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Rob Chapman's Music
Empty House
About This Song:
The subject matter of Empty House is based on a piece of writing a friend did several years ago. It uses some guitar loops that I found on the internet. This is the very first incarnation of the song. It went through several more updates and modifications before being totally re-composed and recorded in 2012. I wrote this song around the same time that I first got into Alice in Chains, with a lot of inspiration from the track Nutshell.
Hope you enjoy!
[Lyrics]
There is an empty house
That sits up on a hill
The memories, though abandoned
They still make me want to kill
This old house is not a home
There's no friendly atmosphere
Even though it's faded
I still come to stand right here
Starting out my bedroom window
See outside the seasons change
I lay my head down on my pillow
I hear them yell, it hasn't changed
Is it my brother, or my father?
Even now I still don't know
I'm trapped inside all of my memories
Did I miss the chance to grow?
How far will they go?
How far will they go before I'm gone?
How far will they go?
How far will they go before I'm gone?
Ooooh, ooooh
There is an empty room
It used to have a soul
This room it was my brother's,
Now it's nothing but a hole
This whole place, it feels lost
But funny thing though, so do I
Anger occupies my thoughts
But I must leave this place to shine
How far will they go?
How far will they go before I'm gone?
How far will they go?
How far will they go before I'm gone?
Ooooh, ooooh
Ooooh, ooooh