My interpretation of Lego House is that is about a guy who has stuffed up really badly in his relationship with his girlfriend, they've broken up and now he wants her back.
'I'm gonna pick up the pieces and build a lego house, if things go wrong we can knock it down' (in my opinion this is the man's words trying to convince his ex that they should try again, what have they got to lose?)
'My three words have two meanings' (he means 'i love you' but i don't know what the two meanings are.)
'but there's one thing on my mind' (his ex)
'it's all for you' (all his love is for her)
'And it's dark in a cold December,
but I've got ya to keep me warm (he depends on her)
and if you're broken I will mend ya and keep you sheltered from the storm that's raging on now' (he's saying that she can rely on him)
'I'm out of touch, I'm out of love' (he's out of touch with the girl he had an affair with and he's called it all off with her)
"I'll pick you up when you getting down' (He's saying he wants to take care of her again)
'and out of all these things I've done, I think I love you better now' (after all the cheating, the girlfriend finding out and breaking up with him, he realises that he needs her and loves her more than anything, so he will be a better boyfriend than before.)
'I'm gonna paint you by numbers
and colour you in' (He'll make her really happy)
'If things go right we can frame it, and put you on a wall' (If things go ok in the relationship he might propose)
And it's so hard to say it but I've been here before (Maybe he has cheated before)
and I will surrender up my heart
and swap it for yours (He says now that he has changed and he would give anything to have her and her love back)
Don't hold me down
I think my braces are breaking
and it's more than I can take
(I'm not really sure what is meant here but maybe it is his pleas as he so desperately wants to get back together with her. The waiting for her answer is torturing him. Or maybe it is the fact that she said no to getting back together?)
In the last chorus where he says "I will love you better now' he is saying that he knows that he will remain faithful to her and will love no one but her.
Anyways this is my interpretation of the amazing song Lego House by Ed Sheeran. I hope it makes sense.
I wouldn't disagree with your interpretation at all. It's brilliant. SUCH a great song.
I wouldn't disagree with your interpretation at all. It's brilliant. SUCH a great song.
I would like to suggest that 'paint you by numbers' could also possibly mean that he would do as she wished; do whatever it took to make their relationship as perfect as she'd like it ; do anything to please her.
I would like to suggest that 'paint you by numbers' could also possibly mean that he would do as she wished; do whatever it took to make their relationship as perfect as she'd like it ; do anything to please her.
Also with the 'out of touch; out of love' I don't think it's regarding another conquest.. i think it's still in reference to The Girl in the sense that he's either A- lost actual contact with her and is yearning for her to come back.. or B- that without her he feels out of sorts, thus out of touch... which then leaves him 'out of love'
and finally, im not so sure to say he's propose with the 'put it on a wall' - but i do believe he's saying that they'd work at it; as one would with any piece of art; and they'll build it into something they appreciate, so figuratively something good enough to be framed.
That's an amazing interpretation; I love it. The first few lines has my mind twirling. I totally agree with your analysis, and the "what do we have to lose" part of it got me thinking about Legos. The thing about lego houses is that to make one, in the end, sure, you have one big house, but to get there you have to put together hundreds of little pieces, and even then, that makes the house much less permanent, in a way, much easier to tear down. Maybe that was intentional, in a sense that we can try to rebuild...
That's an amazing interpretation; I love it. The first few lines has my mind twirling. I totally agree with your analysis, and the "what do we have to lose" part of it got me thinking about Legos. The thing about lego houses is that to make one, in the end, sure, you have one big house, but to get there you have to put together hundreds of little pieces, and even then, that makes the house much less permanent, in a way, much easier to tear down. Maybe that was intentional, in a sense that we can try to rebuild this house, and if we don't like it, it's not permanent anyway. Then my mind unraveled some more. What are all the pieces? Actions? Memories? Any thoughts? I'd love to brainstorm a bit.
My interpretation of Lego House is that is about a guy who has stuffed up really badly in his relationship with his girlfriend, they've broken up and now he wants her back.
'I'm gonna pick up the pieces and build a lego house, if things go wrong we can knock it down' (in my opinion this is the man's words trying to convince his ex that they should try again, what have they got to lose?)
'My three words have two meanings' (he means 'i love you' but i don't know what the two meanings are.)
'but there's one thing on my mind' (his ex)
'it's all for you' (all his love is for her)
'And it's dark in a cold December, but I've got ya to keep me warm (he depends on her)
and if you're broken I will mend ya and keep you sheltered from the storm that's raging on now' (he's saying that she can rely on him)
'I'm out of touch, I'm out of love' (he's out of touch with the girl he had an affair with and he's called it all off with her)
"I'll pick you up when you getting down' (He's saying he wants to take care of her again)
'and out of all these things I've done, I think I love you better now' (after all the cheating, the girlfriend finding out and breaking up with him, he realises that he needs her and loves her more than anything, so he will be a better boyfriend than before.)
'I'm gonna paint you by numbers and colour you in' (He'll make her really happy)
'If things go right we can frame it, and put you on a wall' (If things go ok in the relationship he might propose)
And it's so hard to say it but I've been here before (Maybe he has cheated before)
and I will surrender up my heart and swap it for yours (He says now that he has changed and he would give anything to have her and her love back)
Don't hold me down I think my braces are breaking and it's more than I can take (I'm not really sure what is meant here but maybe it is his pleas as he so desperately wants to get back together with her. The waiting for her answer is torturing him. Or maybe it is the fact that she said no to getting back together?)
In the last chorus where he says "I will love you better now' he is saying that he knows that he will remain faithful to her and will love no one but her.
Anyways this is my interpretation of the amazing song Lego House by Ed Sheeran. I hope it makes sense.
Also in the part where he says
Also in the part where he says
'I'm out of sight, I'm out of mind' (maybe he means that the other girl doesn't try to make contact with him anymore.)
'I'm out of sight, I'm out of mind' (maybe he means that the other girl doesn't try to make contact with him anymore.)
'I'll do it all for you in time' (maybe he isn't really ready or he isn't sure he can make her the happiest she can be.)
'I'll do it all for you in time' (maybe he isn't really ready or he isn't sure he can make her the happiest she can be.)
I wouldn't disagree with your interpretation at all. It's brilliant. SUCH a great song.
I wouldn't disagree with your interpretation at all. It's brilliant. SUCH a great song.
I would like to suggest that 'paint you by numbers' could also possibly mean that he would do as she wished; do whatever it took to make their relationship as perfect as she'd like it ; do anything to please her.
I would like to suggest that 'paint you by numbers' could also possibly mean that he would do as she wished; do whatever it took to make their relationship as perfect as she'd like it ; do anything to please her.
Also with the 'out of touch; out of love' I don't think it's regarding another conquest.. i think it's still in reference to The Girl in the sense that he's either A- lost actual contact with her and is yearning for her to come back.. or B- that without her he feels out of sorts, thus out of touch... which then leaves him 'out of love'
and finally, im not so sure to say he's propose with the 'put it on a wall' - but i do believe he's saying that they'd work at it; as one would with any piece of art; and they'll build it into something they appreciate, so figuratively something good enough to be framed.
Wow, I never thought about it that way! I totally agree with you especially the "put you on a wall" thing. Thanks!
Wow, I never thought about it that way! I totally agree with you especially the "put you on a wall" thing. Thanks!
That's an amazing interpretation; I love it. The first few lines has my mind twirling. I totally agree with your analysis, and the "what do we have to lose" part of it got me thinking about Legos. The thing about lego houses is that to make one, in the end, sure, you have one big house, but to get there you have to put together hundreds of little pieces, and even then, that makes the house much less permanent, in a way, much easier to tear down. Maybe that was intentional, in a sense that we can try to rebuild...
That's an amazing interpretation; I love it. The first few lines has my mind twirling. I totally agree with your analysis, and the "what do we have to lose" part of it got me thinking about Legos. The thing about lego houses is that to make one, in the end, sure, you have one big house, but to get there you have to put together hundreds of little pieces, and even then, that makes the house much less permanent, in a way, much easier to tear down. Maybe that was intentional, in a sense that we can try to rebuild this house, and if we don't like it, it's not permanent anyway. Then my mind unraveled some more. What are all the pieces? Actions? Memories? Any thoughts? I'd love to brainstorm a bit.