I'm not a religious person. I don't believe in any god. But every now and then I feel like I have to listen to this song because I feel small and I need forgiveness or consolation like any other person.
*gravelly vibrato* You gotta mow it east to west, trim it end to end, And when you're done the row, you gotta push it back again. Yeah, that sun beats down, but you gotta get it done. When your throat gets parched, Jimmy Beam's your friend. Yup. Seems legit to me. XD
For me it's just the opposite. I lost my mother and brother to suicide. Left me changed. This song for me is a call to come back to life from the cold loneliness of exile. Drop the burden, the old wound, the chronic complaint, and come on up to the house of your soul. Invite friends over.
Amen Brother… that was a cruel hand to be dealt, it’s more than enough to lose a friend in that manner 😔 I hope you have persevered & taken many strides forward into YOUR deeper life…☝️& invited your friends Up to the House 🏡 Cheers 🍻 & all the best - 🌻
This song is exactly about what you're experiencing - not the "opposite". Song is about acceptance. We all have our issues and everyone's flawed in some way, no-one's life is perfect and it's not always fair. The song is about climbing down from the cross of victimization and coming up to the house to join others and start doing something worthwhile. "All your cryin' don't do no good." i.e. stop whining and start chopping some wood for the stove.
I will never be able to listen to this song without thinking about one of the most wonderful people I’ve ever encountered in life. Strangely enough, it was in rehab, and we bonded over music. Even made beautiful music together. We discussed this song at length late into the night and I will never forget it. JJ, if you ever see this, know that you changed my life and I’ll love you forever. I hope you’re doing well and you have your daughter back. We will meet again someday. Come down off the cross, we can use the wood. 🖤
I was lucky enough to have first heard this song live During a Tom Waits concert. I wept Like a baby, sorry. But since hearing it, it has had relevance in my life many time times. Goddamn, Beautiful song. Thank you god for my family, and my life
There is so much emotion within the tunes of this song. I instantly felt connected and at ease the moment I heard it. Very beautiful and calming lyrics.
I didn't think it was possible to love that song more than I already did, but this is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen and complements it perfectly.
Anna Reed if there is one thing my main man Tom is not, it's underrated. He's a world renowned genius with a decades long, rabid and enormous cult following of people who'd gladly take a bullet for the man. He's just not a fixture of pop music and that's probably a good thing in the end.
The OC used the word underrated which is an insult to this great man and musician. People who know about music, know about Tom Waits. And I'm talking millions of people across the world. "Most people" is not accurate. He's a legend and the sort of people who have missed this extraordinarily popular artist are not the determiners of how well rated he is. Just because ya'll haven't heard of him doesn't mean he is underrated. I wouldn't bother but it matters. Or maybe it doesn't. Whatever.
No offense but Orange is the new black.. seriously.. but hey I don’t watch tv series so I don’t know what I talking about.. just glad you found this song anyway.. cool 😎
Indescribably beautiful lyrics and a musician/singer talented beyond words. We owe a lot to Tom Waits for inspiring us in our darkest hours. I am from India and listen to this song daily. It pushes me to not giving up in the most adverse circumstances.
Lyrics Well, the moon is broken and the sky is cracked Come on up to the house The only things that you can see is all that you lack Come on up to the house All your crying don't do no good Come on up to the house Come down off the cross, we can use the wood You gotta come on up to the house Come on up to the house Come on up to the house The world is not my home I'm just a-passing through You got to come on up to the house There's no light in the tunnel, no irons in the fire Come on up to the house And you're singing lead soprano in a junkman's choir You got to come on up to the house Does life seem nasty, brutish and short Come on up to the house The seas are stormy and you can't find no port Got to come on up to the house, yeah You gotta come on up to the house Come on up to the house The world is not my home I'm just a-passing through You got to come on up to the house, yeah You gotta come on up to the house Come on up to the house The world is not my home I'm just a-passing through You got to come on up to the house There's nothing in the world that you can do You gotta come on up to the house And you been whipped by the forces that are inside you Gotta come on up to the house Well, you're high on top of your mountain of woe Gotta come on up to the house Well, you know you should surrender, but you can't let it go You gotta come on up to the house, yeah Gotta come on up to the house Gotta come on up to the house The world is not my home I'm just a-passing through You gotta come on up to the house Gotta come on up to the house You gotta come on up to the house Yeah yeah yeah
I just threw together some random chords on the piano, then looked them up on a website that shows the chords of popular songs and found this. this song is so emotional, so caring, yet somehow still happy at the same time. It's confident you will get through your trials, while also experiencing them in a complete way. It's a perfect response to what i was feeling when i happened to pick those 4 chords to play on piano. There is something about this music that carries that feeling of sadness yet confidence, even if there were no words. I don't know anything about the artist, but they put their whole heart and soul into this song, and i can feel that.
in my opinion the song is rather cheerful. i think "the house" represents a person or a group of persons that know exactly what you are going through because they have been there too. so whenever life fucks you up you can go to a place that will listen and provide support. thats a comforting thought
no, i got it when it first came out, from listening to tom waits for the last 40 or so years and knowing from previous experience that it was going to be awesome.
Saved my life. Alcohol drugs cutting myself putting cigarettes out on my arm(something that happened to me when I was young) I pushed people away because i din't trust and messed everything up because I thought they ere out to get me, on top of my own self abuse( whipped by the forces that are inside you) He really let me know its ok. That things happen for a reason. That if you let it go to what happened, you too can be ok. Listen to the man, he's more than another songwriter, he knows!
That's because Miley's agency buys millions of views on the dark web. And because us 100k Waits fans have watched this only a meagre 14 times (1,4m views today)
This is the greatest thing that has happened to me today. I took a walk today after hearing this on Orange is the New Black. It was a very peaceful and pleasant one. It let me know that everything was going to be alright and that I can take my problems to God. The thing is I don't believe but I got the message...
This is probably one of the best music video's I have ever seen. Incredible song, incredible video. "The world is not my home, I'm just'a passin' through". Beautiful.
As for me is clearly about stop complaining, victimize yourself and start doing something good! Take the responsibility of your own life and happiness... Appreciate and be grateful for the good things you got... The force is inside you... It's up to you decide how you gonna use it!
"come down off the cross, we can use the wood" - yes, absolutely. get your shit together, stop being a self-proclaimed martyr, quit moaning about the hardships in life and do something productive instead, look for the ways to turn your circumstances into an advantage (with the help of others, instead of locking yourself into your own misery in your head).
The house is the peace of oblivion... From whence we came, so shall we return to non-existence... The world is not our home, we are just passing through... No light in the tunnel, no irons in the fire... No Heaven, no Hell... Tom Waits is obviously an unbeliever. This is agnostic gospel.
I've always thought that Waits lyrics and music seemed like they came from another planet . . .one that I relate to more easily than Earth. It's nice to see someone else alluding to Waits otherworldly perspective.
I watched this while high and it's like a mantra. The beating, pumping heart of resilience no matter what horrors it finds within itself. Terrifying, really -- the sort of thing that drives men to zen & creative ambition. To alleviate suffering, all hail, the Bodhisattva, the angel that chose to remain fallen to be within us, to give us hope from the other side that all can be well. The Kingdom of God, the same nothingness described by God/Jesus & Buddha -- the Grand Nothing, to whom Not Knowing is Most Intimate!
Wonderful video that to me really captures the song. Respect to all the interesting opinions on the meaning. My own take is that it is a song about getting help when you need it. 'Coming on up to the house' reminds me of an invitation you would get as a kid playing in the neighbourhood and you've had a fall or later in life after a funeral you would be asked.'come on up to the house' where you get comfort and strength from others.Oh, for some reason there's a smell of fresh bread in the house!
It's a song in many ways about shelter, similar in ways to Shelter From the Storm, but Tom puts it in revival tent style to give it added depth. Sometimes troubles come from outside, ie moon/night, sky, seas or from inside, 'the forces inside you'. Just an invite from ole Tom to say if life ain't treatin' you well, come in and have some tea. This is all temporary.
Dylan's tune is an homage to the divine Goddess and the ' shelter ' she can bring . Tom's ' House' is a place of refuge for the weary soul . So yeah .... interesting comparison .
I've been studying Astronomy on my own and now when I hear this song, I can vision leaving the earth and then past the solar system and through the galaxy and then past all the trillions upon trillions of galaxies in our universe and then out of our universe which I imagine as just a subatomic particle in a massive cluster of subatomic universes inside of another universe and it just keeps going and going. I also have a beautiful idea for a music vid with this song. Need to call my film friends.
I'm not a religious person. I don't believe in any god. But every now and then I feel like I have to listen to this song because I feel small and I need forgiveness or consolation like any other person.
My thoughts exactly....cheers
+Tuuli Hypén Jesus died for your sins...All can be forgivin'
Cmdr Jay It's all about faith
Tom could sing about the correct way to mow a lawn and it would still be captivating and heartwrenchingly beautiful
4sho
definatly
Best. comment. EVER
*gravelly vibrato*
You gotta mow it east to west, trim it end to end,
And when you're done the row, you gotta push it back again.
Yeah, that sun beats down, but you gotta get it done.
When your throat gets parched, Jimmy Beam's your friend.
Yup. Seems legit to me. XD
All the lawn is green
One of the best lyrics ever - "...Come down off the cross, we can use the wood."
I feel the exact same.
I agree!
And this - "And you're singing lead soprano in a junkman's choir"
Absolutely agree!!
I always thought it was “a drunk man’s choir”
For me it's just the opposite. I lost my mother and brother to suicide. Left me changed. This song for me is a call to come back to life from the cold loneliness of exile. Drop the burden, the old wound, the chronic complaint, and come on up to the house of your soul. Invite friends over.
This is a beautiful thought on the song. I felt the same way. It opened up my mind
That's beautiful brother. I hope you came back home, to your soul. And I hope you had every friend over for a hell of a party.
Opposite? What do you mean by the opposite? Opposite to what?
Amen Brother… that was a cruel hand to be dealt, it’s more than enough to lose a friend in that manner 😔 I hope you have persevered & taken many strides forward into YOUR deeper life…☝️& invited your friends Up to the House 🏡 Cheers 🍻 & all the best - 🌻
This song is exactly about what you're experiencing - not the "opposite". Song is about acceptance. We all have our issues and everyone's flawed in some way, no-one's life is perfect and it's not always fair. The song is about climbing down
from the cross of victimization and coming up to the house to join others and start doing something worthwhile. "All your cryin' don't do no good." i.e. stop whining and start chopping some wood for the stove.
My funeral song.
Haaaaaaaa
+MrTLexify Now that's a funeral I'd go to!
+MrTLexify
My funeral song too... And It went over splendidly...
Yas agreed lex
+MrTLexify haaa! fuck yeah !
The entire song is summed up by the line, "You know you should surrender, but you can't let go."
"The World is Not my Home, I'm just passing though" Tattooed on my arm.
Thank you Orange is the New Black! For helping me discovering this wonderful song. I love it :D
Haha same here
same here love this song...
Tom Waits song + Pablo Schreiber = great television. It's scientifically proven!
this is were i first heard to song to I'm a huge tom waits fan now
greeting from germany....same waay to be here :D what a voice :D
I will never be able to listen to this song without thinking about one of the most wonderful people I’ve ever encountered in life. Strangely enough, it was in rehab, and we bonded over music. Even made beautiful music together. We discussed this song at length late into the night and I will never forget it. JJ, if you ever see this, know that you changed my life and I’ll love you forever. I hope you’re doing well and you have your daughter back. We will meet again someday. Come down off the cross, we can use the wood. 🖤
Tom Waits brought me here.
Sammeh92 Very underrated comment. Made me literally lol, which is rare, so thank you.
Now then, back to my sad songs.
I was lucky enough to have first heard this song live During a Tom Waits concert. I wept Like a baby, sorry. But since hearing it, it has had relevance in my life many time times. Goddamn, Beautiful song. Thank you god for my family, and my life
Worth remembering Hobbes lived into his ‘90’s🎉
the only thing you can see is all that you lack...
You listen to this song when you're happy, but you hear it when your depression & anxiety is up.
He is such a brilliant musician, and there is so much wisdom in his lyrics. Absolutely the most under-appreciated artist ever.
I always listen to this when I have tough times or shitty days. Tom is a living legend.
There is so much emotion within the tunes of this song. I instantly felt connected and at ease the moment I heard it. Very beautiful and calming lyrics.
Yea, well said Mikie
I didn't think it was possible to love that song more than I already did, but this is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen and complements it perfectly.
My 5 year old nephew just died a few hours ago. I think this is the time for good old Tom to set the mood
So sorry for your loss. Enjoy the music the best you can.
Without Orange is the new black I think I would have died without listening to this brilliant song because this is so underrated. Real talent
Anna Reed if there is one thing my main man Tom is not, it's underrated. He's a world renowned genius with a decades long, rabid and enormous cult following of people who'd gladly take a bullet for the man. He's just not a fixture of pop music and that's probably a good thing in the end.
That's what the OC meant though. Most people haven't heard of him, but this is great music.
The OC used the word underrated which is an insult to this great man and musician. People who know about music, know about Tom Waits. And I'm talking millions of people across the world. "Most people" is not accurate. He's a legend and the sort of people who have missed this extraordinarily popular artist are not the determiners of how well rated he is. Just because ya'll haven't heard of him doesn't mean he is underrated. I wouldn't bother but it matters. Or maybe it doesn't. Whatever.
We're all saying the same thing. More people need to listen to him. Stay cool.
No offense but Orange is the new black.. seriously.. but hey I don’t watch tv series so I don’t know what I talking about.. just glad you found this song anyway.. cool 😎
Never will you find a finer salve for the wounded soul.
This song has gotten me through more than a few bad ones.
Here's to ya, Tom.
An old friend told me he was gonna commit suicide tonight. And I understood.
So whiskey and this
Same.
Indescribably beautiful lyrics and a musician/singer talented beyond words. We owe a lot to Tom Waits for inspiring us in our darkest hours. I am from India and listen to this song daily. It pushes me to not giving up in the most adverse circumstances.
Lyrics
Well, the moon is broken and the sky is cracked
Come on up to the house
The only things that you can see is all that you lack
Come on up to the house
All your crying don't do no good
Come on up to the house
Come down off the cross, we can use the wood
You gotta come on up to the house
Come on up to the house
Come on up to the house
The world is not my home
I'm just a-passing through
You got to come on up to the house
There's no light in the tunnel, no irons in the fire
Come on up to the house
And you're singing lead soprano in a junkman's choir
You got to come on up to the house
Does life seem nasty, brutish and short
Come on up to the house
The seas are stormy and you can't find no port
Got to come on up to the house, yeah
You gotta come on up to the house
Come on up to the house
The world is not my home I'm just a-passing through
You got to come on up to the house, yeah
You gotta come on up to the house
Come on up to the house
The world is not my home
I'm just a-passing through
You got to come on up to the house
There's nothing in the world that you can do
You gotta come on up to the house
And you been whipped by the forces that are inside you
Gotta come on up to the house
Well, you're high on top of your mountain of woe
Gotta come on up to the house
Well, you know you should surrender, but you can't let it go
You gotta come on up to the house, yeah
Gotta come on up to the house
Gotta come on up to the house
The world is not my home I'm just a-passing through
You gotta come on up to the house
Gotta come on up to the house
You gotta come on up to the house
Yeah yeah yeah
thanks
Th
e world is not my home I'm just a-passing through!
Why can't music be and Beautiful as this, I'm 16 and i love this type of music!!
You have great taste. 😊
This song is so filled with true hope..... In my fathers house there are many rooms
"Come down off the cross we can use the wood." Perfect. SO MANY PERFECT WORDS HERE. The whole song is perfection. 💞💖
Charlie Musselwhite kills it with the harp solo. Only 24 or 25 notes but it hammers it home
I just threw together some random chords on the piano, then looked them up on a website that shows the chords of popular songs and found this. this song is so emotional, so caring, yet somehow still happy at the same time. It's confident you will get through your trials, while also experiencing them in a complete way. It's a perfect response to what i was feeling when i happened to pick those 4 chords to play on piano. There is something about this music that carries that feeling of sadness yet confidence, even if there were no words. I don't know anything about the artist, but they put their whole heart and soul into this song, and i can feel that.
I love this song. Its about forgiveness and grace and comfort after a long, hard road.
I discoverd this Song today from the Netflix Docu "Sly" Nice Song
in my opinion the song is rather cheerful. i think "the house" represents a person or a group of persons that know exactly what you are going through because they have been there too.
so whenever life fucks you up you can go to a place that will listen and provide support.
thats a comforting thought
He quotes Thomas Hobbes on primitive humans "Does life seem nasty, brutish and short" are there anymore classical references? thought it was clever.
The crucifixion is something of a classic or so I have been told
everyone should have to listen to this song at least once..
Who's here after watching Sly? ❤
I love the reference to Thomas Hobbes in this song "...and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short". Amazing lyrics!
To quote someone on another site about this song...
"Like a warm wave of sympathy, leave your self pity aside and come back home..."
I'm an atheist, but when Tom Waits sings the gospel then I want to believe.
it's not even about believing
At 2:44 it says "you're high on Tom" then scribbles out the m to write "top"... Didn't catch that for the longest time
this is the song i needed today
Mark Sanchez Super Bowl MVP.
Down 34-31, Mark has 4:38 to avenge nearly a century of heartbreak
His sarcasm is addictive, hilarious and to the utmost or most absolute extent profound! I love his Banter! Peace, Light and Much Love to All!!
"You're singing lead soprano in a drunk man's choir"... Such a great song.
junk man's choir
@@marklieser677 bros out here correcting a 13 year old comment
Música do final do filme SLY ❤
Did anyone else get this from Oitnb?
yess
yupp!
no, i got it when it first came out, from listening to tom waits for the last 40 or so years and knowing from previous experience that it was going to be awesome.
Yep
yeaaaaah
What a fuckin banger of a song.
Saved my life. Alcohol drugs cutting myself putting cigarettes out on my arm(something that happened to me when I was young) I pushed people away because i din't trust and messed everything up because I thought they ere out to get me, on top of my own self abuse( whipped by the forces that are inside you) He really let me know its ok. That things happen for a reason. That if you let it go to what happened, you too can be ok.
Listen to the man, he's more than another songwriter, he knows!
how does 'wrecking ball' get over a 500 million views and this still only has 887k?
Will Yum because the world is fucked
That's because Miley's agency buys millions of views on the dark web. And because us 100k Waits fans have watched this only a meagre 14 times (1,4m views today)
This is the greatest thing that has happened to me today. I took a walk today after hearing this on Orange is the New Black. It was a very peaceful and pleasant one. It let me know that everything was going to be alright and that I can take my problems to God. The thing is I don't believe but I got the message...
thank you, goodness gracious, thank you!
I always come back to this
OITNB
same
My funeral song
Not a bad idea...
Nope. Dirt in the Ground. Cold Cold Ground. Then topped by this one
This is the one in Orange is the New Black! Season 2, Episode 9
This is probably one of the best music video's I have ever seen. Incredible song, incredible video. "The world is not my home, I'm just'a passin' through". Beautiful.
As for me is clearly about stop complaining, victimize yourself and start doing something good! Take the responsibility of your own life and happiness... Appreciate and be grateful for the good things you got... The force is inside you... It's up to you decide how you gonna use it!
You're right. I think the song is about going into rehab.
+Glenn Guyder Why not? Doesn't matter what's your problem. You gotta get your s***^t together!
"come down off the cross, we can use the wood" - yes, absolutely. get your shit together, stop being a self-proclaimed martyr, quit moaning about the hardships in life and do something productive instead, look for the ways to turn your circumstances into an advantage (with the help of others, instead of locking yourself into your own misery in your head).
+Glenn Guyder i was in rehab once. it was a house on top of a hill. so i literally went on up to the house.
Excellent description and comment!
Damn Fine Video
glad people are finding this song! saved my life more than once. Tom Waits is one of the greats.
Sly Stallone brought me here
The house is the peace of oblivion... From whence we came, so shall we return to non-existence... The world is not our home, we are just passing through... No light in the tunnel, no irons in the fire... No Heaven, no Hell... Tom Waits is obviously an unbeliever. This is agnostic gospel.
"come down off the cross, we can use the wood"
amazing inspiring genius
Wow!! I think Tom would love this. Hope he gets to see it at some point. Great work! Thanks
I want a tattoo of the "Come Down Off the Cross We Could Use The Wood" Drawing from this video
I cried listening to this song. Maybe it's my depression. :(
Hope its better now
I cried inside when i heard it for the first time. Tom inspires my artistic expression in many ways.
Wonderful. Unfortunately, I can sing along with him in my natural voice. And...I'm a Female. :(
Bad ass!
It was a student project done by Anders Lövgren
That harp solo is catastrophically deuteronomus in every way. daddio.
Come On Up to the House...........
@TheRogdabod832 This song, coupled with "Dirt in the Ground" and "Cold, Cold Ground" are what I want at my funeral
The song to be played at my funeral.
yes yes....damn it yes.........can i get an amen brothers and sisters???
+66flamer AMEN!!!
+66flamer Hell yes. Amen.
THANK YOU THANK YOU MY FELLOW HUMANS AND EARTHLINGS.........DANCE WHILE YOUR FEET WORK.
I've always thought that Waits lyrics and music seemed like they came from another planet . . .one that I relate to more easily than Earth. It's nice to see someone else alluding to Waits otherworldly perspective.
thank you for your replies kids.............i may be insane, but that was nice. this buddhist thanks you.
It could have been a reference to "House Where Nobody Lives," also from Mule Variations.
the world is not my home im just passin through. great!!!
Cry like a baby every time I hear it. Live in Paris in May 2000 this resulted in a standing ovation and applause that lasted for over 20 minutes.
Orange is the new black brought me there !
Tom "waits" still.... and forever
this song has such a christmas vibe
I watched this while high and it's like a mantra. The beating, pumping heart of resilience no matter what horrors it finds within itself. Terrifying, really -- the sort of thing that drives men to zen & creative ambition. To alleviate suffering, all hail, the Bodhisattva, the angel that chose to remain fallen to be within us, to give us hope from the other side that all can be well. The Kingdom of God, the same nothingness described by God/Jesus & Buddha -- the Grand Nothing, to whom Not Knowing is Most Intimate!
OITNB
Nightzey yep
Am I the only one who shed a tear?
I wish I had the words to discribe this, but I'm just...
Wonderful video that to me really captures the song. Respect to all the interesting opinions on the meaning. My own take is that it is a song about getting help when you need it. 'Coming on up to the house' reminds me of an invitation you would get as a kid playing in the neighbourhood and you've had a fall or later in life after a funeral you would be asked.'come on up to the house' where you get comfort and strength from others.Oh, for some reason there's a smell of fresh bread in the house!
this is brilliant :D great job, i'd like to think waits himself would like this :D
Anyone else here without the need to watching shit television but rather because they listen to good music?
Whats orange is the new black?
It's a song in many ways about shelter, similar in ways to Shelter From the Storm, but Tom puts it in revival tent style to give it added depth. Sometimes troubles come from outside, ie moon/night, sky, seas or from inside, 'the forces inside you'. Just an invite from ole Tom to say if life ain't treatin' you well, come in and have some tea. This is all temporary.
Dylan's tune is an homage to the divine Goddess and the ' shelter ' she can bring . Tom's ' House' is a place of refuge for the weary soul . So yeah .... interesting comparison .
Tom Waits' genius is beyond under appreciated.
This is the absolute best fan video ever for any band ever.
this video is really beautiful. I forgot how freaking cool it was/is.
Ah such a good song. Now onto Lucinda!
I heard this on orange is the new black and wanted the hear the whole song
thank god for tom waits
Tom Waits was a giant section of my playlist when I was a bad alcoholic. It's really good drinkin' tunes. Still good now being sober too!
I hope this house is different from the ones I've visited so far where I wasn't welcome. Where is it?
It lyes beyond all dogma, doctrine and thought .
el viejo Tom mi mejor amigo
The most beautiful song in the world
Creative video...lovely song...Tom is AMAZING! ♥
Lol that’s the only tom waits song I like ... his voice is too unique and amazing for me xD
Great lyrics and even better presentation.
I've been studying Astronomy on my own and now when I hear this song, I can vision leaving the earth and then past the solar system and through the galaxy and then past all the trillions upon trillions of galaxies in our universe and then out of our universe which I imagine as just a subatomic particle in a massive cluster of subatomic universes inside of another universe and it just keeps going and going. I also have a beautiful idea for a music vid with this song. Need to call my film friends.
Let ut go to the higher house
I just wonder how you'd do on American idol