Story Behind The Song

A collapsing house of cards inspired Beth to start this tune. She tossed the basic idea of the different "houses" (house of cards, house of glass, house of stone) at Erik who took the idea and ran with it. A few days after sending him the idea, Beth was on vacation with her family when she got a message from Erik saying that he played the song out at one of his shows....to which Beth replied "I didn't even know the song was done!"

Lyrics

Like a house of cards
Came tumbling down when you blew through
I wish I was stronger
Could hold my ground and stand up to you

So I make the best of this hand that I've been dealt
Try to follow suit
But maybe I'm the breeze that's dying to be felt  That you never knew

Heavy clouds surrounding us
I shut the curtains, pull the covers up
There's nothing I can do
There's no shelter when it comes to you

Like a house of glass
Faking a smile with no place to hide
There's cracks in the surface
Keeping it calm like a sad lullaby

If everything shatters who knows
If it would matter to you
I'd try to pick up the pieces
Try to block the pain of every cut and every bruise
But could I stop the bleeding

Heavy clouds surrounding us
I shut the curtains, pull the covers up
There's nothing I can do
There's no shelter when it comes to you

I could never escape, never get around
Cause you get to me from the inside out
You're the only walls I've ever known
I could never escape, never get around
Cause you get to me from the inside out
I do believe this house is not a home
Anymore

Like a house of stone
My heart is anchor, my heart is alone

Heavy clouds surrounding us
I shut the curtains, pull the covers up
There's nothing I can do
There's no shelter when it comes to you
No
There's no shelter when it comes to you
No