Open the Door lyrics
[Verse 1]
A voice memo from the drive back home
One little tune beneath the road noise
I kept it buried on my phone
Like making songs was someone else’s choice
Midnight, blinking cursor on the screen
I played that shaky melody
[Pre-Chorus]
I asked for a place to start
The first draft missed the mark
I changed a word, I found the beat
And felt it moving under me
[Chorus]
Open the door! Let the light pour in
Turn it up and let the whole thing begin
One step in, then another one more
I can hear my own voice over the roar
Open the door! Oh-oh-oh
Open the door! Come on through
There’s room on this floor for you
[Verse 2]
That first line sounded like somebody else
I cut it loose and tried again
Kept the hum from the ride that night
Put the traffic in behind the drums
A new idea took the song somewhere
I chose the turn and followed through
By morning I was in the kitchen
Singing something I knew was mine
[Pre-Chorus]
It’s still rough around the edges
I want to hear where it can go
I hit record, I count it in
And let the next part start to grow
[Chorus]
Open the door! Let the light pour in
Turn it up and let the whole thing begin
One step in, then another one more
I can hear my own voice over the roar
Open the door! Oh-oh-oh
Open the door! Come on through
There’s room on this floor for you
[Bridge]
I played it back and held my breath
Wondered if I’d made it after all
Then came the line I fought to keep
And the one I changed against the wall
I heard my choices in the song
I hit record and sang along
[Final Chorus]
Open the door! Let the light pour in
Turn it up and let the whole thing begin
One step in, then another one more
I can hear my own voice over the roar
Open the door! Oh-oh-oh
Open the door! Come on through
I’ve got another song to start
And there’s room on this floor for you
[Outro — crowd chant]
Open the door!
Oh-oh-oh!
Open the door!
Come on through!