The House Is Hungry

Gothic death-doom metal, 82 BPM with a crushing syncopated three-note sway, raw heavy analog production, huge overdriven low-tuned bass and saturated downtuned guitars beneath pounding live snare and floor toms; damaged pump reed organ repeats a precise, detuned four-note minor melody, sparse worn cello answers; deep Romanian-accented male bass-baritone with wet guttural chest resonance and rough restrained melodic phrasing, ‑Bright pop choruses, ‑upbeat rock, ‑pristine digital keyboards, ‑cinematic orchestration, ‑novelty horror effects, ‑operatic falsetto, ‑spoken narration, ‑synthetic drums, ‑glossy production

[Intro]

[Ancient reed organ plays a precise four-note minor-key melody. Worn reeds wheeze. Crushing distorted bass and guitar riff enters. Heavy drums.]
[Verse]

[Deep Romanian-accented male bass-baritone, rough restrained singing]

The snow has covered up the road

Your horse won’t cross the gate

You stand beneath my window

With your luggage and your faith

A hundred winters in these stones

A hundred more to come

I hear your heart through oak and iron

Beating like a little drum
[Chorus]

[Deep guttural melodic baritone, heavy guitar riff]

The house is hungry

And so am I

Come closer, stranger

You’ve come a long way to die

The house is hungry

The walls are thin

There’s nothing in the world outside

That wants to let you in
[Instrumental]

[Crushing three-note bass-and-guitar riff. Ancient reed organ plays the four-note melody above it. Sparse worn cello answers.]
[Verse]

[Low gravelly melodic baritone]

I’ve watched the villages grow old

Their church bells crack and fall

I’ve outlived every hand that built

The stones around these walls

I keep the curtains drawn by day

The clocks are never wownd

And when the wolves begin to sing

I love that dreadful sound
[Chorus]

[Heavy rhythmic guitars, low commanding male vocal]

The house is hungry

And so am I

Come closer, stranger

You’ve come a long way to die

The house is hungry

The walls are thin

There’s nothing in the world outside

That wants to let you in
[Instrumental]

[Original heavy riff continues. Damaged reed organ performs a short intricate melody with uneven tuning. Drums maintain the same groove.]
[Bridge]

[Distorted bass and faint mechanical organ notes.]

You brought the deeds

You brought the keys

You brought the names

Of streets beyond the sea

[One beat silence.]

But you forgot

The one thing

You will need
[Instrumental]

[Full heavy band returns. Three-note guitar riff repeats. Organ answers with the original four-note melody.]
[Final Chorus]

[Deep rough bass-baritone, powerful restrained delivery]

The house is hungry

And so am I

Come closer, stranger

You’ve come a long way to die

The house is hungry

The walls are thin

There’s nothing in the world outside

That wants to let you in
[Outro]

[Heavy guitars stop. Ancient reed organ plays its four-note melody over distorted bass.]

The snow will melt

The road will clear

But you, my friend

Will still be here

[Final crushing guitar chord. Organ reeds decay unevenly.]

[End]

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[Intro] [Ancient reed organ plays a precise four-note minor-key melody. Worn reeds wheeze. Crushing distorted bass and guitar riff enters. Heavy drums.] [Verse] [Deep Romanian-accented male bass-baritone, rough restrained singing] The snow has covered up the road Your horse won’t cross the gate You stand beneath my window With your luggage and your faith A hundred winters in these stones A hundred more to come I hear your heart through oak and iron Beating like a little drum [Chorus] [Deep guttural melodic baritone, heavy guitar riff] The house is hungry And so am I Come closer, stranger You’ve come a long way to die The house is hungry The walls are thin There’s nothing in the world outside That wants to let you in [Instrumental] [Crushing three-note bass-and-guitar riff. Ancient reed organ plays the four-note melody above it. Sparse worn cello answers.] [Verse] [Low gravelly melodic baritone] I’ve watched the villages grow old Their church bells crack and fall I’ve outlived every hand that built The stones around these walls I keep the curtains drawn by day The clocks are never wownd And when the wolves begin to sing I love that dreadful sound [Chorus] [Heavy rhythmic guitars, low commanding male vocal] The house is hungry And so am I Come closer, stranger You’ve come a long way to die The house is hungry The walls are thin There’s nothing in the world outside That wants to let you in [Instrumental] [Original heavy riff continues. Damaged reed organ performs a short intricate melody with uneven tuning. Drums maintain the same groove.] [Bridge] [Distorted bass and faint mechanical organ notes.] You brought the deeds You brought the keys You brought the names Of streets beyond the sea [One beat silence.] But you forgot The one thing You will need [Instrumental] [Full heavy band returns. Three-note guitar riff repeats. Organ answers with the original four-note melody.] [Final Chorus] [Deep rough bass-baritone, powerful restrained delivery] The house is hungry And so am I Come closer, stranger You’ve come a long way to die The house is hungry The walls are thin There’s nothing in the world outside That wants to let you in [Outro] [Heavy guitars stop. Ancient reed organ plays its four-note melody over distorted bass.] The snow will melt The road will clear But you, my friend Will still be here [Final crushing guitar chord. Organ reeds decay unevenly.] [End]

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