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The House on the Common Lyrics by Will Walton

this is going to Hurt

2023

[Part I]
[Intro]
I woke up angry, full of pain
At nothing and everything all at once
[Verse 1]
After all these years
Standing tall, like a light in the mist
Now you’re gone
And I feel a little lost
[Chorus]
Yet I’m going to your house
The house on the common
And I don’t know if I’m ready
To go back just yet
No matter what I do
This is going to hurt
I don’t know if I have the strength
To meet your ghost
[Verse 2]
Grandad doesn’t remember
He held you as you passed over
But Alzheimers is cruel
And he’ll never have that closure
[Pre-Chorus]
But to him, you’re alive
And I guess there’s beauty in that tragedy
[Chorus]
I’m going to your house
The house on the common
And I don’t know if I’m ready
To go back just yet
The uncertainty is smothering me
I always hated times like these
But hey, life’s a bitch and then…
[Part II]
[Intro]
Yet here we are, together
Same as it ever was
Holding each other up
Same as it ever was
And though you’re gone
And it feels strange without you
Your house is a living museum
Of a life well lived
[Verse 3]
(Rest easy Joan, it’s okay
We’re all here to help you on your way)
I was scared to go back
To the house on the common
Because I didn’t know
If I could live with any more ghosts
(Rest easy Joan, it’s okay
When you get there, say hi to Val from me)
But I was so wrong
It holds the spirit of you, of us
Of the ties that bind us
To absent friends
[Outro]
It’ll be sold eventually
And I wanted to say goodbye
To the house on the common
And to your ghost that inhabits it
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Will Walton

Will Walton

About “The House on the Common” by Will Walton

Read the complete lyrics to "The House on the Common" by Will Walton from the album "this is going to Hurt" in 2023. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Electronic, Pop, Folktronica.

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"The House on the Common" appears on "this is going to Hurt" in 2023.

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