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Tearing The House Down Lyrics
Look at me,
Asleep on the floor,
And I think I'm dying
Look at me,
I'm battered and sore,
And I think I'm dying
Look at me,
Do you hear me God?
'Cuz I could use a hand
To get off the floor
I think I'm dying
Chorus:
There's a place that burns for somethin' else
I'll tear this house apart, it's not that hard,
I'll keep on lookin' here
Look at me,
A knock on the door,
I'll always come runnin'
Look at you,
You call this a home?
I'd rather be dyin'
Chorus:
There's a place that burns for somethin' else
I'll tear this house apart, it's not that hard,
I'll keep on lookin' here
There's a place that burns for somethin' else
There's a place that burns for somethin' else
I'll tear this house apart, it's not that hard,
I'll keep on lookin' here
Asleep on the floor,
And I think I'm dying
I'm battered and sore,
And I think I'm dying
Do you hear me God?
'Cuz I could use a hand
To get off the floor
I think I'm dying
I'll tear this house apart, it's not that hard,
I'll keep on lookin' here
A knock on the door,
I'll always come runnin'
Look at you,
You call this a home?
I'd rather be dyin'
I'll tear this house apart, it's not that hard,
I'll keep on lookin' here
There's a place that burns for somethin' else
I'll tear this house apart, it's not that hard,
I'll keep on lookin' here
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I absolutely love this song, but I have no clue what it means! Are there any other Paper Route fans out there??? This band is incredible and should be on the top of the charts. So musical and catchy and unique.
This is the little bit I could come up with for a meaning: I think the writer is going through a really really rough time. Part of him just wants to give up, but part of him ("There's a place...") wants ("...that burns...", i.e. burns with desire) to push himself to find a better life ("...for something else"). He's gonna "keep on lookin' here" meaning continue to search inside himself to find a fix. And he's gonna tear this house (meaning his life) apart in order to find that. And since his life is falling apart already, "it's not that hard" to tear it apart the rest of the way.
Just my own interpretation, so feel free to comment :)
Because of the elements of Christianity in their songs, and because my own Christian belief, my immediate interpretation is a heavily spiritual one.
Because of the elements of Christianity in their songs, and because my own Christian belief, my immediate interpretation is a heavily spiritual one.
It is obvious that the writer/singer is going through a difficult time, and I believe that this pain that makes him feel "like [he's] dying" is either his spiritual struggle to find his completion, or his reconciling of the sin of the world with the life of a follower of Christ. This idea is highlighted by the line "there's a place that burns for something else"-- it seems to me that he is aware of the fact...
It is obvious that the writer/singer is going through a difficult time, and I believe that this pain that makes him feel "like [he's] dying" is either his spiritual struggle to find his completion, or his reconciling of the sin of the world with the life of a follower of Christ. This idea is highlighted by the line "there's a place that burns for something else"-- it seems to me that he is aware of the fact that something is fighting against him. He continues to "keep on lookin' here", which includes looking at other people ("you call this a home? I'd rather be dyin'"), who seem to have the same lack of answers that he has. He is frantic at understanding this pain, and is eager for anyone's remedy ("look at me, a knock at the door, I'll always come runnin'").
Although the conflict is never resolved in the song, optimism wins with his continued endeavor to seek out either the God he has called upon in the earlier verse or some other similarly divine answer.