Up on this hill in this uncanny house
The wind makes this place creak
The lights, they are flickering
The moon, she is lurking
The clock, it stopped working at a quarter past three
There's something dancing here in the shadows
And I wish it were us

You haunt me baby
You haunt me here tonight
You haunt me baby
You haunt me here tonight
Tonight, tonight

Can't get your memory off of my mind (My mind)
Just want your heartbeat on top of my mine (On mine)
There's something dancing here in the shadows
And I wish it were us

You haunt me baby
You haunt me here tonight
You haunt me baby
You haunt me here tonight
Tonight, to

Up on this hill, in this uncanny house
Your spirit I can't see, but I still believe
I can feel your breath on me

You haunt me baby
You haunt me here tonight
You haunt me baby
You haunt me here tonight
Tonight, to

Up on this hill, in this uncanny house



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    General Comment: a quarter past three is realy confusing me. other than that the whole story just reminds me of wuthering heights and how catherine haunts heathcliff, in theat uncanny house. a quarter past three is 3 15. on an anolog clock the arms are both overlapping, as if frozen.

    what is also interesting about three ififteen, is that in military time, its 15:15
    essentiall a quarter past three is the perfect time and its frozen for him
    Flag bochamblisson May 02, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:to me it's about a girl he can't forget about. Whether through breakup, death, or whatever. He's thinking about her, he's got memories of them together (can't get your memories off of my mind), and he wishes they were together still (just want your heartbeat on top of mine/and I wish it were us). Definitely one of my favorite Anberlin songs. Amazingly eerie.
    Flag Renegade5310on February 05, 2010   Link
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    Memory:I have a personal application to this song:

    Several years ago, I got engaged. About two months into the engagement, we were struck by a drunk driver while walking and I had my fiance die in my arms. Till this day she still haunts me and I can't get passed her ghost.
    Flag alphaomega224on December 03, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Oh my gosh... this song is just so beautiful. I wish this was released on one of their studio albums!
    Flag singingtheblueson October 06, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:god....
    god....
    i want it!
    Flag yeerk86on January 20, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:spir·it /ˈspɪrɪt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[spir-it] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
    –noun
    1. the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
    2. the soul regarded as separating from the body at death.
    3. conscious, incorporeal being, as opposed to matter: the world of spirit.
    4. a supernatural, incorporeal being, esp. one inhabiting a place, object, etc., or having a particular character: evil spirits.


    it's not a lost lover. the creepiness of the song and lyrics, and the word SPIRIT point to a lost loved one. she passed on.
    period.
    Flag Anbewlin88on October 11, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Wow this song truly is haunting. It is about a man who is haunted by the memory of his lover - she could be dead, or she could have just moved on elsewhere, we do not know.
    He can't see her, but he can feel her, and he still wants her so much "Just want your heartbeat on top of mine"
    "THeres something dancing here in the shadows" may suggest that one of the things they liked to do was dance together.
    The fact that the clock stopped working "at a quarter past three" indicates several meanings. It shows that he is stuck on a moment in time, captured there completely, and unable to move on. It also shows that the place there holds memories that are frozen in time - there have been no new memories made there since she was there with him.
    Flag taboo_angelon September 12, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:to me, it sounds like The Amytiville Horror. the first verse like, describes what [supposeably] happened there.
    Flag smoothiesarahon June 29, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:what? really? only 4 comments? this is one of my favorite Anberlin songs. they sang it at their acoustic show in Seattle. AMAZING!!!! the lyrics are delightfully creepy...maybe about a love that passed away. maybe about just a relationship that ended. either way...beautiful song!
    Flag .tish.tash.on June 11, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:this song gives me shivers.... i love it.....
    Flag the_colors_of_graceon April 15, 2008   Link

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