Live single / Written in 2025
The House Remembers It All
“And it’s fine because you’re here / And don’t you ever try to disappear”
I wrote this in 2025, starting with the fear of losing people. It became a song about how that fear can make you fiercely protective: wanting to keep someone safe, while struggling with the thought of life without them.
From my notebook
Listen for the repeated chorus giving way to the closing scene in the house.
Read the full lyrics
One, Two, Three, Four And turn off the TV Look, I don't want you to watch the news with me And it's upsetting and I'd rather be free
Look, I don't wanna know if you're gonna die soon Anyways, make a cup of tea And don't you try to change me And don't you want me to be me
And don't you want me to be free And it's fine because you're here And don't you ever try to disappear Don't you ever try to run away
Cos I'll be here at the end of the day I don't know what I'd do without ya Do you expire just like a voucher Dress nice
And won't you please open up your eyes You're looking at a puddle of lies That's dripping on the floor Cos you're such a gaslight
So won't you start up a fire, ignite And shut the door when you leave, alright Where will you sleep tonight And it's fine because you're here
And don't you ever try to disappear Don't you ever try to run away Cos I'll be here at the end of the day I don't know what I'd do without ya
Do you expire just like a voucher Can we split the bill I've got no money, I should write that in my will And my doctor, he thinks that I am ill
So should I take this pill Are you fine? Forget the past, we're running out of time And today feels quite sublime
Let's get drunk on cheap red wine And it's fine because you're here And don't you ever try to disappear Don't you ever try to run away
Cos I'll be here at the end of the day I don't know what I'd do without ya Do you expire just like a voucher An if it doesn't make sense
Let's rewind back to past tense And remember you built up that fence I'm slowly breaking it down And if you don't see a reason
The sign will lead you to treason And so I wouldn't trust the seasons Sometimes they lie And it's fine because you're here
And don't you ever try to disappear Don't you ever try to run away Cos I'll be here at the end of the day I don't know what I'd do without ya
Do you expire just like a voucher When does this party end I said we could go away my friend I'm drunk and I wanna go home
I've ordered a cab straight from my phone I said I'm drunk and I wanna go home I've ordered a cab straight from my phone Close your eyes and count to ten
And re-imagine yourself again And see what life is like in the dark If you're the fire then I'm the spark See this house, no one's home
The TV's still on, the lights are still broke Just like the hearts of the people who lived
None of them claim that they saw this No education, none at all The people who live there claim they see it all And something deep inside the walls.
And the house remembers it all And the house remembers it all darling. The house remembers it all.