Houses of the Holy Lyrics
Let me take you to the movie
Can I take you to the show?
Let me be yours ever truly
Can I make your garden grow?
[Verse 2]
From the houses of the holy
We can watch the white doves go
From the door comes Satan's daughter
And it only goes to show
You know
[Verse 3]
There's an angel on my shoulder
In my hand a sword of gold
Let me wander in your garden
And the seeds of love I'll sow
You know
[Verse 4]
So the world is spinning faster
Are you dizzy when you stall?
Let the music be your master
Will you heed the master's call?
Oh, Satan and man
Said there ain't no use in crying
'Cause it will only, only drive you mad
Does it hurt to hear them lying?
Was this the only world you had? Oh, oh
[Verse 1]
So let me take you, take you to the movie
Can I take you, baby, to the show?
Why don't you let me be your ever truly?
Can I make your garden grow?
You know, that's right
About
Originally meant to be the title track for Zeppelin’s previous album of the same name, it was not included on the record because it did not fit in well with the other songs. Along with “The Rover”, it was recorded in May of 1972.
This song is meant to refer to the auditoriums and arenas in which Zeppelin performed, as if there was a sort of holy feel to the air at those venues.
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Rolling Stone ranked it as the #27 Led Zeppelin song, saying:
Recorded for the album of the same name, this stomping come-on was shelved for sounding too much like ‘Dancing Days,’ and resurrected for Physical Graffiti. Page sprays shrapnel while Plant evokes fertility rites and drugged-out tarot readings. Rick Rubin has called it ‘one of their most compact-feeling songs.’
- 1.Custard Pie
- 2.The Rover
- 4.Houses of the Holy
- 6.Kashmir
- 7.In the Light
- 8.Bron-Yr-Aur
- 10.Ten Years Gone
- 11.Night Flight
- 12.The Wanton Song
- 13.Boogie with Stu
- 15.Sick Again
