There’s a house with no door and I’m living there
At nights it gets so cold and the days are hard to bear inside.
There’s a house with no roof, so the rain creeps in,
Falling through my head as I try to think out time.
I don’t know you, you say you know me, that may be so,
There’s so much that I am unsure of …
You call my name, but it sounds unreal, I forget how I feel,
My body’s rejecting the cure.
There’s a house with no bell, but then nobody calls;
I sometimes find it hard to tell if any are alive at all outside.
There’s a house with no sound; yes, it’s quiet there …
There’s not much point in words if there’s no-one to share in time.
I’ve learned my lines, I know them so well, I am ready to tell
Whoever will finally come in Of the line in my mind that’s cold in the night, it doesn’t seem right
When there’s that little dark figure running …
There’s a house with no door and there’s no living there:
One day it became a wall … well I didn’t really care at the time.
There’s a house with no light, all the windows are sealed,
Overtaxed and strained
NOW NOTHING IS REVEALED BUT TIME
I don’t know you, you say you know me, that may be so,
There’s so much that I am unsure of …
You call my name, but it sounds unreal, I forget how I feel,
My body’s rejecting the cure …
Won’t somebody help me ???
One of the finest songs ever to come out of the UK progressive music scene. A fine band that John Peel supported and introduced to me and I am sure so many more that listened to him in the slot he had on Radio 1. Van der Graaf Generator were a truly fine band. John Peel an undervalued source of fine music insight, introduced me to National Health, Hatfield and the North and much more, all that I still listen to today!
a beautiful portrayal of sadness, loneliness and melancholy...a sheer masterpiece........I discovered vdgg in summer 1970.....among my friends at the time, all into prog rock, none could understand vdgg or feel the the music, the lyrics, the beauty, the mayhem....I remained alone with my sense of awe....and still do to this day....but my complete collection of vdgg and peter hammill is a joy
I was living in a basement , work from 7am till 9pm , no social connect , just me and myself alone listening to Nico and VDGG ..... I do remember when life was so cruel and still the same now .