The House We Never Built

Gabrielle Aplin * Track #17 On Light Up the Dark (Deluxe Edition)

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The House We Never Built by Gabrielle Aplin

Release Date

Fri Sep 18 2015

Performed by

Gabrielle Aplin

About

In “The House We Never Built,” Gabrielle Aplin is expressing her feelings for her old lover in a metaphor. “The House” Gabrielle refers to throughout the song symbolizes her relationships with her ex-lover.

After both she and her lover abandoned the house, she is left to wonder what would have happ...

The House We Never Built Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I broke another glass
In the house we never built
The winter is always cold enough
Cold enough to kill

[Pre-Chorus]
Just a little jasmine
Just a little salt in my wounds
What happens if I tell you
To tell the truth?

[Chorus]
Tell me you love her
And I'll be gone
Tell me you love her
And my heart was simply wrong
Just say the words and I'll turn around
I'll be gone without a sound
And burn this house to the ground

[Verse 2]
It's like I never left
The house we never built
I broke another mirror
Now there's 21 years left

[Pre-Chorus]
Just a little bad luck
Just a little salt in my wounds
Break it to me gently, gently

[Chorus]
Tell me you love her
And I'll be gone
Tell me you love her
And my heart was simply wrong
Just say the words and I'll turn around
I'll be gone without a sound
And burn this house to the ground
I'll burn it down

[Bridge]
Feel the heat on my face
See it go up in flames
I'll burn it down
Burn it into the ground

[Chorus]
Tell me you love her
And I'll be gone
Tell me you love her
And my heart was simply wrong
Just say the words and I'll turn around
I'll be gone without a sound
And burn this house to the ground

The House We Never Built Q&A

Who wrote The House We Never Built's ?

The House We Never Built was written by Tom Wilding & Nick Atkinson & Gabrielle Aplin.