House of Memories – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[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
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memories /ˈmɛm.ər.iːz/ B2 |
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house /haʊs/ A1 |
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memory /ˈmɛm.ə.ri/ B1 |
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fool /fuːl/ B2 |
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legacy /ˈlɛɡ.əsi/ C1 |
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promise /ˈprɒm.ɪs/ B2 |
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legend /ˈlɛdʒ.ənd/ B2 |
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daydreams /ˈdeɪ.drimz/ B2 |
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daydream /ˈdeɪ.drim/ B2 |
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fear /fɪər/ A2 |
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heart /hɑːt/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
