House on the Hill
Journey to the Enigmatic House on the Hill
Lyrics
Let's go to the house on the hill
Invitation to visit a specific house located on a hill
Let's go to where time stands still
Suggesting a suspension of time or an otherworldly place
If you dare then come with me
Challenging someone to join in going to the house
To the house on the hill and you will see
Promising that experiencing the house will reveal hidden aspects
Nothing is what it seems in the house on the hill
Implies things aren't what they appear in this specific house
Let's go to the house on the hill
Reiteration of the invitation to the mysterious house
Let's go to where time stands still
Reinforcing the notion of a place where time is suspended
While you were asleep
While someone was sleeping, another acquaintance arrived
Another friend of mine has come from the keep
Indicating the speaker has kept friends or entities "near" in a well
The well in the cellar my dear - that's how I keep them near
Describing using the well in the cellar to keep entities close
In the house on the hill
Repetition emphasizing the setting, the house on the hill
In the house on the hill
-In the house on the hill
-In the house on the hill
-Let's go to the house on the hill
Reiteration of the invitation to the enigmatic house
Let's go to where time stands still
Reinforcing the concept of a place where time doesn't progress
In my little shrine
Refers to a personal shrine within the house
I keep the stillborn to be born another time
Suggests keeping deceased infants for a possible rebirth
The souls that god didn't hear - oh I keep them near
Implying the speaker has retained souls that weren't tended by God
In the house on the hill
Repetition emphasizing the house as a significant location
In the house on the hill
-In the house on the hill
-In the house on the hill
-It is so very strange, to live among the stillborn
Expresses the eerie feeling of living among the stillborn
It is so very strange, to keep their souls away from harm
Describes the speaker's unusual act of protecting these souls
I was one of the mentally ill, who stayed in a cell of his own
Reveals the speaker's past experience of being confined due to mental illness
I was one of the mentally ill, who used to call this home
Indicates a connection between the speaker's mental health and the house
Oh you're not alone
Assures the listener they are not alone in this scenario
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