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House of Glass Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Climb into my corner, my self inflicted coma
Stand up, lay down, repeat in the same order
Fall straight through the floor and let the time just run me over
Another mirrored image corrupted and distorted
I'm underwhelmed, uninterested, I wonder why I'm over it
Walk it off, the kettle's black
The dotted line, the house is glass
[Pre-Chorus]
(The house is glass) The house is glass
(The house is glass) The house is glass
[Chorus]
It's an illusion, this admiration
Of mutilation, my isolation
It's an illusion, this admiration
Of mutilation, my isolation, my isolation
My isolation, it's an illusion
[Verse 2]
Slide on down the staircase, that picture-perfect moment
Receiver projected, act like if you own it
Smile for the camera, repeat and do it over
Smile for the camera, repeat and do it over
Joke's on you, the needle prick
Cut me down, I need a break
Walk it off, the kettle's black
The dotted line, this house is glass
[Pre-Chorus]
(The house is glass) The house is glass
(The house is glass) The house is glass
[Chorus]
It's an illusion, this admiration
Of mutilation, my isolation
It's an illusion, this admiration
Of mutilation, my isolation, my isolation
My isolation, it's an illusion
[Bridge]
Brick by brick
Make it last
Hit that line
The house is glass
[Instrumental break]
[Chorus]
It's an illusion, my isolation
My isolation, my isolation
It's an illusion, it's an illusion
My isolation, my isolation, my isolation
Climb into my corner, my self inflicted coma
Stand up, lay down, repeat in the same order
Fall straight through the floor and let the time just run me over
Another mirrored image corrupted and distorted
I'm underwhelmed, uninterested, I wonder why I'm over it
Walk it off, the kettle's black
The dotted line, the house is glass
(The house is glass) The house is glass
(The house is glass) The house is glass
It's an illusion, this admiration
Of mutilation, my isolation
It's an illusion, this admiration
Of mutilation, my isolation, my isolation
My isolation, it's an illusion
Slide on down the staircase, that picture-perfect moment
Receiver projected, act like if you own it
Smile for the camera, repeat and do it over
Smile for the camera, repeat and do it over
Joke's on you, the needle prick
Cut me down, I need a break
Walk it off, the kettle's black
The dotted line, this house is glass
(The house is glass) The house is glass
(The house is glass) The house is glass
It's an illusion, this admiration
Of mutilation, my isolation
It's an illusion, this admiration
Of mutilation, my isolation, my isolation
My isolation, it's an illusion
Brick by brick
Make it last
Hit that line
The house is glass
It's an illusion, my isolation
My isolation, my isolation
It's an illusion, it's an illusion
My isolation, my isolation, my isolation
Song Info
Submitted by
mellow_harsher On Apr 19, 2019
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Singer Matt Shultz worked on the Social Cues album during the unraveling of his marriage to the French actress and model Juliette Buchsa. He created different fictional people to illustrate the breakdown of their relationship and this gothic, agitated track is spoken-sung from the perspective of a "soft-spoken murderer." The character was inspired by the Netflix show I Am a Murderer in which people on death row are interviewed. Guitarist Brad Scultz explained to Consequence of Sound that he and his brother Matt were watching the program while recording Social Cues. "During that time period, Matt created the character of a shy-eyed, soft-spoken murderer, a person who truly lives polar lives," he said. "The character undeniably has a duality of heart, and is kind by all respects publicly, but inwardly is a monster and yet still very relatable. In many regards he seems lovable, though this is not deserved." The unsettling song's ghoulish feel was inspired by John Carpenter's horror films. The movie director is actually from Cage the Elephant's home town of Bowling Green, Kentucky and he dated the mom of the band's bass player Daniel Tichenor.