House On Fire
Lyrics:
[English]
(PEOPLE SINGING "HAPPY BIRTHDAY")
(BIRDS)
(LAUGHTER)
(MORE BIRDS)
(LAUGHTER)
♪♪♪
♪ I CAN SEE THE STORMS ♪
♪ IN HER EYES NOW ♪
♪ I'M FALLING OVERBOARD ♪
♪ IN THE WAVES ♪
♪ IN OVER MY HEAD AND ♪
♪ SHE'S A HIGH TIDE ♪
♪ THAT KEEPS PUSHING ME AWAY ♪
♪ I THOUGHT THAT WE WOULD BUILD THIS TOGETHER ♪
♪ BUT EVERYTHING I TOUCH JUST SEEMS TO BREAK ♪
♪ AM I YOUR SAIL OR YOUR ANCHOR? ♪
♪ AM I THE CALM OR THE HURRICANE? ♪
♪ I FEEL THE GROUND START TO SHAKE ♪
♪ I HEAR A VOICE SHOUTING MOVE ♪
♪ BUT THERE IS NO FUCKING WAY ♪
♪ I'D LEAVE YOU ♪
♪ SO I'LL JUST HOLD YOU LIKE A HAND GRENADE ♪
♪ YOU TOUCH ME LIKE A RAZOR BLADE ♪
♪ I WISH THERE WAS SOME OTHER WAY ♪
♪ RIGHT NOW ♪
♪ LIKE A HOUSE ON FIRE WE'RE UP IN FLAMES ♪
♪ BUT I'D BURN HERE IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES ♪
♪ TO LET YOU KNOW I WON'T LET GO OF YOU ♪
♪♪♪
♪ IS THE SOUNDTRACK TO OUR LIVES ♪
♪ THE BANG OF A SLAMMING DOOR? ♪
♪ WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ♪
♪ WE ALL START TO FEEL LIKE ♪
♪ NOTHING MATTERS ANYMORE ♪
♪ EVERY DAY LIKE A CHAMBERED ROUND ♪
♪ A TRIGGER PULLED ♪
♪ A HAMMER CLICK ♪
♪ A BREATH WE HOLD ♪
♪ A WORLD OUTSIDE ♪
♪ I CAN'T CONTROL ♪
♪ NO MATTER WHAT I DO ♪
♪ SO I'LL JUST HOLD YOU LIKE A HAND GRENADE ♪
♪ YOU TOUCH ME LIKE A RAZOR BLADE ♪
♪ I WISH THERE WAS SOME OTHER WAY ♪
♪ RIGHT NOW ♪
♪ LIKE A HOUSE ON FIRE WE'RE UP IN FLAMES ♪
♪ I'D BURN HERE IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES ♪
♪ TO LET YOU KNOW I WON'T LET GO OF YOU ♪
♪♪♪
♪ HOW IS IT A THING ♪
♪ THAT WE JUST WANNA HURT EACH OTHER ♪
♪ I'M WAITING OUT THE RAIN ♪
♪ FEELS LIKE IT'S GONNA RAIN FOREVER ♪
♪ SOMEDAY YOU WILL LEARN ♪
♪ THAT ALL I EVER DID WAS FOR YOU ♪
♪ AND I WOULD DO IT ALL AGAIN ♪
♪ I WOULD DO IT ALL AGAIN ♪
♪ TIL THEN I'LL HOLD YOU LIKE A HAND GRENADE ♪
♪ YOU TOUCH ME LIKE A RAZOR BLADE ♪
♪ I WISH THERE WAS SOME OTHER WAY ♪
♪ RIGHT NOW ♪
♪ LIKE A HOUSE ON FIRE WE'RE UP IN FLAMES ♪
♪ BUT I'D BURN HERE IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES ♪
♪ TO LET YOU KNOW I CAN'T LET GO OF YOU ♪
♪ OF YOU ♪
♪ OF YOU ♪
♪ OF YOU ♪
♪ OF YOU ♪
♪♪♪
Vocabulary in this song:
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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storm /stɔːrm/ B1 |
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waves /weɪvz/ B1 |
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tide /taɪd/ B2 |
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anchor /ˈæŋkər/ B2 |
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calm /kɑːm/ B2 |
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hurricane /ˈhɜːrɪkən/ C1 |
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ground /ɡraʊnd/ B1 |
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voice /vɔɪs/ A2 |
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grenade /ɡriːˈnɑːd/ C2 |
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fire /faɪər/ A2 |
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burn /bɜːrn/ B1 |
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destroy /dɪsˈtrɔɪ/ B2 |
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pain /peɪn/ B2 |
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Grammar
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