And The House Fell Down by Elton John - Lyrics and Translation

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And The House Fell Down

Elton John

And The House Fell Down

Song byElton John

in AlbumThe Captain And The Kid

The sun is up and the shades are all pulled down

I'm more paranoid with every little sound

Like the leaf blower blowing the leaves around

And a siren wailing on the other side of town

Oh the TVs on and the colors really hurt my head

If I could think straight I'd wish I was dead

Or curled up naked in my lover's bed

Instead I'm hanging over Hell suspended by a single thread

[chorus:]

And I don't recall who said it at this time

That your enemies grow strong on what you leave behind

I built it up and the wolf he came around

He huffed and puffed and the house fell down

With a rolled up note I'm hovering on that line

Three days on a diet of cocaine and wine

And a little weed just to level me sometime

I put the clock in the drawer 'cause I've cancelled out the time

[repeat chorus]

So don't knock on my door, don't try to call

I'm holed up in this room talking to the wall

When you're high as this you think you know it all

When you're this deep in there's no place else to fall

[repeat chorus]

And still that saying gets inside my mind

That your enemies grow strong on what you leave behind

I built it up and the wolf he came around

He huffed and puffed and the house fell down

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Translated byAllen Morningstar

About this Song

And The House Fell Down by Elton John is a poignant exploration of the destructive power of addiction and the inevitable downfall that accompanies it. The song uses the metaphor of a collapsing house to represent the disintegration of one's life due to substance abuse. Key themes include self-destruction, the loss of stability, and the regret that comes with allowing harmful habits to take over. Particularly poignant moments in the song are the vivid imagery of the house falling apart and the emotional weight carried by the realization of the damage caused.

The sun is up and the shades are all pulled down

I'm more paranoid with every little sound

Like the leaf blower blowing the leaves around

And a siren wailing on the other side of town

Oh the TVs on and the colors really hurt my head

If I could think straight I'd wish I was dead

Or curled up naked in my lover's bed

Instead I'm hanging over Hell suspended by a single thread

[chorus:]

And I don't recall who said it at this time

That your enemies grow strong on what you leave behind

I built it up and the wolf he came around

He huffed and puffed and the house fell down

With a rolled up note I'm hovering on that line

Three days on a diet of cocaine and wine

And a little weed just to level me sometime

I put the clock in the drawer 'cause I've cancelled out the time

[repeat chorus]

So don't knock on my door, don't try to call

I'm holed up in this room talking to the wall

When you're high as this you think you know it all

When you're this deep in there's no place else to fall

[repeat chorus]

And still that saying gets inside my mind

That your enemies grow strong on what you leave behind

I built it up and the wolf he came around

He huffed and puffed and the house fell down

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