She doesn't look, she doesn't see
Opens up for nobody
Figures out, she figures out
Narrow line, she can't decide
Everything short of suicide
Never hurts, nearly works

Something scratching its way out
Something you want to forget about

A part of you that'll never show
You're the only one that'll ever know
Take it back when it all began
Take your time, would you understand
What it's all about?

Something scratching its way out
Something you want to forget about
No one expects you to get up
All on your own with no one around



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Track duration: 02:30

"Little House" as written by Joseph King, Isaac Slade

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    General Comment:I think its about the monsters inside your head- simple as that.
    Flag neonloveon May 06, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:To me... this song relates to a girl who was probably sexually abused when she was younger and now she's older and it's still "scratching it's way out." She's been trying to live a reasonably normal life, but it's something she doesn't talk about. ("Opens up for nobody"... because nobody would ever understand... and "A part of you that will never show. You're the only one that will ever know."... because she doesn't want people to look at her differently or treat her as a victim). But, unfortunately, she is and it's something she will always have to carry with her... the pain... being the only person that could understand her situation. Also, now that she's older she's attempting to understand why she was abused (not that she blamed herself... just why someone [because it's usually a family member or somebody close] would take advantage of her trust, her innocence, her body, and her life. That's part of why she doesn't talk about it as an adult... she has trust issues... especially with men. And, she realizes now that she's older that even though she blamed herself for not being capable of handling the situation when she was younger she realizes "No one expects you to get out. All on your own with no one around," but it also makes her angry that there was nobody there to help her. She's always had to help herself... even from childhood. So yeah the pain is "Everything short of suicide"... completely incomprehensible to most people. For most of her life she hasn't told anybody about it... mostly to protect them from feeling even a hint of the emotions that she does. Finally, it's definitely "Something you want to forget about." But she can't... ever.
    Flag knowingon December 06, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:this song is about a girl
    who just wants everything bad to be over
    she thinks that there is no other way other than suicide
    its really quite sad
    and makes me want to cry
    cause it just reminds of myself
    but then again
    it could different things for everyone
    who listens to this song
    let it mean what you want it to
    <3
    Flag DestinyNykoel6597on October 13, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:This song means a lot to me. To me, it's about a girl feeling trapped and wanting scratch (or break) herself free from feeling depressed or down.

    I considered this song my life theme song and gonna get the name of the song, tattooed on my leg on the 23rd of may (hopefully)
    Flag chickdancer15on May 07, 2011   Link
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    My Interpretation:My interpretation of the song may be a little biased, but I've always thought the song was about a girl who was raped or sexually assaulted as a child and kept it secret. I was raped as a kid and the abuse continued for almost seven years before I told a cousin, who was like my big brother. This song was a song that I related to through those years. Each line made sense to me and it sort of related to the situation.

    "She doesn't look, she doesn't see"
    Meaning that she didn't look when he was assaulting her.
    "Opens up for nobody"
    how she kept it a secret.
    "Figures out, she figures out"
    how she believes that it was her fault.
    "Narrow line, she can't decide"
    her debate whether or not to tell someone.
    "Everything short of suicide"
    cutting because of effects of the assault.
    "Never hurts, nearly works"
    the display she puts on to fool other people.

    "Something is scratching its way out"
    how she almost tells people
    "Something you want to forget about"
    the assault.

    "A part of you that you'll never show,
    you're the only one that'll ever know"
    meaning it's kept a secret. No one knows about what happened.
    "Take it back to when it all began"
    I always thought that was her remembering the assault, analyzing it, trying to understand what made this man choose her.
    "Take your time, would you understand what it's all about,
    what it's all about?"
    when she's telling someone and explaining why she's so broken and so depressed.

    "Something is scratching its way out,
    something you want to forget about.
    No one expects you to get out."
    The aftermath of telling her story. She feels like people are ashamed of her and angry with her, blaming her for what happened whether its true or not. She believes they don't think she will ever get better.
    "All on your own with no one around"
    meaning that even after she tells the story, she still feels alone.
    Flag definingmeon September 29, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I think it's about self-harm.
    Flag chelsbels105on September 07, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:She doesn't look, she doesn't see Opens up for nobody Figures out, she figures out Narrow line, she can't decide Everything short of suicide Never hurts, nearly works. Something is scratching Its way out Something you want To forget about. A part of you that'll never show You're the only one that'll ever know Take it back when it all began Take your time, would you understand What it's all about? Something is scratching Its way out Something you want To forget about. No one expects You to get up All on your own with No one around.
    The girl in this song knows what's inside and she's afraid of it getting out. She's scared of people actually knowing who she is because what she's holding inside is too much for everyone else around her. She's rather forget about everything and be numb to her pain than let it out and risk other people seeing her low. She tries forgetting about whatever in her past(or present) is weighing her down and it almost works. This girl feels isolated, like she can't open up because she knows she isn't like other people and doesn't want to burden other people with the real(painful) things in life. She'd love to commit suicide, but it's almost worse to stay alive and she knows she has to stay alive even though she goes hops from side to side of the "narrow line." She tries to go back to when things were good, maybe when she's still ignorant about the evils of this world, but she knows she can't because she'll never forget about what's happened to her. No one expects anything more than normal from her, but she knows she can't be the same as everyone else around her. In regards to the title "little house;" I think it's a metaphor. I think the little house is the girl's thoughts before the reality of the real world was opened up to her.
    Flag glittergal789on March 13, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:When i think of this song i think of maybe a suicidal person or maybe some one who cutts them self
    Flag ilurvesyou123on February 23, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Personally, after reading everyone's comments about this song.
    I think it's about a girl who was raped and became pregnant and got an abortion
    Now, she's cutting to cope with all the pain she's feeling and she keeps contemplating suicide, but, can't bring herself to do it.
    Flag breatheforlove2on February 13, 2010   Link
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    Song Meaning:Oh yeah, i also think that maybe the song is called little house because its refering to a closet? and i think she may be in the closet. I agree with Robstephens and Hollypatonmorris about the song, although i understand that the song could mean alot of different things including depression or disorders etc. But too me it sounds like a BIG secret that the girl is not letting out, which gave me the idea about her sexuality.

    This song means so much to me, im soo glad i found it. I also like how the lyrics are not really obvious as too what the song is about, so it gives people there own ideas of feelings to relate to the song.
    Flag hippydippyon January 10, 2010   Link

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