Holly Humberstone
Holly Humberstone
Holly Humberstone
Holly Humberstone
Holly Humberstone
Holly Humberstone
Holly Humberstone
Holly Humberstone
Holly Humberstone
Holly Humberstone
Holly Humberstone
“Haunted House” contemplates Holly’s journey on the house she grew up in, while reflecting her feeling of being trapped in memories when moving out of there.
Humberstone discussed the meaning of the expressive ballad in an April 2021 interview with Atwood Magazine:
The house is such a huge part of...
[Verse 1]
They say this house is haunted
But all these ghosts I've grown with
As it slips away from me, I still hold on hopelessly
I lay my head to sleep and say goodnight
[Verse 2]
Bringing up four daughters
Made the house a fortress
Dirty knees and honey bees
And nowhere else would sting as sweet
Can't believe we're turning off the lights
[Verse 3]
And one day I'll drive past you, If I recognise you
I'll try not to stay too long, see the soil I grew upon
In a couple years, I'll be alright
[Outro]
So, darling, pull the curtains
And, in the morning, let me lie here with you
Don't say that I'm lеaving in the morning
Let me liе here with you
Haunted House was written by Rob Milton & Sarah Aarons & Holly Humberstone.
Haunted House was produced by Rob Milton.
Holly Humberstone released Haunted House on Tue Apr 06 2021.
It’s about the house I grew up in which is really old and we probably have to leave soon. My friends mum said she felt ghosts in the house but I think they’re nice guardian angel ones that have looked after my sisters and I as we’ve grown up !
– Holly Humberstone in a tweet.
We shot the video at my house and my mum and dad even make an appearance in it. There’s a few hints to other songs off the EP in the video too!
— Humberstone, via YouTube
We were told that we had to leave our childhood home. This house is the only place I’ll ever consider as my real home. It’s so quirky—it’s this really old house in the middle of the countryside that I think my friends at school were terrified of. But I feel so safe there. I feel it’s raised me in a...