House of Gold – English Lyrics

• By: twenty one pilots
• Album: Vessel

Lyrics & Translation

“House of Gold” by twenty one pilots offers a beautiful and accessible entry point into understanding English song lyrics. Its straightforward yet deeply emotional narrative, combined with a clear vocal delivery, allows listeners to easily grasp the heartfelt message of a son's devotion to his mother. The ukulele-driven melody provides a gentle backdrop, making the lyrics stand out and resonate. You can learn common expressions of love and care, as well as explore symbolic language, making it a perfect song for English learners to connect with on a profound level.

[English]

She asked me, "Son, when I grow old

Will you buy me a house of gold?

And when your father turns to stone

Will you take care of me?"

She asked me, "Son, when I grow old

Will you buy me a house of gold?

And when your father turns to stone

Will you take care of me?"

I will make you queen of everything you see

I'll put you on the map, I'll cure you of disease

Let's say we up and left this town

And turned our future upside down

We'll make pretend that you and me

Lived ever after happily

She asked me, "Son, when I grow old

Will you buy me a house of gold?

And when your father turns to stone

Will you take care of me?"

I will make you queen of everything you see

I'll put you on the map, I'll cure you of disease

And since we know that dreams are dead

And life turns plans up on their head

I will plan to be a bum

So I just might become someone

She asked me, "Son, when I grow old

Will you buy me a house of gold?

And when your father turns to stone

Will you take care of me?"

I will make you queen of everything you see

I'll put you on the map, I'll cure you of disease

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
house /haʊs/ A2	noun - a building for people to live in
gold /ɡoʊld/ A2	noun - a yellow precious metal
father /ˈfɑːðər/ A2	noun - a male parent
stone /stoʊn/ A2	noun - a hard, solid mineral material
care /kɛər/ A2	verb - to feel concern or interest noun - the process of caring for someone
queen /kwiːn/ B1	noun - a female monarch
map /mæp/ A2	noun - a visual representation of an area
disease /dɪˈziːz/ B2	noun - a disorder of structure or function
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of thoughts or images during sleep verb - to experience visions during sleep
life /laɪf/ B1	noun - the existence of living beings
plans /plænz/ B2	noun - a detailed proposal for achieving something
future /ˈfjutʃər/ B1	noun - the time yet to come
someone /ˈsʌmˌwʌn/ A2	pronoun - an unspecified person

Key Grammar Structures

• Will you buy me a house of gold?

  ➔ Future Simple Tense (Will + base verb)

  ➔ Uses "will" to express a future intention or promise.

• She asked me, "Son, when I grow old"

  ➔ Reported Speech (Past Simple of 'ask')

  ➔ Uses reported speech to convey what someone asked in the past.

• And when your father turns to stone

  ➔ Present Simple Tense in a Subordinate Clause

  ➔ The present simple tense is used here to express a general or hypothetical situation in a subordinate clause.

• I'll put you on the map

  ➔ Future Simple Tense (Will + base verb)

  ➔ Reiterates the use of "will" to indicate a future action or intention.

• And since we know that dreams are dead

  ➔ Conjunction "since" + Present Simple in subordinate clause

  ➔ Uses "since" to indicate a reason or cause, with the clause expressing a fact in the present tense.

• I will plan to be a bum

  ➔ Future Simple Tense (Will + base verb)

  ➔ Expresses an intention or plan for the future using "will".