The People's House – English Lyrics

• By: Bon Jovi, The War And Treaty

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

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♪ COME IN AND LEAVE YOUR MIND OPEN ♪

♪ IT'S TIME WE LET LOVE IN ♪

♪ MOTHER, FATHER, I AM BROKEN ♪

♪ BARELY BREATHING BUT I’M HOPING ♪

♪ THERES FORGIVENESS FOR MY SINS ♪

♪ I HAD A DREAM LAST NIGHT ♪

♪ AND IN THAT DREAM, I LOST MY SIGHT ♪

♪ LIFE LEFT ME DEAF, DUMB, AND BLIND ♪

♪ WOKE UP TO REALIZE WE’RE STILL ASLEEP WITH OPEN EYES ♪

♪ WE ARE BUILDING THIS HOUSE OF LOVE ♪

♪ BUILDING THIS HOUSE ♪

♪ BUILDING THIS HOUSE ♪

♪ THIS IS THE PEOPLE’S HOUSE ♪

♪ FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA ♪

♪ THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS BUILT THESE WALLS ♪

♪ THESE HALLS ARE OUR CITY STREETS ♪

♪ NO WRECKING BALL IS GONNA KNOCK IT DOWN ♪

♪ NOBODYS GONNA COME TO STEAL THE KEYS ♪

♪ THIS IS THE PEOPLE’S HOUSE ♪

♪ THE HOUSE OF YOU AND ME ♪

♪ TIME FOR THE TURNING OF THE PAGE ♪

♪ IT’S TIME TO SAY GOODBYE ♪

♪ OLD WAYS HAVE CHANGED ♪

♪ NO CRIME TO LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER ♪

♪ FATHER, MOTHER, SISTER, BROTHER ♪

♪ CAN’T KEEP FIGHTING ONE ANOTHER ♪

♪ WE ARE BUILDING THIS HOUSE OF LOVE ♪

♪ BUILDING THIS HOUSE BUILDING THIS HOUSE ♪

♪ THIS IS THE PEOPLE’S HOUSE ♪

♪ FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA ♪

♪ THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS BUILT THESE WALLS ♪

♪ THESE HALLS ARE OUR CITY STREETS ♪

♪ NO WRECKING BALL IS GONNA KNOCK IT DOWN ♪

♪ NOBODY’S GONNA COME TO STEAL THE KEYS ♪

♪ THIS IS THE PEOPLE’S HOUSE ♪

♪ THE HOUSE OF YOU AND ME, YEAH ♪

♪ YEAH ♪

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♪ I WASN’T BORN A MAN OF PRIVILEGE ♪

♪ BUT I’M PRIVILEGED JUST THE SAME ♪

♪ NO RAIN WILL WASH AWAY THE STAIN ♪

♪ NO TRUTH CAN HIDE US FROM THE SHAME ♪

♪ UNTIL WE ALL BELIEVE IN CHANGE ♪

♪ WE ARE BUILDING THIS HOUSE OF LOVE ♪

♪ BUILDING THIS HOUSE ♪

♪ BUILDING THIS HOUSE ♪

♪ THIS IS THE PEOPLE’S HOUSE (THIS IS THE PEOPLE’S HOUSE) ♪

♪ FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA (OH SEA TO SHINING SEA) ♪

♪ THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS BUILT THESE WALLS (BUILT THESE WALLS) ♪

♪ THESE HALLS ARE OUR CITY STREETS (CITY STREETS) ♪

♪ NO WRECKING BALL IS GONNA KNOCK IT DOWN (NO NO NO) ♪

♪ NOBODY GONNA COME TO STEAL THE KEYS (NO NO NO) ♪

♪ THIS IS THE PEOPLE’S HOUSE (THE PEOPLE’S HOUSE) ♪

♪ THE HOUSE OF YOU AND ME (YOU AND ME) ♪

♪♪♪

♪ AIN'T NO STOPPIN' US NOW ♪

♪ AND WE WON'T TURN AROUND ♪

♪ THIS IS THE PEOPLE’S HOUSE (IT'S THE PEOPLE’S HOUSE) ♪

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♪ OH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH ♪

♪ OH YES IT IS ♪

♪ THIS IS THE PEOPLE’S HOUSE ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
build /bɪld/ A2	verb - to construct or create something
house /haʊs/ A1	noun - a building for human habitation
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection or emotional attachment
people /ˈpiːpəl/ A1	noun - plural of person; humans in general
forgiveness /fəˈɡɪvnəs/ B1	noun - the act of forgiving someone
dream /driːm/ A1	noun - a series of thoughts or images experienced during sleep verb - to experience dreams during sleep
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	noun - the act or process of becoming different verb - to make or become different
privilege /ˈprɪvɪlɪdʒ/ B2	noun - a special right or advantage
shame /ʃeɪm/ A2	noun - a painful feeling of guilt or regret
truth /truːθ/ A2	noun - the quality or state of being true
wall /wɔːl/ A1	noun - a vertical structure defining an area
street /striːt/ A1	noun - a public road in a city or town
knock /nɒk/ A1	verb - to strike a surface with a sound
steal /stiːl/ A2	verb - to take something without permission
turn /tɜːrn/ A1	verb - to change direction or position
fight /faɪt/ A1	verb - to take part in a physical conflict
mountain /ˈmaʊntɪn/ A1	noun - a large natural elevation of the earth's surface
sea /siː/ A1	noun - a large body of salt water
shine /ʃaɪn/ A2	verb - to emit light