Lyrics
Take all your plans and break them
Challenges the realization of plans, indicating they often don't materialize as intended.
They never turn out like you made them
Emphasizes the unpredictability and disappointment in outcomes compared to initial intentions.
And the stories that we sow only
Suggests that the narratives we create only fill us with optimistic expectations.
Fill us up with hopes
Implies that these stories nurture hopes within, but in the end, they are only replaced.
In the end all we do is replace them
Expresses the cyclical nature of replacing hopes and the inevitability of change.
I'm all shook up my cup is tipping over
Describes emotional turmoil, dreams overflowing, and a metaphorical tipping cup.
And all my dreams are overflowing
-Upon this wooden floor
-I guess I'm tryna tell you
Addresses the listener, suggesting an alternative to the current path and its consequences.
It don't have to be this way
-But if you build a house of cards
Uses a metaphor of a house of cards to convey the fragility of certain pursuits.
It's always gonna break
-La, la, la, la
Reiterates the idea that building a house of cards is bound to break, emphasizing the futility.
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
-If you build a house of cards
-Then it's always gonna break la, la, la, la
-The winds are always gonna change
Highlights the inevitability of change and the transient nature of stability.
If you build a house of cards
-Nothing ever stays the same
-Forget what your parents told you
Encourages disregarding traditional expectations and facing life's experiences with resilience.
Don't have to grow old 'cause you're older
-You'll find love, you'll find pain
-Then you lose and try again
-Just don't let your heart grow colder
-I'm all shook up (All shook up)
Repeats emotional turmoil and dreams overflowing, reinforcing the message of instability.
My cup is tipping over (Cup is tipping over)
-And all my dreams are overflowing
-(Overflowing)
-Upon this wooden floor (Woo ooh)
-I guess I'm tryna tell you
Reiterates the notion that building a house of cards leads to inevitable failure.
It don't have to be this way
-But if you build a house of cards
-It's always gonna break
-La, la, la, la
Repeats the theme of change and the transient nature of stability.
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
-If you build a house of cards
-Then it's always gonna break la, la, la, la
-The winds are always gonna change
-If you build a house of cards
-Nothing ever stays the same la, la, la, la
-La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Reiterates the consequences of building something fragile, underscoring the impermanence of stability.
If you build a house of cards
-Then it's always gonna break la, la, la, la
-The winds are always gonna change
-If you build a house of cards
-Nothing ever stays the same
-Be brave (Be brave) , hold tight (Hold tight)
Encourages bravery and resilience in facing life's uncertainties, urging to stay aware.
Though the world keeps spinning don't close
-(Don't close) your eyes (Your eyes)
-Or you just might miss it
-Be brave (Be brave) , hold tight (Hold tight)
-As the world keeps spinning
-Don't close (Don't close) your eyes
-Or you just might miss it
-Be brave (Be brave) , hold tight (Hold tight)
-And as the world keeps spinning don't close
-(Don't close) your eyes (Your eyes)
-Or you just might miss it
-Be brave (Be brave) , hold tight (Hold tight)
-And as the world keeps spinning
-Don't close your eyes (Your eyes)
-La, la, la, la
Reiterates the message of impermanence and the constant change in life.
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
-If you build a house of cards
-Then it's always gonna break la, la, la, la
-The winds are always gonna change
-If you build a house of cards
-Nothing ever stays the same
-La, la, la, la
Final reminder of the transient nature of stability and the inevitability of change.
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
-If you build a house of cards
-Know that nothing stays the same
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