Tha Aria of the Hallway in the Open Door
driving rhythms, solo guitar, folk-inspired, piano synth, aggrotech, partly operatic, 90's rock, dancemusic, rebel, basses, dramatic flair, melodic power metal, retro-futurism, low bpm, 85bpm, electric swing, polished production
Tha Aria of the Hallway in the Open Door
driving rhythms, solo guitar, folk-inspired, piano synth, aggrotech, partly operatic, 90's rock, dancemusic, rebel, basses, dramatic flair, melodic power metal, retro-futurism, low bpm, 85bpm, electric swing, polished production
Lyrics
Intro
Soft glow
Linoleum floor
My heart
Your door
Verse 1
There’s a hallway where I meet you
By the vending machine glow
You walk past the bathroom sign
And my heart says “whoa… probably don’t go”
You’re framed in fluorescent splendor
Next to “Wet Floor” on the tile
You ask
“Is this the exit?”
I say
“It’s the entrance… to my style”
Chorus
Belt it out for the open door
My love
It doesn’t have a lock
It swings like it’s on a game show set
When the host says
“Pick a box”
Belt it out for the open door
Our love is automatic
Whoosh
Motion sensor sees you coming
And it opens for your tush
Verse 2
All the greatest love songs ever
Talk of roses
Rain
And fate
I just want to hold your coat
So it doesn’t catch the gate
We don’t need a sunset shoreline
Or a balcony to sigh
We’ve got Exit 3B
East wing
And a draft that makes me cry
Pre-Chorus
You say
“This is kind of awkward”
I say
“Yeah
That’s kind of true”
But every time that hinge squeaks
I hear it whisper
“I love… youuuuu”
Chorus
Belt it out for the open door
Let Cupid sign the visitor log
Our passion echoes off the tiles
Past the lonely janitor’s mop
Belt it out for the open door
Our vows by the fire alarm
If it flashes
We’ll just slow dance
To that beeping
On your arm (hey!)
Bridge
[Music swells
Fake operatic strings enter]
Ooooooooooh!
(FAKE OPERATIC SLOW)
Opera Aria-style Bridge
Ooooo porta apertaaa
My open doooor
I pledge my soul to your safety cooode
You never judge my clearance baaaadge
You never ask for a passwoooord
In this hallway of eternal loooove
Where fluorescent angels snore
I see your face by the EXIT sign
And I scream like I’m on tour—
AAAAAAA–AAA–AAAAAAHH!
(tenor cadenza about absolutely nothing)
Chorus
Belt it out for the open door
Now the choir joins our fling
Every hinge and every handle
Starts to rise and starts to sing
Belt it out for the open door
Key change
Hearts on the floor
In this hallway where I meet you
My love is stuck on “Do Not Close This Door”
Outro
There’s a hallway where I meet you
Just beyond the copy room roar
If you ever want forever
You know… it’s through that door