There's No Home For You Here

Lyrics Information

ahhhhhhhhh
there's no home for you here girl, go away
there's no home for you here
there's no home for you here girl, go away
there's no home for you here

I'd like to think that all of this constant interaction
is just the kind to make you drive yourself away
each simple gesture done by me is counteracted
and leaves me standing here with nothing else to say
completely baffled by a backward indication
that an inspired word will come across your tongue
hands moving upward to propel the situation
have simply halted
and now the conversation's done
there's no home for you girl, go away
there's no home for you here
there's no home for you here girl, go away
there's no home for you here

I'm only waniting for the proper time to tell you
that it's impossible to get along with you
it's hard to look you in the face when we are talking
so it helps to have a mirror in the room
I've not been really looking forward to the performance
but there's my cue and there's a question on your face
fortunately I have come across an answer
which is go away
and do not leave a trace
ahhhhhhhhh
there's no home for you here girl, go away
there's no home for you here
there's no home for you here girl, go away
there's no home for you here

waking up for breakfast
burning matches
talking quickly
breaking baubles
throwing garbage
drinking soda
looking happy
taking pictures
so completely stupid
just go away
ahhhhhhhhh

there's no home for you here girl, go away
there's no home for you here
there's no home for you here girl, go away
there's no home for you here
there's no home for you here girl, go away
there's no home for you here
there's no home for you here girl, go away
no home here
there's no home for you here girl, go away
there's no home for you here
there's no home for you here girl, go away
there's no home for you here
there's no home for you here girl, go away
there's no home for you here

Performed by The White Stripes
Written by Jack White
(Peppermint Stripe Music, BMI)
BMI # 6406561

Releases

  • Elephant
Quotes

Jack White:

    "I think we went too far with that song, our idea was to see how far we could go with an eight-track recorder, and I think how far we went is too far."
Jack White:
    "I just said, Let's just open this song up. I layered vocals over vocals, like 12 different voices of myself all up the scale, all done with splicing tapes. It's anti-everything we've ever done."
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