We Built This House – English Lyrics

• By: Scorpions

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(deep rock music)

♪ We built this house on a rock, on a rock ♪

♪ Love is the glue ♪

♪ That holds us together ♪

♪ Faith and believing is the key ♪

♪ This door of forever ♪

♪ Baby, you and I ♪

♪ We're every reason on Earth ♪

♪ Now and again it's always us ♪

♪ Against the world, against the world ♪

♪ When the rain fell and the flood came ♪

♪ And the wind blew hard like a hammer on these walls ♪

♪ We didn't crack or break or fall ♪

♪ We built this house on a rock, on a rock ♪

♪ This house on a rock, on a rock ♪

♪ There is a time ♪

♪ To face stormy weather ♪

♪ But we are always standing strong ♪

♪ A lifetime together ♪

♪ Baby, you and I ♪

♪ We don't regret anything ♪

♪ Now it's the two of us again ♪

♪ Against the wind, against the wind ♪

♪ When the rain fell and the flood came ♪

♪ And the wind blew hard like a hammer on these walls ♪

♪ We didn't crack or break or fall ♪

♪ We built this house on a rock, on a rock ♪

♪ This house on a rock, on a rock ♪

♪ Brick by brick we have set it up ♪

♪ Oh man, if these walls could talk ♪

♪ Bit by bit, based it on trust ♪

♪ We gave it all we got ♪

(deep rock music continues)

♪ When the rain fell and the flood came ♪

♪ And the wind blew hard like a hammer on these walls ♪

♪ We didn't crack or break or fall ♪

♪ We built this house on a rock, on a rock ♪

♪ This house on a rock, on a rock ♪

♪ We built this house on a rock, on a rock ♪

♪ We built this house on a rock, on a rock ♪

(deep rock music continues)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
built /bɪlt/ A2	verb - to construct or create something
house /haʊs/ A1	noun - a building for human habitation
rock /rɒk/ A1	noun - a solid mineral material
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection or emotional attachment
glue /ɡluː/ A2	noun - a sticky substance used for joining things
faith /feɪθ/ B1	noun - strong belief or trust in someone or something
key /kiː/ A1	noun - a metal instrument used to open locks
door /dɔːr/ A1	noun - a movable barrier at the entrance of a building
reason /ˈriːzən/ A2	noun - a cause or explanation
wind /wɪnd/ A1	noun - the movement of air
hammer /ˈhæmər/ A2	noun - a tool with a heavy metal head used for hitting nails
crack /kræk/ A2	verb - to break or split without complete separation
brick /brɪk/ A2	noun - a small rectangular block of baked clay, used in building
trust /trʌst/ B1	noun - firm belief in the reliability of someone or something
stormy /ˈstɔːrmi/ B1	adjective - characterized by storms or bad weather
regret /rɪˈɡret/ B1	verb - to feel sad or sorry about something

Key Grammar Structures

• We built this house on a rock, on a rock

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ The verb 'built' is in the past simple tense, indicating a completed action in the past. It highlights the foundation of the house being established.

• Love is the glue that holds us together

  ➔ Present Simple Tense with 'is'

  ➔ The verb 'is' is in the present simple tense, used to describe a permanent or general truth. Here, it emphasizes that love is the constant force holding the relationship together.

• Faith and believing is the key

  ➔ Subject-Verb Agreement with Compound Subject

  ➔ The compound subject 'Faith and believing' takes the singular verb 'is' because it is treated as a single idea. This highlights the unity of faith and belief as one key concept.

• When the rain fell and the flood came

  ➔ Past Simple Tense with 'fell' and 'came'

  ➔ Both 'fell' and 'came' are in the past simple tense, describing completed actions in the past. This sets the scene for the challenges faced by the relationship.

• We didn't crack or break or fall

  ➔ Past Simple Tense with Negative Form

  ➔ The negative form 'didn't' is used with the base verbs 'crack', 'break', and 'fall' to indicate that these actions did not happen in the past. This emphasizes the strength and resilience of the relationship.

• Brick by brick we have set it up

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The present perfect tense 'have set' is used to describe an action that began in the past and continues up to the present or has a result that is relevant now. It highlights the ongoing effort in building the relationship.