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House Fires
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Traditional Folk
House Fires was released on November 5, 2021 by Spencer LaJoye as a part of the album Remember the Oxygen - EP
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Release DateNovember 5, 2021
LabelSpencer LaJoye
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM112

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Spencer LaJoye
Spencer LaJoye
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jennifer LaJoye
Jennifer LaJoye
Songwriter

Lyrics

Mom was scared of house fires, so we would make a list
Of the things we might save with little arms and little fists
We'd carry all our choices down the stairs and out the door
To the mailbox at the bottom of our hill beside the road
Dad would grab the rolodex and family photo tin
I thought I'd grab my puppy and my brand new violin
But on the night you burned, and I fled to the car
I only took my toothbrush and a cell phone charger
Carry an umbrella, and it'll never rain
Build a house beside a lake, and it won't go up in flames
We dug each other's graves so we wouldn't die alone
And we planned a great escape from this world to one our own
You would grab the animals and our most expensive gin
I would grab the vinyls, your best shoes, my violin
But on the night you burned, and my back hit the wall
I ran with blistered hands and no plan at all
And I drove with whiskey in my blood, with blurried double vision
I left with no religion, every breath a new decision
Saying, "tear yourself away, my love, from what could never happen.
You need to let her burn before you consecrate the ashes."
Consecrate the ashes
How do you hold something burning?
I'm afraid of house fires, so help me make a list
Of things we might save, should it ever come to this
Let's keep it simple, just one thing a piece
If I carry you, will you carry me?
Written by: Jennifer LaJoye
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