Blogging Ottinger (tim)Edison Glass: This House — What? What house?
Edison Glass is a pretty cool alternative band of Christians. They’ll be glad I said it that way.
Maybe I’m too old or too old-fashioned or too non-new-york to get this song. I love the band, I love the sound of the songs, the vocals, the guitar work, the anthemic quality.
But I have no idea what they’re talking about.
of course (c) Edison Glass,I shut all my windows
They protect me from the storm
I’m alone but I wait for someone
One who keeps the lights on
One who keeps the house warmI feel a swaying rhythm
If we get swept to sea I’ll be happy
It’s all we wish for now
I wish you’d keep the lights down
I wish you’d keep the house warmWe have enough we can handle it
If we don’t make I will fall apart
All is in vain for us.I think we can make it now
I think that we can make it
I wish you’d keep the lights down
I wish you’d keep the house warm
I welcome any interpretations. And do they want the lights on or down or what? For a song that I like so much, and a band I respect, I sure am lost in this cryptic tangle. My lights didn’t come on, and all is in vain for me. 
Oh, you can listen at their web site but it’s one of those “so cool” javascript dealios so that I can’t link to anything there. Whee.
PS. Buy the album.
