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(PEOPLE SINGING "HAPPY BIRTHDAY") 00:01
(BIRDS) 00:02
(LAUGHTER) 00:04
(MORE BIRDS) 00:05
(LAUGHTER) 00:08
♪♪♪ 00:10
♪ I CAN SEE THE STORMS ♪ 00:21
♪ IN HER EYES NOW ♪ 00:23
♪ I'M FALLING OVERBOARD ♪ 00:24
♪ IN THE WAVES ♪ 00:25
♪ IN OVER MY HEAD AND ♪ 00:27
♪ SHE'S A HIGH TIDE ♪ 00:28
♪ THAT KEEPS PUSHING ME AWAY ♪ 00:30
♪ I THOUGHT THAT WE WOULD BUILD THIS TOGETHER ♪ 00:32
♪ BUT EVERYTHING I TOUCH JUST SEEMS TO BREAK ♪ 00:35
♪ AM I YOUR SAIL OR YOUR ANCHOR? ♪ 00:38
♪ AM I THE CALM OR THE HURRICANE? ♪ 00:41
♪ I FEEL THE GROUND START TO SHAKE ♪ 00:43
♪ I HEAR A VOICE SHOUTING MOVE ♪ 00:46
♪ BUT THERE IS NO FUCKING WAY ♪ 00:49
♪ I'D LEAVE YOU ♪ 00:52
♪ SO I'LL JUST HOLD YOU LIKE A HAND GRENADE ♪ 00:54
♪ YOU TOUCH ME LIKE A RAZOR BLADE ♪ 00:57
♪ I WISH THERE WAS SOME OTHER WAY ♪ 01:00
♪ RIGHT NOW ♪ 01:03
♪ LIKE A HOUSE ON FIRE WE'RE UP IN FLAMES ♪ 01:06
♪ BUT I'D BURN HERE IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES ♪ 01:08
♪ TO LET YOU KNOW I WON'T LET GO OF YOU ♪ 01:11
♪♪♪ 01:17
♪ IS THE SOUNDTRACK TO OUR LIVES ♪ 01:22
♪ THE BANG OF A SLAMMING DOOR? ♪ 01:26
♪ WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ♪ 01:27
♪ WE ALL START TO FEEL LIKE ♪ 01:28
♪ NOTHING MATTERS ANYMORE ♪ 01:31
♪ EVERY DAY LIKE A CHAMBERED ROUND ♪ 01:33
♪ A TRIGGER PULLED ♪ 01:35
♪ A HAMMER CLICK ♪ 01:37
♪ A BREATH WE HOLD ♪ 01:38
♪ A WORLD OUTSIDE ♪ 01:40
♪ I CAN'T CONTROL ♪ 01:41
♪ NO MATTER WHAT I DO ♪ 01:43
♪ SO I'LL JUST HOLD YOU LIKE A HAND GRENADE ♪ 01:46
♪ YOU TOUCH ME LIKE A RAZOR BLADE ♪ 01:50
♪ I WISH THERE WAS SOME OTHER WAY ♪ 01:52
♪ RIGHT NOW ♪ 01:55
♪ LIKE A HOUSE ON FIRE WE'RE UP IN FLAMES ♪ 01:58
♪ I'D BURN HERE IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES ♪ 02:01
♪ TO LET YOU KNOW I WON'T LET GO OF YOU ♪ 02:04
♪♪♪ 02:10
♪ HOW IS IT A THING ♪ 02:15
♪ THAT WE JUST WANNA HURT EACH OTHER ♪ 02:17
♪ I'M WAITING OUT THE RAIN ♪ 02:20
♪ FEELS LIKE IT'S GONNA RAIN FOREVER ♪ 02:23
♪ SOMEDAY YOU WILL LEARN ♪ 02:26
♪ THAT ALL I EVER DID WAS FOR YOU ♪ 02:29
♪ AND I WOULD DO IT ALL AGAIN ♪ 02:32
♪ I WOULD DO IT ALL AGAIN ♪ 02:34
♪ TIL THEN I'LL HOLD YOU LIKE A HAND GRENADE ♪ 02:40
♪ YOU TOUCH ME LIKE A RAZOR BLADE ♪ 02:43
♪ I WISH THERE WAS SOME OTHER WAY ♪ 02:46
♪ RIGHT NOW ♪ 02:49
♪ LIKE A HOUSE ON FIRE WE'RE UP IN FLAMES ♪ 02:52
♪ BUT I'D BURN HERE IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES ♪ 02:55
♪ TO LET YOU KNOW I CAN'T LET GO OF YOU ♪ 02:58
♪ OF YOU ♪ 03:04
♪ OF YOU ♪ 03:06
♪ OF YOU ♪ 03:09
♪ OF YOU ♪ 03:12
♪♪♪ 03:14

House On Fire

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[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

storm

/stɔːrm/

B1
  • noun
  • - a violent weather condition with strong winds and rain

waves

/weɪvz/

B1
  • noun
  • - moving ridges of water on the surface of the ocean or sea

tide

/taɪd/

B2
  • noun
  • - the regular rise and fall of sea levels caused by the moon's gravitational pull

anchor

/ˈæŋkər/

B2
  • noun
  • - a heavy object used to keep a vessel in place

calm

/kɑːm/

B2
  • noun
  • - a peaceful and quiet state without wind or disturbance

hurricane

/ˈhɜːrɪkən/

C1
  • noun
  • - a violent storm with strong winds and heavy rain

ground

/ɡraʊnd/

B1
  • noun
  • - the solid surface of the earth

voice

/vɔɪs/

A2
  • noun
  • - the sound produced by a person when speaking or singing

grenade

/ɡriːˈnɑːd/

C2
  • noun
  • - a small explosive device designed to be thrown by hand

fire

/faɪər/

A2
  • noun
  • - combustion producing heat and flames

burn

/bɜːrn/

B1
  • verb
  • - to be on fire; to produce flames through combustion

destroy

/dɪsˈtrɔɪ/

B2
  • verb
  • - to cause damage so severe that it ruins something

pain

/peɪn/

B2
  • noun
  • - mental or physical suffering or discomfort

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