Lyrics for Little House as interpreted by Alli-oh!

Little House Lyrics
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.

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TDDx8
09-26-2005

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This was written about an old friend of the bands. I believe its about someone who made a horrible mistake and is now beating themselves up over it. They want to let it go, but they can't.

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Alli-oh!
10-21-2005

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This song is so fucking good.

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Shezza
12-18-2005

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iv just come across this band, and i think they're awesome, especially love this song

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Rinse_It_Away
12-29-2005

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I love the piano part. . . ah, the arpeggio. . . (I think I spelled that wrong). . .

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singergrl89
01-17-2006

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I think that without knowing anything about the song I think this song could possibly be about an abortion.
The whole "She opens up for nobody" could be about the after abortion effects that many people have. And the something inside of her could represent the baby or lack ther of and all that has happened......I dont know, just a thought

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ejb3939
02-10-2006

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i definitely can see the abortion thing... "narrow line, she can't decide" "a part of you that'll never show you're the only one that'll ever know"... it all just kind of fits in, i can definitely see this song being about making the decision to have an abortion and the feelings afterwards

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lacunacoil86
03-22-2006

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I see the abortion aspect...or i think it could be simply about a person whose past is painful and is absorbing all their sense of happiness or trust for others.. I get that feeling because of the line " something is scratching its way up" like something that is hidden within a person that is controlling them.. "everything short of suicide, never hurts, nearly works" THis line signifies that nothing effects u anymore you are cold and refuse to feel anything..bad or good..

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elianne
04-16-2006

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i really think this song is about cutting and how someone is stuggling with that. "never hurts nearly works" people who cut dont see it as pain they see it as letting out the hurt from the inside, or at least with my expeiriences that has been the case. "A part of you that wil never show, your the only one that will ever know" people try and hide their pain and get rid of it and i think this song explains what goes through people who cut when they're cutting, i also think the way that the song is up beat, to me almost angry sounding, i just think it explains cutting very well

i love the fray theres this guy whos my best friend and every song they sing somehow reminds me of that boy

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nontoxicavenger
06-09-2006

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this song reminds me of Muse, personally. just the way it sounds. but I'm not commenting on anything about the possible meaning, just because I'm not too great at that. yes, I do realize that I'm at "songmeanings.net" :)

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clarence
07-17-2006

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I'm pretty sure this song is about a girl who is seriously depressed. She feels alone, and "opens up for nobody".

"Take it back when it all began" - I think she's trying to figure out why she is the way she is and how she got there.

And also I think there is some references to cutting in there, such as "never hurts, nearly works" as in, it nearly helps to take away the hurt she feels inside and she doesnt seem to feel the physical pain from it

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-Amz-
07-21-2006

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the fray are just amazing, aren't they?
my new found love.. well, one of..
this song is my favourite..
it's truely beautiful and i love the way it gets heavier.. ahhh it's lovely.

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TheLuckiest08
07-21-2006

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I agree with clarence .
I can completley understand this song and it really stands out to me on the album.
This song reminds me of a friend of mine when they were very depressed. I can see the abortion issue but this song is clearly about a very upset or depressed girl. She is regretting somthing and reflecting on how it happened and why. It bugs her and she needs to get it out and forget about it completly. She wants to rid herself of this monstor inside of her but she cant because she cannot trust anybody so she hurts herself somehow but she dosent feel the pain to its full extent.."never hurts, nearly works"

And everybody knows she is upset and nobody expects her to make it on her own, nobody expects her to get over this and she shut everybody out so she ends up all alone and even more depressed.

I love this song.
alot.

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tru_chickka
07-30-2006

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Yeah, i see the cotting thing. "opens up for nobody" to me means that she's got a problem she can't talk about, and so "everything short of suicide" is her answer--she can't trust anyone and so she resorts to physical harm to ease the emotional pain of not being about to trust anyone. "something scratching it's way out, something you want to forget about" is the problem or secret.

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Drummaboy2007
08-30-2006

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I think this song is about a choice that someone made a while ago that's eating them up inside, and it will never go away. They did such a bad thing and they don't know what to do about it, that they consider suicide. possibly...

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youngmelon
09-01-2006

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yeah i totally agree with the depression angle. this song is the most amazing Fray song. i love it so so much, it basically describes me... or how i used to be. anyway i think it describes the situation perfectly, and it not making sence shows just that, to someone with depression, it doesnt make sence.
this is such a good song!
x

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remembernever
09-04-2006

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this reminds me of someone who cuts themselves. those people come close to suicide. don 't open up for anyone. it never hurts them, but it doesn't work to kill them either. it also doesn't work to solve the pain that they are trying to make go away. it makes sense with the scratching word too. everyone around the person sees the person bleeding and wants to know why they are hurting so badly and wants to help so bad..... but realizes that the person themselves is the only one who knows what happened and all they can do is be there for when the person is ready to reach out for help. that's why he says "you're the only one who'll ever know" and "no one expects you to get up on your own". he wants to be there for her. usually cutters isolate and feel like NO ONE is like them and they fear asking for help because no one can help them anyway.... so they try to take away their own pain. and risk killing themselves almost everytime.

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remembernever
09-04-2006

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nice that i added that after 8 people talked about that. i just realized other people had posted on this song already.......

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rubickscubesrock
09-28-2006

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LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!! OCTOBER 31 HARD ROCK LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SCREAMING THIS SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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rubickscubesrock
09-28-2006

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i think this song is talking about someone that is having a hard time trying to get over something and everyone but her knows that she can never get over it by herself.. this is about haveing someone in your life that can help you out of situations when you cant do iot yourself.... just a guess

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WishingForYou
10-10-2006

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This song reminds me of me presently. Amazing song.

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Missyyyx0
12-10-2006

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i think this is about a girl who made a really big mistake and she doesnt no what to do so shes not telling anybody because shes afraid that nobody will help her anyway

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*-songs-*
01-03-2007

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-This song is about anorexia
She doesn't look, she doesn't see
-she ignores that shes really skinny, and belives otherwise
Opens up for nobody
-anorexics are very secritive about lots of things
Figures out, she figures out
Narrow line, she can't decide
Everything short of suicide
-anorexia causes depression
-i can see the cutting thing as well
Never hurts, nearly works.

Something is scratching
Its way out
-anorexia taking over her thoughts
Something you want
To forget about.
- you dont want to think the way you do but it controls you
A part of you that'll never show
You're the only one that'll ever know
- you dont tell anybody
Take it back when it all began
Take your time, would you understand
What it's all about?
-you dont knwo why your liek this even if you think about when it started you dont knwo what caused it.
Something is scratching
Its way out
Something you want
To forget about.
-you jsut want the thing thats causing you to think this way to go away

No one expects
You to get up
All on your own with
No one around.
-your not expected to recover on your own

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glassmidnight
01-08-2007

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This a beautiful song and one of The Fray's more..."musically diverse" songs. It employs the guitars and such as well as the singer's voice and the piano. I think the contrast in this song makes it one of the best songs on this album. Plus his voice is wonderful at the beginning and not squeaky as it gets in some of the other songs.

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crankitup
01-29-2007

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"Something is scratching it's way out" + the guitars scratching through?
So simplistic, but oh-so amazing.

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MidnightDaydreams
03-05-2007

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This song is so unbelievably beautiful. It reminds me so much of myself. Of course its about depression and anger. Its about a girl who has been victimized in some way and is trying to deal with it: probably she has been abused, since she doesn't feel like she can talk to anyone about it, and doesn't want to think about it. She's trying to understand why it happened, what she did to deserve it, and at the same time she's trying not to think about it because it's so painful. It also explains the title if she was abused as a child: "Little House." When you suffer from child abuse (at least, in my opinion), especially from a parent, you don't end up hating them so much as you hate that house, because when you leave that house you can pretend like the situation doesn't exist. Just my take on the song...

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