Come on Up to the House
Come on Up to the House

Tom Waits - Come on Up to the House Lyrics

Rock
Apr 14, 1999
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Come on Up to the House Lyrics

Well, the moon is broken and the sky is cracked
Come on up to the house
The only things that you can see is all that you lack
Come on up to the house

All your crying don't do no good
Come on up to the house
Come down off the cross, we can use the wood
You gotta come on up to the house

Come on up to the house
Come on up to the house
The world is not my home
I'm just a-passing through
You got to come on up to the house

There's no light in the tunnel, no irons in the fire
Come on up to the house
And you're singing lead soprano in a junkman's choir
You got to come on up to the house

Does life seem nasty, brutish and short
Come on up to the house
The seas are stormy and you can't find no port
Got to come on up to the house, yeah

You gotta come on up to the house
Come on up to the house
The world is not my home I'm just a-passing through
You got to come on up to the house, yeah

You gotta come on up to the house
Come on up to the house
The world is not my home
I'm just a-passing through
You got to come on up to the house

There's nothing in the world that you can do
You gotta come on up to the house
And you been whipped by the forces that are inside you
Gotta come on up to the house

Well, you're high on top of your mountain of woe
Gotta come on up to the house
Well, you know you should surrender, but you can't let it go
You gotta come on up to the house, yeah

Gotta come on up to the house
Gotta come on up to the house
The world is not my home I'm just a-passing through
You gotta come on up to the house

Gotta come on up to the house
You gotta come on up to the house
Yeah yeah yeah

Writer(s): Kathleen Brennan, Thomas Alan Waits
Copyright(s): Lyrics © JALMA MUSIC
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Frequently Asked Questions

  1. Who wrote the song 'Come on Up to the House'?

    The song 'Come on Up to the House' was written by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan.

  2. What album is 'Come on Up to the House' featured on?

    'Come on Up to the House' is featured on Tom Waits' 1999 album 'Mule Variations.'

  3. What genre is 'Come on Up to the House' considered to be?

    'Come on Up to the House' is often considered a gospel song, but it is performed in Tom Waits' idiosyncratic style.

  4. What inspired the line 'The world is not my home, I'm just a-passing through' in 'Come on Up to the House'?

    The line 'The world is not my home, I'm just a-passing through' is taken from a Jim Reeves song that uses that line as its title, suggesting a theme of transcendence and seeking something better beyond the hardships of life.

  5. Does Tom Waits frequently deal with religious themes in his music?

    Tom Waits does not frequently deal with overtly religious themes. Another song on 'Mule Variations,' 'Chocolate Jesus,' even seems to have fun with Christian imagery. However, 'Come on Up to the House' is often interpreted as a sincere expression of faith.

  6. What philosophical reference does the song 'Come on Up to the House' make?

    The song references Thomas Hobbes' book 'Leviathan' with the line 'Does life seem nasty, brutish, and short.' Hobbes described life in a state of nature as 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short,' advocating for monarchical rule as a solution.

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