These Walls

On "These Walls" Dua Lipa details the messy reality of a dissolving relationship. The lyrics are a chronicle of arguments echoing in the air, and that dreaded conversation looming like a storm cloud – the one neither partner wants to have but everyone knows is coming. "I think this song is a really good example of addressing the inevitable, it's that conversation that no one really wants to have, but you have to do it," Lipa explained on the Zach Sang Show. "Someone has to just pull the plug and as painful as it is, it's usually for the right reasons. You know for sure what's meant for you is meant for you and your gut instinct will always tell you when something's right. We just don't want to listen sometimes."

"If these walls could talk" is an idiomatic expression used to convey the idea that if walls had the ability to speak, they would have stories to tell about past events, conversations, or experiences that have taken place within that space. Lipa uses the phrase with a twist. Here, the walls aren't just keeping secrets, they're screaming the truth: This relationship is toast.

Other songs that use the phrase "if these wall could talk" include: "If These Walls Could Talk" by Andy Hersey "We Built This House" by Scorpions ("Oh man, if these walls could talk") "These Walls" by Kendrick Lamar ("If these walls could talk. I can feel your reign when it cries.")