Hands Like Houses - Antarctica Lyrics






Father, we fled your house of grey
We ran from home to seek a place where our bodies would never grow
Dreamer, child, be cautious of this world
She has an appetite for boys and girls and she's hungry for your soul

Little boys with dreams of paper planes were never meant to scrape the sky
Keep your feet on the ground kid, only birds were meant to fly
Little boys with dreams of paper planes were never meant to scrape the sky
Keep your head from the clouds kid, keep your wings
Always keep them by your side

Remember, before you fly, you'll fall
Remember, before you walk, you'll crawl…
Before you fly, you'll fall
Before you walk, you'll crawl…

You've no need to stitch your shadow to your heels
No, not this time

Son you'll walk with no whisper, no sound
Only the feet of the heavy hearted are held to the ground
You've no need to draw the curtains son, throw them wide
Cross the borders between the never and the night
Find the twinkle in your smile, chase it on 'til morning
Past the second star to the right

Little boys with dreams of paper planes were never meant to scrape the sky
Keep your feet on the ground kid, only birds were meant to fly
Little boys with dreams of paper planes were never meant to scrape the sky
Keep your head from the clouds kid, keep your wings
Always keep them by your side

We'll be the smoke curling on the still
The airship captains; we wait for sun to brush the hills

Son, I share your windward dreams
To soar from this little town of shacked up windows and swinging doors
The rafters creak and the floorboards groan
While the shadows dance to the tapping of my toes

There's nothing left for us but altitude
We'll be the kings of the air
There's nothing left for us but altitude
We'll be the kings of the air
We'll be the kings of the air

Stolen, by the wind that turns the leaves to razors
Holding just a string, our twine and our paper lost to the breeze
Stolen, by the wind that turns the leaves to razors
Holding just a string, our twine and our paper lost to the breeze





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  1. H.... 1....

    3:31 when two characters are talking at the same time in a subbed anime

  2. d.... p....

    2019 and this song still giving me da chills with the intro

    d.... p....

    Listen to this with ready player one when the Iron giant/Gundum fight mega Godzilla.

  3. L.... L....

    This song gives me anxiety

  4. U.... A....

    Amazing

  5. A.... V....

    This was so good. Kinda miss this type of sound I cannot find it anywhere. So damn catchy and good. Their new album is meh

  6. G.... Y....

    I still love this song, ever since it came out. I loved it in 2012 and I will love it for the rest of my life; I am getting the ground dweller cover art tattooed on me in memory of this song! It'll be lit!

  7. P.... A....

    When this band came out it certainly had something fresh to offer unique and dream like lyrics, an awesome name, a great and rare vocalist, and one thing that is amazing is the heavy instruments and clean vocals all the time that made this very Good :) just listing some of the reasons I love this band!

  8. T.... ....

    Mannnn this song gives me so much nostalgia, 7 years ago doesn't even seem that long ago 😔 Time flies so fast

  9. G.... ....

    This song is about astral projection. The boundless endless freedom you achieve through the practice. However not just that, this is called Antarctica because THAT is the border . .the border of it ALL. Dig deeper!

  10. G.... ....

    2019 and still the greatest. I can see the deeper meaning behind this album now that I'm older. Sleep was peaceful at least

  11. _.... ....

    Isit just me or does the beginning melody of this sound like Dance Party by SWS?

  12. s.... ....

    Ok,i one russian guy who listen this song

  13. t.... ....

    How the hell did i listened this song so late, this is freackin' awsome!

  14. t.... b....

    Better and better every time 😍

  15. E.... O....

    Peter pan and icarus

  16. M.... C....

    Don't know if you guys still read the comments, but such a heart (sorry i don't know the word because english it's not my nativa language) song. Like all the Ground dwellers album. Still gonna be my fav album after all this time. A masterpiece, all credits goes to you guys.

  17. A.... O....

    Absolute killer of an album!

  18. �.... ....

    (2019/03/02 20:09:47)

  19. s.... ....

    this still slaps

  20. j.... s....

    True tune!! Lit

  21. j.... s....

    That bass in that intro tho... throw back!!!

  22. V.... ....

    Whats up high school

  23. C.... M....

    2019 and I'm still listening to this.

  24. d.... p....

    I love the shit outta this band I'm into more intense stuff of post hardcore but these guys are fresh I like their sytle of their songs post hardcore with a tiny bit of alt. and expiermental rock

  25. I.... ....

    2018 =) ?

  26. S.... ....

    2:50 - 3:07 is just absolutely beautiful

  27. A.... B....

    2018 anyone just revisiting this classic

    A.... B....

    I just discovered this, amazing

  28. Y.... ....

    Its actually been 6 years. Man I love Hands like Houses

  29. G.... X....

    2018? lul

  30. A.... A....

    Brasil ❤❤❤

  31. S.... S....

    Jan 27, 2013: BEST

    May 7, 2018: BETTER THAN BEST

  32. D.... J....

    My 2 year old kid headbangs to this music

  33. A.... P....

    2018 and still sounds great!

  34. M.... M....

    3:29 is the thing that made me fall in love with them

  35. G.... ....

    True life: can't stop pressing repeat

  36. V.... ....

    God, he's so good at writing lyrics.

  37. E.... S....

    ปีไหนๆเพลงของวงนี้ก็ยังคงสุดยอด

  38. D.... G....

    6 years ago: AMAZING
    2018: Still frickin' AMAZING

  39. R.... D....

    Love the intro!

  40. L.... S....

    my first time listening to this STILL LOVE IT!

  41. H.... t....

    this will never not be one of my favorites. this song is an all time fav

  42. H.... N....

    heard this song the day it came out.... Im proud of myself

  43. J.... D....

    that last part of the lyrics reminds me of the music I compose and write with my guitar"sound is: wind turns leafs into razors...etc."

    J.... D....

    "i hold my strings to help me fly into japan and seek 💞LoVe💑"

    J.... D....

    my guitar strings🎸

  44. M.... V....

    The song that got me into Post Hardcore music!

  45. L.... D....

    Perfect song i love it so much! "Before you fly you'll fall, before you walk you'll crawl" best part with no doubt!

  46. B.... M....

    When ever I heard this song, I feel like drawing for some reason. I guess I just find it so inspiring and cool.

  47. D.... C....

    Using this as reference for an assignment

  48. s.... m....

    the singer sounds like Richie

  49. W.... L....

    I don't know the reason Why but this kind of songs reminds me the another world than doesn't exist... something like Final Fantasy or Kingdom Hearts 😌

    W.... L....

    William Longoni if references Peter pan a couple times. I think k of Neverland

  50. M.... T....

    First comment of 2017?

  51. H.... F....

    almost 2017 and this is not great... this is more than amazing lml.

  52. R.... C....

    this is still one their greatest songs, it's so visionary regarding the scene they were inserted into! HLH is a hell of a band <3

  53. M.... T....

    ive been trying to find this song for two years finally! ps. does any one else think that the beginning sound like something from kingdom hearts

    M.... T....

    carlos martinez yyyyyaaasssss

  54. B.... 6....

    Amazing song

  55. B.... F....

    still rocking it in 2016

  56. H.... 2....

    I know it is 2016 but is it too late to pre-order this album

  57. Z.... ....

    I don't believe that it took this long for me to find this awesome band!

  58. T.... J....

    holy fuck so beautiful.

  59. B.... F....

    I guess

  60. M.... J....

    this is amazing due.

  61. N.... ....

    4 years ago: Amazing.
    2016: Still amazing.

    N.... ....

    2020 : still awesome

    N.... ....

    i miss the ground dwellers style :/

    N.... ....

    2019: amazing

    N.... ....

    2020: amazing ^

    N.... ....

    8 years ago, amazing.
    2020: still amazing.
    XD

  62. E.... ....

    This reminds me of Anberlin. These guys are pretty good. Dig it.

    E.... ....

    +ExigentZero Their new album Dissonants just came out a couple weeks ago. You should check it out and support them if you like what you hear! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01A9SO00S?keywords=dissonants%20hands%20like%20houses&qid=1458083343&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1

  63. G.... A....

    I first heard this song the day it was released here, and i still come for more sometimes, such a good song

  64. J.... A....

    The intro reminds a lot of Isles and Glaciers lmao

  65. s.... k....

    This has such an erie TREOS feel, and I absolutely love it

    s.... k....

    @NuggetOuttaHere This is the last night in my body!

  66. j.... s....

    they have any songs with screams?

    j.... s....

    +Jess Ayling yeah true still decent band

    j.... s....

    +jordan scott All 4 songs released or played live so far from their new album have screams in them. Granted, if you are looking for full-on hardcore stuff, you still won't find it here, each song has a grand total of about 3 seconds screaming.

    j.... s....

    the new ones

    j.... s....

    +jordan scott check their newer stuff, colourblind has some

  67. B.... W....

    Absolutely brilliant. This song is so poetic and one of their greatest.

  68. B.... A....

    Love bands with clean vocals kinda like jamies elsewhere and issues

  69. S.... Y....

    I really feel like this could be used for a Peter Pan movie lol

    S.... Y....

    Read this about 15 seconds in and exited the song

    S.... Y....

    +Andrew Laurents I mean, they literally use the "Second Star on the Right" from Peter pan.

    S.... Y....

    An epic Peter Pan movie.

    S.... Y....

    1:18 this reminds me when his shadow wasn’t attached to him

  70. J.... P....

    Good band.

    J.... P....

    simplest comment here

  71. C.... B....

    this band is TOTALLY AWESOME!

  72. C.... J....

    Misheard lyrics: little boys, wet dreams, and paper planes.

    C.... J....

    +Christian Mckenzie lmao

    C.... J....

    +Christian Mckenzie Yep

    C.... J....

    +Christian Mckenzie There's always one.

    C.... J....

    Christian Jordan that made me laugh a little to hard

  73. A.... O....

    i really am in love with this band lucky enough to be alive in this generstion even though i dont really deserve too xD

  74. k.... ....

    This song came out when I was 14 and now I'm going off to college in a week..

    k.... ....

    +RAWWRIMAPIRATE i graduated highschool at 17. Late birthdays.

  75. N.... J....

    Every time I listen to this I just never want it to end... *hits replay for hundredth time*

  76. J.... G....

    She's Hungry For the D

  77. d.... c....

    a worker at Hot Topic recommended this band to me and my friend, I'm so glad he did, they sound so awesome!

    d.... c....

    I found out about them on spotify weekly discovery

  78. M.... 7....

    I like the image of stitching your shadow to your heels :) x

  79. F.... B....

    I did a great cover on my channel, please check it out! ;)

  80. S.... E....

    wish I had known this band back in 2012. too bad I was into crap pop music back then. looks like 3 years later I finally got into some decent bands. love Hands Like Houses, they're just amazing

    S.... E....

    +Buried With You nah i never liked that pop shit the first song i heard growing up was welcome to the black parade by MCR then i switched to stuff like korn and disturbed and avenged. then stuff like the browning and cannibal corpse but now im more into stuff like CTE we came as romans and attack attack. so in all honesty i could never get into rap and pop it honestly sickens me how that shit is considered art and not heavy metal. so yeah i have a clean track record lol

    S.... E....

    i couldn't believe there was a whole new world of music out there---lol i thought i was stuck with crap radio music for life xD!

    S.... E....

    ThatOneGuy1227 Ive been for almost 4 yrs in 2018. 5 yrs in 2019

  81. T.... E....

    Lel, get rekt m8.

    T.... E....

    @Hollin Vulnet Weeaboo isn't in the dictionary, it has no official meaning, it's meaning can be interpreted to mean anything from someone who likes anime, to someone who tries their best to be asian.

    T.... E....

    @Zaren k professor Hollin here apparently thinks there is, lol

    T.... E....

    Looking back at this, I never trolled so hard in my life. 

    T.... E....

    @redhawk77 Aye, it's cool bruh. People have their opinions and some believe they know more than others. They're clearly the intellectual psychologists they choose to be so I'll let it rock. 

  82. Y.... ....

    This was and always will be me and my best friend's favorite song. He passed away last Friday and I've been listening to this ever since. I'll never forget you Jeffrey.

    Y.... ....

    Rip. I hope you find peace in this song like I do. We all are here for u ^_^

    Y.... ....

    Remember you're never ever alone, I hope you're doing alright. Sending love from Canada

    Y.... ....

    Yukari I guess you will meet him soon enough

    Y.... ....

    KappaPride

    Y.... ....

    Yukari RIP Jeffrey

  83. D.... J....

    peter!! 

    D.... J....

    @Destany Johnson Bangarang

  84. E.... B....

    Okay no they should've used an actual airship instead of a air plane consider it's about never land and fantasy ;-;

  85. A.... M....

    God, they're so good with lyrics

  86. P.... ....

    OMG! WHY I MISSED THIS BAND IN 2012!

  87. B.... M....

    good grief could this band get anymore boring???

    B.... M....

    @uhhZerk ok cool i really dont care

    B.... M....

    @Bring Me The KNOT In Reverse  no offence but you did ask if they could get any more boring... lol and falling in reverse.. I love the song "I am not a vampire" all I'm saying is that if you can dish it out i think you should be able to take it...

    B.... M....

    @Bring Me The KNOT In Reverse I remember you from another video, you said Falling in Reverse was heavy LMAO

    B.... M....

    They are deffinitly not heavy... lol still good but not heavy @Bring Me The KNOT In Reverse​ @Stephen Kay​

    B.... M....

    Good grief can you do anything besides troll social media and whine like a little baby don't like it don't listen idiot

  88. P.... ....

    Stolen, by the wind that turns the leaves to razors...
    love it.

  89. A.... ....

    this song reminds me of attack on titan \(u 0 u )/

  90. B.... ....

    Only the feet of the heavy hearted are held to the ground.

  91. p.... f....

    there is not a single flaw with this band, for their genre and originality of music production i give them an A+ thank you for providing my ears with never ending nectar from the sweetest plant known to mankind.

    p.... f....

    LOL that reference tho

  92. o.... ....

    Lets all move Antarctica to the United States, more people could see it's beauty :)
    (Even though people in other countries are just shit out of luck, and moving Antarctica would likely cause a polar shift, who gives a shit?) 

    o.... ....

    @Nathan J You're not getting the point. 

    o.... ....

    @Nathan J "Destroy another continent" Huh? All the continents seem pretty intact to me.

  93. k.... ....

    I never knew hands liked houses

    k.... ....

    @Tor Edwin Karlsen I thought it was a Woe, Is Me lyric

    k.... ....

    +killface690 I happen to have a house fetish.

    k.... ....

    I saw these guys live a few months ago and they are SICK!!!

    k.... ....

    +killface690 Her's an official interview with Hands Like Houses:
    First off, where'd the name Hands Like Houses come from? Was there any significant meaning behind it?

    Initially it came from a reference to a movie The Science Of Sleep by Michael Gondry. Great film, highly recommend it. The protagonist in the movie had a dream about having giant hands, and discusses it with his mother - 'as big as towers', 'not towers, houses'.

    I guess as far as meaning goes, it's grown along with us over the last couple of years, it's taken on somewhat of a 'safe hands' idea for me, keeping hold of the people/things you care most about. It's not meant to be any big statement or idea, just something that we felt gelled with the direction we were trying to take.

    k.... ....

    well Hands are like houses think about it when we are born we spend most of are time in them :3

  94. m.... ....

    revisiting this video and reading every single lyric reminds me why this is one of my favourite songs :D