The House That Heaven Built Lyrics

[Chorus]
When they love you, and they will, (And they will)
Tell em all they'll love in my shadow
And if they try to slow you down, (Slow you down)
Tell em all to go to hell

When they love you, and they will, (And they will)
Tell 'em all they'll love in my shadow
And if they try to slow you down, (Slow you down)
Tell 'em all to go to hell

[Verse 3]
It's a lifeless life, with no fixed address to give
But you're not mine to die for anymore
So I must live

Born of a bottle, from heaven's hand
And now you know and here I am
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

[Chorus]
When they love Me and they will, (And they will)
Tell 'em all they'll love in your shadow
And if they try to slow me down, (Slow you down)
Tell 'em all to go to hell

When they love you, and they will, (And they will)
Tell 'em all they'll love in my shadow
And if they try to slow you down, (Slow you down)
Tell 'em all to go to hell
[Chorus]
When they love you, and they will, (And they will)
Tell 'em all they'll love in my shadow
And if they try to slow you down, (Slow you down)
Tell 'em all to go to hell
When they love you, and they will, (And they will)
Tell 'em all they'll love in my shadow
And if they try to slow you down, (Slow you down)
Tell 'em all to go to hell

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The second official single and seventh track from Japandroids' critically-acclaimed album Celebration Rock. It’s also the entrance song for the Vancouver Canucks

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Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning

What did Japandroids say about "The House That Heaven Built"?
Genius Answer

Speaking about this song with Pitchfork, Brian King said:

I remember recording the vocals to that because I didn’t realize the melody was just outside my regular vocal range until I was about to record. There are a few notes that I just can’t hit in that song, straight up. [Engineer] Jesse [Gander] was literally standing there beside me, encouraging me to push my voice as hard as it could go, and it created this really raw-sounding, throaty vocal. When I first heard it back, I thought, “This is terrible! I can’t even hit that note! We can’t use it!” [laughs] But Dave and Jesse were really into it, and they convinced me it was really good.

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Recorded By, Mixed By
Recorded At
The Hive Creative Labs
Release Date
June 5, 2012
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