This Is My House – English Lyrics

• By: SIENNA SPIRO
• Album: Visitor

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soulful pop world of Sienna Spiro with 'This Is My House.' This song is a fantastic tool for English learners to practice understanding metaphors and expressive, emotive vocabulary, making it a special way to connect language learning with themes of empowerment.

[English]

I only want to be there to kiss you

As you want to be kissed when you need to be kissed

Where I want to kiss you

Cause it's my house, and I plan to live in it

My house, I'm not going anywhere for now

Mm-mm, yeah

Come in through the blue door

In and out of my thoughts

You can talk to the neighbors

They'll tell you that it took me ages

Step into the swimming pool (step into the swimming pool)

I built it with the tears you put into my eyes

Every time you tried to leave me

I'm not coming to you

That was all that I knew 'fore I was someone

And I built every wall

They can't break, they can't fall down for no one

Baby, this is my house, my house (this is my house, my house)

Baby, this is my house, my house (this is my house, my house)

Baby, this is my house, my house for me (my house)

Come into my kitchen

I built it with my bare hands

I bled into the foundation

I'll be here 'til I'm cremated

And Lord when you take me

Lord when you take me

Lord you can take me

But you can't take my house, my house

Can't take my house, my house

Baby, this is my house, my house (this is my house, my house)

Everything you had is mine now

Baby, this is my house, my house for me (my house)

My house, ooh, oh (this is my house, my house)

Oh (my house)

My house, yeah, oh

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
kiss /kɪs/ A1	verb - To touch with the lips as a sign of love or greeting
house /haʊs/ A1	noun - A building for human habitation
thoughts /θɔːts/ A2	noun - Ideas or opinions produced by thinking
neighbors /ˈneɪbərz/ A2	noun - People living near or next door
ages /ˈeɪdʒɪz/ B1	noun - A very long time
swimming pool /ˈswɪmɪŋ puːl/ A1	noun - An artificial pool for swimming
tears /tɪərz/ B1	noun - Saline liquid secreted from the eyes
wall /wɔːl/ A1	noun - An upright structure enclosing or dividing an area
kitchen /ˈkɪtʃɪn/ A1	noun - A room for cooking
bare /bɛər/ B2	adjective - Not covered by clothing or other materials
bled /blɛd/ B2	verb - Past tense of bleed; to lose blood
foundation /faʊnˈdeɪʃn/ B2	noun - The lowest load-bearing part of a building
cremated /krɪˈmeɪtɪd/ C2	verb - To dispose of a dead body by burning
Lord /lɔːrd/ B2	noun - A title for God

Key Grammar Structures

• As you want to be kissed when you need to be kissed

  ➔ Passive Infinitive

  ➔ The structure "to be kissed" uses the passive voice within an infinitive phrase to emphasize the action received by the subject.

• They'll tell you that it took me ages

  ➔ It + take + time + to-infinitive

  ➔ The phrase "it took me ages" is used to describe the duration of time required to complete a specific task.

• I built it with the tears you put into my eyes

  ➔ Relative Clause (Reduced)

  ➔ The phrase "the tears (that) you put into my eyes" omits the relative pronoun "that", a common feature in English.

• That was all that I knew 'fore I was someone

  ➔ Past Continuous/Simple Past Usage

  ➔ The sentence uses "was" (simple past) and implies a state of being before a transition period.

• They can't break, they can't fall down for no one

  ➔ Double Negative (Colloquial/Emphasis)

  ➔ The use of "can't" and "no one" is a colloquial way to emphasize that the walls will absolutely not fall for anyone.

• I'll be here 'til I'm cremated

  ➔ Future Simple and Time Clause

  ➔ The use of "I'll be" sets a future state, while "'til" introduces the time condition that terminates the state.

• But you can't take my house

  ➔ Modal Verb of Ability (Negative)

  ➔ "Can't" is used here to express the impossibility or the prohibition of the action of taking the house.

• Everything you had is mine now

  ➔ Pronoun usage (Relative clause without 'that')

  ➔ "Everything (that) you had" functions as the subject; the relative pronoun is omitted for flow.