anonymous 2008-04-29 01:08:23    

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It seems like the house of wolves is based off of lord of the flies. He even talks about the choir boys.

fuzzyforever 2008-06-14 20:44:03    

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I know this isn't the real song meaning but I always thought of it this way:

There is a boy, his mother, his father and his sister. His father loves his sister and not him. And his mother loves both her children.

There is a fire, his mother dies and he goes to the hospital. His father and sister never visit him again.

The first stanza is about how the priest comes to comfort him, but he only wants his mother. So he starts mocking the priest.

In the second stanza he hears his mother is dead but the entire house didn't burn down. Enraged he wishes the entire house burned down with it.

3rd stanza: He stays in the hospital for reasons other than burns, but for mental help. They think the fire traumatized him but really it's his father issues (Tell me I'm a bad man, bad son?). Or it could be he is burned so badly and wants to talk about his father but physically can't. Either or.

4th stanza: He has a girlfriend but she can't see him like this? Or she moved away? Either way, I think the 'lover' still loves him. He just doesn't know it.

5th stanza: I think the people playing ring around the ambulance is how he thinks he's going to die and they are joyous he's dying. He compares these shadow children to his father. And begins to rant about him. He knows his father never loved him 'play ring around the ambulance like you never gave a care! ' and 'ashes to ashes we all fall down' an example of his father's lack of sympathy and compassion. But he wants his father to love him, to praise him.

6th stanza: An example of how his father's cruelty has effected him. Making him believe he is responsible for his mother's death and worthless. Hence, how he is going to burn in hell.

7th stanza: Same as third stanza.

8th stanza: The 'you better run like the devil' line I think applies to his girlfriend, or maybe his paranoia that he is responsible for his mothers death and believes she will haunt him? The last few lines talk about how his mother died ('blood runs down the walls'). Again his father's love for his sister and not him is mentioned. And the 'go go go!' being his mother screaming for him not to try and save her.

9th stanza: Same as third and seventh.

10th and 11th stanza: talks about how his father's criticism has finally driven him overboard and he fully believes it.

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Okay, before anyone says anything this is not the right meaning! But this is how I always thought about it. What it made ME feel. And isn't that what poetry and music is about? Interpretation and feeling? Anyway, hope this makes you think. 'Cause I'm really enjoying reading other peoples' interpretations and the actual song meanings! :)

pinkslipgirl 2008-06-15 19:13:21    

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Someone mentioned religion being a part of the song. I personally thought the Gerard was merely making fun at religion considering he IS talking about going to hell, or at least the speaker in the song is.
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anonymous 2008-06-16 14:09:26    

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I think the song is about the patient before he's going to die and he never really cared much about his faith until now and he's worried about going to hell because he was a bad person "S-I-N I S-I-N" Now he wants to pay more attention and start praying and believing so he doesn't go to hell

"Well I said hey, hey hallelujah,
I'm gonna come on sing the praise."

He's saying he thinks he's going to hell in the line "Well, I think I'm gonna burn in hell" and in "Everybody burn the house right down" he's saying well fuck it I'm going to hell anyway lets have fun

"And say, ha
What I wanna say
Tell me I'm an angel,
Take this to my grave.
Tell me I'm a bad man,
Kick me like a stray. "

I guess in that line he's saying he'll get what he deserves

"You play ring around the ambulance,
Well like you never gave a care. "

I guess he's hurting people or just found out he's sick and in the ambulance


"And I said, ashes to ashes, we all fall down,
I wanna hear you sing the praise, "

I think he's talking to other people saying life ends at some point believe in your faith and be a good person

"You better run like the devil,
'Cause they're never gonna leave you alone! "

I think he's talking about running from the police


"You better hide up in the alley,
'Cause they're never gonna find you a home! "

Hiding from police because if you pay bills and what not they'll find you

"And as the blood runs down the walls,
You see me creepin' up these halls. "

I guess the patient was a murderer...

"I've been a bad motherfucker
Tell your sister I'm another
Go! Go! Go! "

I guess he's at a persons house and going to kill someone and the guy he's going to kill tells the sister to hide or get out the house