There may be some things about me Things you don't want to hear For the rumors that precede me May be very true I fear
They tell you I will deceive you I don't know how to care Though my intentions might be good There's another darker look beware
When you walk through the door Hang on to your senses At best you must assume It's a house of many rooms
Some rooms are filled with pleasure Laughter and love and light All the things you never see I keep under lock and key at night
When you walk through the door Hang on to your senses At best you must assume It's a house of many rooms
If you love me in the light Love me in the shadow I'm afraid you must assume It's a house of many rooms Oh, a house of many rooms
It's a house that's so unstable There are those who recommend If they'd the strength and they were able It ought to be condemned
I don't agree but I will warn you At best you must assume I live in a house of many rooms
Here I'm in the library Trying to understand What empowers this behavior Degenerates the man
The same apartment later With the bottle half consumed I see a house of many rooms
In the parlor I'm your father Who could ask for more The bedroom compromise me With your best friend from next door
In the kitchen being honest The lounge, a lying tongue (I live in a house of many rooms) Locked in the bathroom Pretending to be young
Oh, the chapel finds me kneeling Praying for my soul The painting in the attic Can't prevent me growing old
Help me live forever, silent as a tomb I live in a house of many rooms
Join me at the dining table Join me at the feast Join me in the stable I'm laying with the beast
You're walking in the garden Oblivious who'd know? (I live in a house of many rooms) I'm in the cellar ready to explode (I live in a house of many rooms)