I See Houses
The Verve Lyrics

I see houses
The singer is looking at rows and rows of red brick houses.

Rows and rows
The houses are lined up next to each other creating a continuous row.

Of red bricks
The houses are constructed using red bricks as their primary building material.

I see black cars
The artist can see black cars in the vicinity.

Some
There is no specific number of black cars that the artist can see.

Blood-stained exit
The black cars are leaving, and their exit area is littered with blood stains.

You got
The singer is addressing someone who feels a particular way.

A feeling that you
The addressed person has a sense that they have experienced this situation before.

You've been
The addressed person believes they have been in this exact situation before.

In here before
The addressed person thinks they have been in this specific location or context before.

How many lives
The singer is questioning how many people will die.

Will you waste
The artist is questioning why anyone would allow human lives to be lost.

How many tears
The singer is asking how many people will weep for the lost lives.

Must you taste
The singer is questioning why anyone would allow human suffering.

Before your freedom
The singer refers to the freedom that is gained by societal action to stop atrocities.

Ah-ah-ah
A vocalization that follows a musical tone for emphasis.

I see mountains
The artist is now observing mountains and blood-red sunsets.

Blood-red sunsets
The sunsets have a red hue symbolizing blood, possibly indicating scenes of war or conflict.

I see
The singer has a visual perception of something.

A billion stars
The artist sees stars in the night sky.

Love deafened
The artist believes people are not paying attention to love, causing senseless deaths.

And betrayed
The artist thinks love is being betrayed resulting in injustices.

Don't be late
The singer implores someone not to be late for a forthcoming plan.

When I call you up
The person should be on time, so the artist can reach out to them.

You got a feeling
The singer is addressing someone who has a premonition.

How many blood
The singer is asking how many lives must be lost to gain freedom from a system of oppression.

Before your freedom
The freedom sought is from injustice or oppressive forces.

Oh
A vocalization that follows a musical tone for emphasis.

It's just
The artist believes that everything they see and experience is just fleeting, temporary instances.

This murder
The singer believes that the scene before them is due to violence or death.

Trouble and strife
The singer thinks that the reason for the violence or death is due to difficulty in society.

Turning me
The artist feels themselves transforming after experiencing all the atrocities.

Into another guy
The artist is transforming into another version of their own self after seeing all the injustice around them.

My, my, my, my
A vocalization that follows a musical tone for emphasis.

My, my, my, aaah
A vocalization that follows a musical tone for emphasis.

Oooh-oooh-ooh-ooh
A vocalization that follows a musical tone for emphasis.

Ooh
A vocalization that follows a musical tone for emphasis.

Don't be late
The singer implores someone not to be late for a forthcoming plan.

Before your freedom
The singer refers to the freedom that is gained by societal action to stop atrocities.

Ah-ah
A vocalization that follows a musical tone for emphasis.