Hands Like Houses - New Romantics Lyrics






A hopeless romantic, self-medicated on reality;
A misunderstanding is all that anyone can see in me

Pulling up the floor to go deeper down
Tearing at the soil to find the ground

I’m trying to find myself
Coming back to the same words to try to tell a different story
I’m farther from myself
Coming back to the same words, in hope they come alive without me

A moment’s reflection has given me a second chance to heal;
A loss of connection in matching up my words to how I feel

I’ve taken on too much, empty pages on the floor
Tearing volumes from the shelf to find what I’ve been looking for...
Then it hit me

Well, I haven’t changed. I’m still the same man I was before
Well, I haven’t changed, I’m still the same man I was, just trying to find myself…

I’m trying to find myself, coming back to the same words
I’m farther from myself, coming back to the same words





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  1. A.... P....

    WWe Summerslam 2016 Highlights

  2. j.... ....

    This deserves way more views!!

  3. A.... T....

    That Bass Line ❤️❤️❤️

  4. D.... D....

    Fucking love this song ❤️. Why didn’t this get a music video? Its the best song on the album.

  5. D.... D....

    This one should have got a music video

  6. M.... T....

    SJC Drum Cam! 👏🏻👍🏻

  7. l.... ....

    Okay that bass and the drums are going IN.

  8. S.... D....

    Suenen mejor en vivo vieja

  9. P.... R....

    OMG I fucking love this band

  10. D.... G....

    That drum and bass made me jizz in my pants

  11. 2.... S....

    As much as I think their new stuff is cool, its missing that HLH vibe for some reason..

  12. M.... ....

    This was pretty good. You dont hear this sort of heroic vocals and bass anymore. It feels like a 2006 or 2007 era song, which is really really cool

  13. F.... B....

    "To try to tell a different story" my all time favourite HLH song hands down

  14. T.... A....

    This is fucking great!

  15. T.... ....

    Like i always say
    "You're not a true rock fan unless you absolutely despise pop songs"





    From MrIncredible

    T.... ....

    Dylan Mcmichael Meh
    That how I feel about all the pop songs
    Expect for a few

    T.... ....

    MrIncredible I was just speaking my mind

    T.... ....

    Dylan Mcmichael It's dine
    I'm ok with your opinion and hopefully your okay with mine
    Thanks for being so calm in this situation

    T.... ....

    MOTION SICKNESS!!

  16. B.... J....

    if you don't like HLH we cant be friends

  17. T.... N....

    Anyone else here from YWE Survivor series 2014 Highlights?

  18. T.... S....

    how ahout this. hands like houses tour with. nothing more. and bring me the horizon!

    T.... S....

    Yes Nothing More!!

  19. s.... ....

    Taylor brought me here

  20. M.... S....

    I'm gonna assume this kick drum was recorded with a D112, because that shit sounds like an egg haha. Not saying it sounds bad though!

  21. m.... m....

    so fucking great :)

    and that bass tone tickles my butt :3

  22. C.... M....

    kick ass

  23. D.... G....

    Seeing these guys at The Masquerade tonight with Enter Shikari.
    Like my page on Facebook if you want photos/videos :3
    facebook.com/officialtsparks

  24. R.... 1....

    This is how dropping the bass should be done

  25. M.... B....

    groovy riff.

  26. C.... ....

    I need to know how to make that bass sound...

    C.... ....

    Sounds like a picked bass to me with Bass at 4, Mid at 8 and Treble at 5. At least, that's the closest I can replicate on my bass :)

    C.... ....

    @Kushagra Jain I know its close to slapping.

    C.... ....

    @Capperith I don't know about slapping, because slapping doesn't sound like that on my bass. Picking is the closest I got to that.

    C.... ....

    @Kushagra Jain The bass has some type of extra reverb. Could be picking.

  27. P.... A....

    New Romantics: 'I haven't changed I'm the still the same that I was before'
    I am: 'I am not the same'

    :P

  28. s.... ....

    not to shabby yo

  29. A.... A....

    Foken noice song

  30. E.... ....

    fav song of theirs <33

  31. p.... ....

    Heard this on Triple J the other day. The vocal style reminds me a lot of The Used. Now that I'm listening with headphones, my only gripe is that poorly used symbol crash I hear through the right channel.

    Step up the mixing and smarten up the use of percussion, and you're there!

    p.... ....

    for what it's worth, it's a vented crash and that's the right hand overhead mic. it's the way MP plays his kit and so that's the way we recorded it!

  32. A.... N....

    lovely!

  33. R.... H....

    Sounds like a better version of every song on Of Mice & Mens album "Restoring Force". This album kicks ass, I can see this band getting huge

  34. R.... P....

    The secret to success is in the bare foot technique, gives super powers!

  35. A.... ....

    i love this song more then i love my dad 😍😍😍

  36. j.... ....

    Excellence

  37. L.... M....

    Their only good song. Another one-hit wonder band.

    L.... M....

    @Launchpad McQuack They've got loads of great songs. lmfao

    Seems to me that you're new to this band and you have the faintest idea of what they've made previously. "bro" 

    L.... M....

    @BounceTo TheBeat I know, right? It's almost as if it's my opinion. I dislike all the other songs they've made.
    Therefore this is the only good song they've made, in my opinion. 

    L.... M....

    @Launchpad McQuack Whatever you want to believe. 

    L.... M....

    @BounceTo TheBeat Free speech, thank you.

    L.... M....

    @Launchpad McQuack Still though, that isn't the reality of their albums. Because when you break them down by meaning of lyrics,, structure of instruments e.c.t, it's obvious that there's more than one decent song in their entire discography.

  38. l.... ....

    When I first got into HLH I bought a navy blue band tee. Today whilst listening to this song I decided to look back through my emails to find out when exactly I ordered the tee. I found the email pretty easily and it was dated 17/02....2013!? Three years with HLH in my life :D

  39. T.... O....

    Does this remind anyone else of Storm the Sky's 'Same Graves', or is it just me?

  40. N.... A....

    "If you don't jam to Hands Like Houses then f*** you." -Ricky Bobby

  41. A.... R....

    You guys are awesome

  42. a.... ....

    Reminds me of prog rock like Dead Letter Circus (early days) and Karnivool. Amazing :D

  43. E.... ....

    LOVE THIS, JUST FOUND THIS BAND <333 anyone got any good suggestions of less well known bands? :))Xx

    E.... ....

    Triple j unearthed

  44. A.... D....

    Thanks to Sirius XM Octane station, i now love this song

  45. M.... ....

    Check out New Evans Blue "iGod" great new song out now!

  46. T.... H....

    So awesome. These guys never let down

  47. T.... G....

    this shit sucks

  48. C.... M....

    you don't really hear of bands going more hardcore. the little scream suit them xD hlh are awesome.

  49. A.... S....

    this album is going to be great .

  50. K.... C....

    llllloooooovvvvvvveeeeeeeeee this song

  51. J.... M....

    saw these guys live, soooo lucky

  52. Y.... A....

    Whoa.... I'm getting some Tesseract vibes from this song. Still, this is a great song from Hands Like Houses.

  53. A.... P....

    I love their new sound! Rock on, HLH!

  54. J.... A....

    I do makeup tutorials and I wanna play music like this on my vids but I don't wanna freak my viewers out they all like girly songs lol

    J.... A....

    +Jackie Adriana Do it and I'll subscribe I swear I want to see what the comments will say !!

    J.... A....

    @Alisha Santiago hahaha I can't seem to find non copyrighted music

    J.... A....

    +Jackie Adriana your viewers are pussies if they think this is heavy lmao

    J.... A....

    Nah I say go for it anyways. Who knows, that might get them another fan

    J.... A....

    +Jackie Adriana I'm pretty sure there's a rule saying that you can use a song so long as it doesn't go past a certain length of time that it's being played. That's how a lot of people get portions of songs in their intros.

  55. V.... M....

    Hands Like Periphery. (awesome song tho)

  56. M.... M....

    The baseline in this track is so tight with those kicks. Love it!

  57. R.... D....

    what a kickass bridge!!

  58. E.... R....

    Cool bass line, mediocre "risecore" for the rest, what happened to the harmonies and melodies, the intertwining guitars that made unimagine great? Decent song but this sounds like a lot of other rise bands, missing everything that made Ground Dweller and Unimagine great albums, hope they didn't sell out. Anyways still can't wait to hear the whole record and give it a try.

  59. j.... ....

    I love it dude gave me chills

  60. J.... S....

    It's a belter!! Definitely in the JJJ Hottest 100! Needs an official vid ASAP!

  61. C.... S....

    I see you guys in 6 hours at the big ass tour. SO EXCITED, I don't know many songs though :(

  62. O.... B....

    Saw these guys a few days ago filling in for the ghost inside they blew me away seriously they were that good xD

    O.... B....

    +corporal meme YES! In Sydney? They fucking killed it! So proud of the boys, as a fellow Canberran.

    O.... B....

    @Zac Hore they were amazing much love

  63. P.... ....

    Just watched them in Perth last night!

    P.... ....

    Me too, they did so well!

    P.... ....

    +Alex Mills Oh maybe you saw me :) I was in the middle row

  64. T.... ....

    I love Hands like Houses built before 1980

    They have a stadium half full perspective.

  65. M.... ....

    And where is the album please!! :D

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

    so glad these guys replaced the ghost inside on the big ass tour though it sucks they can't make it and its sad they were involved in a bad crash

  67. F.... ....

    I didn't even realize at first that HLH has music like this because when I first found them, it was through their reimagine. I already loved them because their acoustic/softer music is amazing, but after I found their harder stuff I loved them even more!

  68. L.... C....

    that bass!

  69. J.... C....

    HLH is the most solid band I've seen live. Everyone in the band are such good guys and the singer is one of the most INSPIRING men I've ever met. Couldn't love these guys more. Phenomenal musicianship, lyrics and message :) love you guys

  70. E.... R....

    Who is Steven? 1.12

  71. S.... W....

    Thank you Triple J radio station for playing this.

  72. S.... ....

    Is this song on an album yet?

  73. W.... o....

    Bass like early Billy Gould FNM..nice.

  74. D.... F....

    Seen them live Friday...sick

  75. B.... E....

    This is beauty in a bottle!🙋🏻

  76. M.... ....

    I love this band so fucking much.

  77. h.... i....

    dont get angry ok people to be honest their most of their songs have no *kick* not saying its bad as a matter of fact its good just dont have that special something except for some songs that i really like and the lead singer's voice is perfect honestly in my point of view

    h.... i....

    i meant hands like houses not ice nine kills. damn this youtube playlist hais

  78. N.... R....

    Consistently my favorite band. Fucking hell they're amazing.

  79. F.... H....

    This is gunna be fucking unreal live!

  80. I.... ....

    Look at the album artwork sideways..... HLH

  81. R.... ....

    Have they set an album date yet?

  82. C.... D....

    I still like their first album better

  83. F.... J....

    hey this band is pretty good another great band to listen to :)

  84. T.... A....

    The album cant come fast enough

  85. J.... D....

    [Genital Tingle Feeling Intensifying]

  86. M.... M....

    How come New Romantics is still not on iTunes NZ? It seems to be on every other store!

  87. i.... e....

    I need this album in my life already guys

  88. D.... V....

    New album needs to drop ASAP Rocky

  89. W.... S....

    Thank you for an accurate EQ visualization and not a three second arbitrary loop.

  90. C.... H....

    Superb, as always. you guys never disappoint.

  91. H.... v....

    fucking sick bruh

  92. N.... N....

    muito boa essa.música, mais uma na minha playlists #like

  93. N.... N....

    muito boa essa.música, mais uma na minha playlists #like

  94. B.... M....

    This could make anyone like rock

    B.... M....

    +$wgTrn what exactly do you think it is? certainly not metal.

    B.... M....

    I copied rock genres of wikipedia.


    Acid rock
    Afro punk
    Alternative country
    Alternative dance
    Alternative metal
    Alternative rock
    Anatolian rock
    Art punk
    Art rock
    B[edit]
    Baroque pop
    Baggy
    Bandana Thrash
    Beat
    Bent edge
    Big beat
    Bisrock
    Black metal
    Blues-rock
    Brazilian thrash metal
    Breakcore
    Britpop
    C[edit]
    Canterbury sound
    Cello rock
    Celtic punk
    Celtic metal
    Celtic rock
    Chicano rock
    Christian alternative rock
    Christian metal
    Christian punk
    Christian rock
    Coldwave
    College rock
    Comedy rock
    Country rock
    Cowpunk
    Crossover thrash
    Crunkcore
    Crust punk
    D[edit]
    Dance-punk
    Dance-rock
    Dark cabaret
    Dark rock
    Dark metal
    Darkwave
    D-beat
    Death 'n' roll
    Deathcore
    Death/doom
    Deathgrind
    Death metal
    Death rock
    Digital hardcore
    Djent
    Doom metal
    Dream pop
    Drone metal
    Dunedin sound
    E[edit]
    Electric folk
    Electronicore
    Electronic rock
    Electroclash
    Electropunk
    Emo
    Ethereal wave
    Experimental metal
    Experimental rock
    Extreme metal
    F[edit]
    Folk metal
    Folk punk
    Folk rock
    Funk metal
    Funk rock
    G[edit]
    Garage punk
    Garage rock
    Geek rock
    Glam metal
    Glam punk
    Glam rock
    Goregrind
    Gothabilly
    Gothic metal
    Gothic rock
    Grebo
    Grindcore
    Grindie
    Groove metal
    Group Sounds
    Grunge
    Gypsy punk
    H[edit]
    Hard rock
    Hardcore punk
    Heartland rock
    Heavy metal
    Horror punk
    I[edit]
    Indie folk
    Indie pop
    Indie rock
    Indietronica
    Indorock
    Industrial metal
    Industrial rock
    Instrumental rock
    Italian occult psychedelia
    J[edit]
    Jangle pop
    Jersey Shore sound
    K[edit]
    Krautrock
    L[edit]
    Latin alternative
    Latin metal
    M[edit]
    Madchester
    Manila Sound
    Mathcore
    Math rock
    Medieval folk rock
    Medieval metal
    Melodic death metal
    Melodic hardcore
    Metalcore
    Mod revival
    N[edit]
    Nardcore
    Neue Deutsche Härte
    Neue Deutsche Welle
    Neo-classical metal
    Neoclassical dark wave
    Neo-prog
    Neo-psychedelia
    New rave
    New wave
    New wave of new wave
    New Weird America
    Nintendocore
    Noise pop
    Noise rock
    Nu gaze
    Nu metal
    O[edit]
    Oi!
    Ostrock
    P[edit]
    Pagan metal
    Pagan rock
    Paisley Underground
    Pinoy rock
    Pirate metal
    Pop punk
    Pop rock
    Pornogrind
    Post-Britpop
    Post-grunge
    Post-hardcore
    Post-metal
    Post-punk
    Post-punk revival
    Post-rock
    Power pop
    Power metal
    Powerviolence
    Progressive metal
    Progressive rock
    Protopunk
    Psychedelic rock
    Psychobilly
    Pub rock (Australia)
    Pub rock (United Kingdom)
    Punk blues
    Punk jazz
    Punk rock
    Q[edit]
    Queercore
    R[edit]
    Raga rock
    Rapcore
    Rap metal
    Rap rock
    Reggae rock
    Riot grrrl
    Rock Against Communism
    Rock and roll
    Rockabilly
    Rock in Opposition
    Roots rock
    S[edit]
    Sadcore
    Samba-rock
    Screamo
    Shoegazing
    Shock rock
    Ska punk
    Skate punk
    Slowcore
    Sludge metal
    Soft rock
    Southern metal
    Southern rock
    Space rock
    Speed metal
    Straight edge
    Stoner rock
    Street punk
    Sufi rock
    Sunshine pop
    Surf music
    Swamp pop
    Swedish death metal
    Symphonic black metal
    Symphonic metal
    Symphonic rock
    Synthpop
    T[edit]
    Taqwacore
    Technical death metal
    Teutonic thrash metal
    Thrashcore
    Thrash metal
    Traditional heavy metal
    Tulsa Sound
    2 Tone
    U[edit]
    Unblack metal
    V[edit]
    Viking metal
    Viking rock
    W[edit]
    War metal
    Wizard rock
    Y[edit]
    Youth crew
    Z[edit]
    Zeuhl

    B.... M....

    @Capperith ahaha consider yourself officially a bourgeois muso

    B.... M....

    Finally someone gets it lol

    B.... M....

    @asakaz old comment, but it's post-hardcore/alternative rock.

  95. B.... M....

    What a sound