So this has been.my favorite song of OTEP's since it came out in 2004, and I always thought it was a song about a child's narrative of suffering in an abusive Christian home. But now that I am revisiting the lyrics, I am seeing something totally new.
This song could be gospel of John but from the perspective of Jesus.
Jesus was NOT having a good time up to and during the crucifixion. Everyone in the known world at the time looked to him with fear, admiration or disgust and he was constantly being asked questions. He spoke in "verses, prophesies and curses". He had made an enemy of the state, and believed the world was increasingly wicked and fallen from grace, or that he was in the "mouth of madness".
The spine of atlas is the structure that allows the titan to hold the world up. Jesus challenged the state and in doing so became a celebrated resistance figure. It also made him public enemy #1.
All of this happened simply because he was doing his thing, not because of any agenda he had or strategy.
And then he gets scourged (storm of thorns)
There are some plot holes here but I think it's an interesting interpretation.
When you left, the door was
(slamming)
You paused in the doorway
(slamming)
As though a thought stole you away
(slamming)
I watched the world pull you away
(Lock it)
So I run into the hall
(Lock it)
Into the corridor
(Lock it)
There's a door in the house
(slamming)
I hear the lift descending
(slamming)
I hear it hit the landing
(slamming)
See the hackles on the cat
(standing)
With my key I
(lock it)
With my key I
(lock it up)
With my key I
(lock it)
With my key I
(lock it up)
I am the concierge chez-moi, honey
Won't let ya in for love, nor money
("Let me in!")
My home, my joy
I'm barred and bolted and I
(Won't let you in)
(Get out of my house!)
No stranger's feet
Will enter me
(Get out of my house!)
I wash the panes
(Get out of my house!)
I clean the stains away
(Get out of my house!)
This house is as old as I am
(Slamming)
This house knows all I have done
(Slamming)
They come with their weather hanging 'round them
(Slamming)
But can't knock my door down
(Slamming)
With my key I
(lock it)
With my key I
(lock it)
This house is full of m-m-my mess
(Slamming)
This house is full of m-m-mistakes
(Slamming)
This house is full of m-m-madness
(Slamming)
This house is full of, full of, full of fight
(Slam it)
With my keeper I
(clean up)
With my keeper I
(clean it all up)
With my keeper I
(clean up)
With my keeper I
(clean it all up)
I am the concierge chez-moi, honey
Won't letcha in for love, nor money
("It's cold out here!")
My home, my joy
I'm barred and bolted and I
(Get out of my house!)
(Won't let you in)
(Get out of my house!)
No stranger's feet
(Get out of my house!)
Will enter me
(Get out of my house!)
I wash the panes
(Get out of my house!)
I clean the stains
(Get out of my house!)
(Get out of my house!)
(Get out of my house!)
(Get out of my house!)
Won't enter me
(Get out of my house!)
(Get out of my house!)
(Get out of my house!)
(Get out of my house!)
Yeah! Won't let you in
(Get out of my house!)
(Get out of my house!)
"Let me in!"
"Woman let me in!
Let me bring in the memories!
Woman let me in!
Let me bring in the Devil Dreams!"
I will not let you in!
Don't you bring back the reveries
I turn into a bird
Carry further than the word is heard
"Woman let me in!
I turn into the wind.
I blow you a cold kiss,
Stronger than the song's hit."
I will not let you in
I face towards the wind
I change into the Mule
"I change into the Mule."
(slamming)
You paused in the doorway
(slamming)
As though a thought stole you away
(slamming)
I watched the world pull you away
(Lock it)
So I run into the hall
(Lock it)
Into the corridor
(Lock it)
There's a door in the house
(slamming)
I hear the lift descending
(slamming)
I hear it hit the landing
(slamming)
See the hackles on the cat
(standing)
With my key I
(lock it)
With my key I
(lock it up)
With my key I
(lock it)
With my key I
(lock it up)
I am the concierge chez-moi, honey
Won't let ya in for love, nor money
("Let me in!")
My home, my joy
I'm barred and bolted and I
(Won't let you in)
(Get out of my house!)
No stranger's feet
Will enter me
(Get out of my house!)
I wash the panes
(Get out of my house!)
I clean the stains away
(Get out of my house!)
This house is as old as I am
(Slamming)
This house knows all I have done
(Slamming)
They come with their weather hanging 'round them
(Slamming)
But can't knock my door down
(Slamming)
With my key I
(lock it)
With my key I
(lock it)
This house is full of m-m-my mess
(Slamming)
This house is full of m-m-mistakes
(Slamming)
This house is full of m-m-madness
(Slamming)
This house is full of, full of, full of fight
(Slam it)
With my keeper I
(clean up)
With my keeper I
(clean it all up)
With my keeper I
(clean up)
With my keeper I
(clean it all up)
I am the concierge chez-moi, honey
Won't letcha in for love, nor money
("It's cold out here!")
My home, my joy
I'm barred and bolted and I
(Get out of my house!)
(Won't let you in)
(Get out of my house!)
No stranger's feet
(Get out of my house!)
Will enter me
(Get out of my house!)
I wash the panes
(Get out of my house!)
I clean the stains
(Get out of my house!)
(Get out of my house!)
(Get out of my house!)
(Get out of my house!)
Won't enter me
(Get out of my house!)
(Get out of my house!)
(Get out of my house!)
(Get out of my house!)
Yeah! Won't let you in
(Get out of my house!)
(Get out of my house!)
"Let me in!"
"Woman let me in!
Let me bring in the memories!
Woman let me in!
Let me bring in the Devil Dreams!"
I will not let you in!
Don't you bring back the reveries
I turn into a bird
Carry further than the word is heard
"Woman let me in!
I turn into the wind.
I blow you a cold kiss,
Stronger than the song's hit."
I will not let you in
I face towards the wind
I change into the Mule
"I change into the Mule."
Lyrics submitted by weezerific:cutlery
Get out of My House Lyrics as written by Kate Bush
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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I find this song so good, extremely creative in the construction, and well thoughts provoking too as a whole..
within those disturbed and disturbing words Kate displays such incredible emotions this represents something of a inner struggle.. maybe as much as a cry against one's soul being possessed anyway...it is obviously full of tensions and pretty nightmarish... ( i'm not english sorry if isometimes make up awful words along =)
then the music and melodies too are haunting and just strong enough to make this all go 'slam' together, and the song is so powerful by results thanxs to a powerful and daring original manner of making music that really belongs exclusively to incredibles artists such as she.
about the lyrics I can't say much, I do go by the interpretations and historical facts given here which are seemingly pretty interesting!
I love how kate Bush manages to expose us to the most dark places of the human soul, as with whole songs constructed as some kind of musicaly illustrated mental tales.. very cinematic or even theatrical