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House on a Hill

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(2014)
Album: Going to Hell

Songwriters Taylor Momsen and Ben Phillips wrote “House on a Hill” after hearing a lecture on the Vietnam War.

House on a Hill


We are being taught to act and think in a certain way. Even though we think we are autonomous and we believe we know what is going on, we are being controlled by the government and societal norms. This leads to injustice: the poor get poorer, there’s racism, and people accept a lack of human rights.

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“The world felt like it was in a chaotic place, and House On A Hill came from living in New York and feeding off the vibe and the energy of the people. There was a feeling of a great imbalance of power – you could almost sense that a revolt of some sort was going to happen. It felt like there was a weight on the world. The song is based on how people deal with inequality – and where that takes us in our lives.”
Taylor Momsen: My life in 10 songs
Somewhere in the end of all this hate
There's a light ahead
that shines into this grave
That's in the end of all this pain

In the night ahead,
there's a light upon this
house on a hill
Living, living still,
their intention is to kill
and they will, they will

But the children are doing fine,
I think about them all the time
Until they drink the wine
and they will, they will, they will

Somewhere in the end we're all insane
To think that light ahead
will save us from this grave
That's in the end of all this pain

In the night ahead,
there's a light upon this
house on a hill
Living, living still,
their intention is to kill
and they will, they will

But the children are doing fine,
I think about them all the time
Until they drink the wine
and they will, they will, they will

I am not afraid,
I won't burn out in this place
My intention is to fade
and I will, I will

In this house on a hill
The dead are living still,
their intention is to kill
and they will, they will

Keep your children safe inside,
out of pocket, out of mind
Until they drink the wine
and they will, they will, they will

2022/12/26 - 00:47




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