From the recordings Holy Hannah! and Brick House
Written by Hannah von der Hoff, released 2019. All rights Reserved. Recorded to tape at Brown Bag Studio in Minneapolis, MN - Engineered by Tony Schriener. Vocals and guitar by Hannah von der Hoff (Holy Hannah!), Slide Guitar by Patrick Harrison, Bass by Andrew Mcmanimon, and a drums by Aaron Silverstein
Lyrics
Brick House
© 2019 Hannah von der Hoff | Holy Hannah!™
You came knocking on my door
Woman won’t you let me in, you build your house so strong
I want shelter, can you help me get along?
Can I lay my head here
But when I was soft you hardly took comfort in me
And I been fallin’ right under your feet
So I took measures to be ready
Preparing my refuge from your storm
But you keep coming and going as you please
Abusin’ all the kindness that I’ve shown
When I was soft you hardly took comfort in me
And I been fallin’ right under your feet
I sank into the mud
I made bricks from this clay
The fire made me harder
The heat it gave me strength
Spread the mortar ‘till its stickin’
Build myself up tall
And you can’t blow me down
You can’t blow me down
‘Cause you’re a sheep dressed up in wolves clothing
And I’m the girl who cried out charlatan
But you refusing to shed your skin
And I’m not opening no door to a prodigal son
Cause when I was soft you hardly took comfort in me
And I was fallin’ right under your feet
I sank into the mud
I made bricks from this clay
The fire made me harder
The heat it gave me strength
Spread the mortar ‘til its stickin’
Build myself up tall
You can’t blow me down
You can’t blow me down, I’m a brick house, baby