House of Glass (song)

*This article is about the song. For the single, see House of Glass (single).*

"**House of Glass**" is a song by American musician 4EverfreeBrony, initially released on May 6, 2014.

## Description

Those who live in glass houses...

...should not be The Great and Powerful Trixie.

## Information

A very emotional, piano-based song about Trixie that serves as the opening track for *Equine Dreams and Stranger Things.*

Starting with a dreamy ambient created by the piano and synths, acoustic and electric guitars join later for a powerfully sentimental final chorus.

One of 4EverfreeBrony's favourites, and a very close one to him. He has described it as a "morally-driven song about The Great and Apologetic Trixie", as well as it being about "changing one's life for the better", stating that "it carries a message that we're all constantly trying to learn".

The original version of the song was released as the fifth and final single from his fourth studio album, *Equine Dreams and Stranger Things* on May 7, 2014. It received positive reviews, reaching number 2 on the Community Voted Top 10 Pony Songs of May 2014 and featured on a solo article on Equestria Daily.

### Spanish version

While abroad in Argentina for his mission trip, 4EverfreeBrony recorded a demo for a Spanish adaptation of House of Glass, titled "Casa de Vidrio". This demo was released on the *Ponificado - demo* subscriber exclusive Bandcamp album. It is currently unknown if it got past the demo stages or if there's any intentions of a proper release of this adaptation.

### 2017 re-recording

On July 4, 2017, *4EverfreeBrony* released an improved re-recording of the song as a single. This version features a better sound quality with noticeable changes on the drums and synths. It was later included on the albums *Unrequited* and *Music in the Sky*. However, the former lists the song as a 2018 remaster instead of 2017.

### Other versions

4EverfreeBrony performed an acoustic version of the song for his album *Fireside*, consisting of acoustic guitar and piano only.

The instrumentals for both the original and the 2017 re-recording were included on the albums *The Instrumentals* and *More Instrumentals (Part One)*, respectively.

## Lyrics

**[Verse 1]**
I've seen enough here to know I don't belong
My imagination again has lead me on
This stubborn aching has a mind of its own
I've left but I won't tell you where I've gone
I've never known that the world could be so mean
I'll never go back to who I used to be
A steady runway is all that I would need
To reason with myself behind the scenes

**[Chorus]**
*(Is it me)*
Is it me
Or can you see through my walls
As if they'd never shown?
*(Could it be)*
Could it be
All because of my lies
I've broken my own bones
*(No more throwing stones)*

**[Verse 2]**
I could have sworn I, I had a life before
My short attention had wanted something more
I can't erase it, I know I won't forget
But at least I learned my lesson in the end
Oh, winter breezes were never gone so fast
It's straight ahead now and no more looking back
Like separation, letting go of the past
And trying to rebuild my house of glass

**[Chorus]**
*(Is it me)*
Is it me
Or can you see through my walls
As if they'd never shown?
*(Could it be)*
Could it be
All because of my lies
I've broken my own bones
*(No more throwing stones)*

**[Chorus]**
*(Is it me)*
Is it me
Or can you see through my walls
As if they'd never shown?
*(Could it be)*
Could it be
All because of my lies
I've broken my own bones
My own bones
*(No more throwing stones)*