House of Memories – English Lyrics

• By: Panic! At The Disco
• Album: Death of a Bachelor

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the evocative world of Panic! At The Disco's "House of Memories," a powerful rock ballad that beautifully articulates the bittersweet ache of lingering memories after a relationship ends. With Brendon Urie's clear, emotive vocals and relatable lyrical themes, this song offers an excellent opportunity to explore emotional vocabulary and nuanced expressions in English, making it perfect for language learners who want to understand how deep feelings are conveyed in popular music.

[English]

Whoa-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Whoa-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

If you're a lover, you should know

The lonely moments just get lonelier

The longer you're in love

Than if you were alone

Memories turn into daydreams

Become a taboo

...

I don't want to be afraid

The deeper that I go

It takes my breath away

Soft hearts, electric souls

Heart to heart and eyes to eyes

Is this taboo?

Baby, we built this house

On memories

Take my picture now

Shake it 'til you see it

And when your fantasies

Become your legacy

Promise me a place

In your house of memories

Whoa-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Whoa-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

I think of you from time to time

More than I thought I would

You were just too kind

And I was too young to know

That's all that really matters

I was a fool

Baby, we built this house

On memories

Take my picture now

Shake it 'til you see it

And when your fantasies

Become your legacy

Promise me a place

In your house of memories

Whoa-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Whoa-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

...

...

Those thoughts of past lovers

They'll always haunt me

I wish I could believe

You'd never ruined me

Then will you remember

Me in the same way

As I remember you?

Baby, we built this house

On memories

Take my picture now

Shake it 'til you see it

And when your fantasies

Become your legacy

Promise me a place

Baby, we built this house

On memories

Take my picture now

Shake it 'til you see it

And when your fantasies

Become your legacy

Promise me a place

In your house of memories

Whoa-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Whoa-oh-oh

In your house of memories

Whoa-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Promise me a place

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
memories /ˈmɛm.ər.iːz/ B2	noun - recollections of past events or experiences
house /haʊs/ A1	noun - a building for human habitation
memory /ˈmɛm.ə.ri/ B1	noun - the faculty of remembering information or past experiences
fool /fuːl/ B2	noun - a person who acts unwisely or imprudently
legacy /ˈlɛɡ.əsi/ C1	noun - something handed down from an ancestor or predecessor
promise /ˈprɒm.ɪs/ B2	verb - to covenanter or make a binding commitment
legend /ˈlɛdʒ.ənd/ B2	noun - a traditional story, sometimes involving supernatural beings
daydreams /ˈdeɪ.drimz/ B2	noun - pleasant, imaginative thoughts while awake
daydream /ˈdeɪ.drim/ B2	verb - to indulge in a pleasant, wishful fantasy while awake
fear /fɪər/ A2	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by danger or threat
heart /hɑːt/ A1	noun - the vital organ that pumps blood

Key Grammar Structures

• If you're a lover, you should know

  ➔ First conditional (if + present simple, ... will + verb)

  ➔ Uses the *first conditional* to express a real future possibility based on a condition.

• Memories turn into daydreams

  ➔ Present simple used for general truths and habitual actions.

  ➔ Uses the *present simple* to describe how memories naturally transform into daydreams over time.

• Promise me a place in your house of memories

  ➔ Imperative modal verb 'Promise' with indirect object 'me' and noun phrases.

  ➔ Uses the *imperative mood* with a verb to give a direct command or request.

• And I was too young to know

  ➔ Infinitive phrase ('to know') indicating purpose or ability.

  ➔ Uses the *infinitive* form to express purpose or inability associated with being too young.

• Those thoughts of past lovers / They'll always haunt me

  ➔ Future simple tense ('They'll') to indicate a future certainty or habitual action.

  ➔ Uses the *future simple tense* to predict or describe habitual actions expected to happen in the future.

• And I was too young to know, That's all that really matters

  ➔ Prepositional phrase ('to know') and a clause ('That's all that really matters') using simple present.

  ➔ Combines a prepositional phrase with a clause in the simple present tense to emphasize a core belief or fact.