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Silent House Lyrics
These walls
Have eyes
Rows of photographs
And faces like mine
Who do
We become
Without knowing where
We started from
It’s true
I’m missing you
And I stand alone
Inside your room
Everything that you made by hand
Everything that you know by heart
I will try to connect
All the pieces you’ve left
I will carry it on
And let you forget
I’ll remember the years
When your mind was still clear
All the flickering lights
That filled up this silent house
One room
Two beds
In the closet hangs
Your favourite dress
Good books
And the best that you ever had
Are in pieces now
The pages ashred
Everything that you made by hand
Everything that you know by heart
I will try to connect
All the pieces you’ve left
I will carry it on
And let you forget
I’ll remember the years
When your mind was still clear
All the flickering lights
That filled up this silent house
Everything that you made by hand
Everything that you know by heart
All the names that you can’t recall
I will try to connect
All the pieces you’ve left
I will carry it on
And let you forget
I’ll remember the years
When your mind was still clear
All the flickering lights
That filled up this silent house
Have eyes
Rows of photographs
And faces like mine
We become
Without knowing where
We started from
I’m missing you
And I stand alone
Inside your room
Everything that you know by heart
All the pieces you’ve left
I will carry it on
And let you forget
When your mind was still clear
All the flickering lights
That filled up this silent house
Two beds
In the closet hangs
Your favourite dress
And the best that you ever had
Are in pieces now
The pages ashred
Everything that you know by heart
All the pieces you’ve left
I will carry it on
And let you forget
When your mind was still clear
All the flickering lights
That filled up this silent house
Everything that you know by heart
All the names that you can’t recall
All the pieces you’ve left
I will carry it on
And let you forget
When your mind was still clear
All the flickering lights
That filled up this silent house
Song Info
Submitted by
loose Tongue On Mar 29, 2007
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It's about losing people -probably parents or other close family members, as the band members are of an age where this happens and the opening verse is "These walls; have eyes; Rows of photographs; And faces like mine " - through dementia/altzeimers and that sort of thing.
It's a sad song but not a hopeless one: it's more about fond memories and moving on. My favourite verse is "I will try to connect; All the pieces you've left; I will carry it on; And let you forget;"
I should also point out that the title of the song is a subversion of the band's name. I think that demonstrates the importance of this song.
I should also point out that the title of the song is a subversion of the band's name. I think that demonstrates the importance of this song.