of a small restaurant


Where I used to eat in my salesman days
The father used to eat at this restaurant often when he worked as a salesman


When I was hu-hu-hungry
He went there when he was really hungry


I see the little house at the end of the road
He spots the restaurant at the end of the road


I am an eating house
The restaurant describes itself as an eating house


I am an eating house
The restaurant reiterates that it is an eating house


Once I was a famous restaurant between Utrecht and Salzburg
The restaurant used to be well-known between Utrecht and Salzburg


I wore silver and linen and on the menu I had every dream
The restaurant had luxurious decor and a diverse menu with many options


Schnecken I'm Speckhemd, and things you haven't seen
The menu had unique items like Schnecken I'm Speckhemd, and other unknown dishes


I'm hungry
The restaurant itself seems to be hungry, almost like a living thing


It's my turn to eat
The restaurant wants to be fed now


I am hu-hu-hungry
The restaurant is extremely hungry


I wanna grow like a man
The restaurant wants to grow, like a human


I wanna grow like a house
The restaurant desires to become larger, maybe like a big house


I'll be a skyscraper
The restaurant wishes to transform into a huge building like a skyscraper


This is what I wanna do
The restaurant knows what it wants to become


I wanna be a castle
The restaurant wishes to become a grand and magnificent building, like a castle


Hu-hu-hungry
The restaurant reiterates that it is extremely hungry


Who's on my road today
The restaurant wonders who will visit it today


Hu-hu-hungry
The restaurant again expresses its intense hunger


I'm gonna eat the car
The restaurant imagines itself consuming the car that just drove up


I'm gonna eat the little kids
The restaurant thinks about eating the family's children


I am an eating house
The restaurant proclaims itself to be an establishment focused on food and dining




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: HENDRIK HOFSTEDE, R. KLOET, ROBERT STIPS

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Comments from YouTube:

Jens A

This song makes me cry. I lost my mom, my son, my sister, all before time. And I keep listening to the Nits, my lifetime favourite band!

cosmicdrifter287

the nits in the house.

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