House Of Gold

House of Gold
Song by Twenty One Pilots from the album Regional at Best
Released	July 8, 2011
Format	Digital
Length	2:44
Time signature	4/4
Tempo	115
Key	C major
Live debut	July 19 2011
Last played	Jan 8 2023
Composer	Twenty One Pilots
Lyricist	Tyler Joseph
Writer	Tyler Joseph
Producer	Tyler Joseph, Josh Dun
Label	Self-released
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Twenty One Pilots track listing Guns For Hands Holding On To You Ode To Sleep Slowtown Car Radio Forest Glowing Eyes Kitchen Sink Anathema Lovely Ruby Trees Be Concerned Clear House Of Gold (Newsletter Edition) Two (Newsletter Edition)

Ode to Sleep is the 15th track on the album, Regional at Best (Newsletter Edition) as well as the 4th track on Vessel

Background

"House of Gold" is a song by American alternative duo Twenty One Pilots. It was among several songs from their second album Regional at Best, that was included on the track-listing of their major-label debut studio album Vessel (2013). "House of Gold" is an alternative folk song driven by ukulele that is built on an aching melody and stomping drums. Tyler Joseph wrote and dedicated the song to his mother, Kelly Joseph.

The song was released as a single from the debut album, impacting radio on August 6, 2013. The accompanying music video for "House of Gold" was directed by Warren Kommers and released on October 4, 2013. The video depicts Joseph and Josh Dun being severed in half while still managing to play their instruments.

"House of Gold" received generally favorable reviews from contemporary music critics. "House of Gold" has since been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). [1]

Versions

Studio

Title	Releas	Length	Recorded	Released	Notes
House of Gold (Newsletter Edition)	Regional at Best	2:44	2010-2011	8 July 2011
House of Gold	Vessel	2:46	2011-2012	8 Jan 2013	House of Gold, along with other songs from Regional at Best were remastered for their next album, Vessel

Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARxWeeWWUfY

Lyrics

Lyrics

Album version

[Chorus] She asked me, "Son, when I grow old Will you buy me a house of gold? And when your father turns to stone Will you take care of me?" She asked me, "Son, when I grow old Will you buy me a house of gold? And when your father turns to stone Will you take care of me?" I will make you queen of everything you see I'll put you on the map, I'll cure you of disease [Verse 1] Let's say we up and left this town And turned our future upside down We'll make pretend that you and me Lived ever after happily [Chorus] She asked me, "Son, when I grow old Will you buy me a house of gold? And when your father turns to stone Will you take care of me?" I will make you queen of everything you see I'll put you on the map, I'll cure you of disease [Verse 2] And since we know that dreams are dead And life turns plans up on their head I will plan to be a bum So I just might become someone [Chorus] She asked me, "Son, when I grow old Will you buy me a house of gold? And when your father turns to stone Will you take care of me?" I will make you queen of everything you see I'll put you on the map, I'll cure you of disease

Lyrics meaning

Lyrics
“House of Gold” is a conversation between lead singer Tyler Joseph and his mother. She wonders if he will still care for her (both emotionally and physically) as she ages and is no longer able to care for him, which is portrayed in a rather grandiose fashion: she asks him to get her a house of gold. The song goes on to describe Tyler pursuing his own dreams, but he realizes that they are not everything he thought they would be. Furthermore, because of life’s twists and turns, his plans for his dreams may not even come to fruition or give him what he was looking for in the first place. It’s quite likely that this information was instilled in him by his mother, which could be why this track is dedicated to her. The happy melody found in “House of Gold” contrasts vastly with the meanings of the song and music video, which Tyler spoke about in a 2013 interview with 105.7 the Point: We all have those people in our lives where we would say I would die for them, you know? And it’s actually pretty easy to, to say that you would die for somebody. The tough thing is living for them every day, you know? And not to go on a preachy thing here, but like when I when I think of being a brother to three younger siblings and a son to parents—it’s hard to live for those people everyday. It’s easy to be like, yeah, I’d take a bullet for my sister. So then playing with the just living in-between, that limbo of living and dying for somebody, in this video you kind of see us severed in half and barely staying alive and singing a song, particularly to my mom. [2]
all meanings of the lyrics are taken from the Genius website

Sources

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Gold_(Twenty_One_Pilots_song)

[2] https://genius.com/Twenty-one-pilots-house-of-gold-lyrics