Some Doors Remember — Dahlia

Verse 1

You found the brass key in the pumpkin’s grin,
By the churchyard gate where the fog rolls in.
The map says north, where the black trees lean,
And a silver path cuts the fields between.

Pre-Chorus

Take your lantern, take your name,
Leave one window lit all the same.

Chorus

Come see what waits past the old stone wall,
Hear the far bell answer your call.
Step lightly, darling, and mind the way—
Some doors remember who walked away.

Verse 2

A white moth circles the ruined mill,
The pond holds still though the wind blows chill.
You hear your sister laugh from the briars,
But she’s warm at home by the kitchen fires.

Pre-Chorus

Keep to the path where the foxgloves grow,
If the dead leaves turn, don’t follow their glow.

Chorus

Come see what waits past the old stone wall,
Hear the far bell answer your call.
Step lightly, darling, and mind the way—
Some doors remember who walked away.

Bridge

The key fits once; the hinge moves slow.
A voice says, “Stay,” from far below.
Your lantern gutters; the field turns wide.
Choose what you carry. Choose which side.

Final Chorus

Come see what waits past the old stone wall,
But turn when the last black branches fall.
Step lightly, darling, and mind the way—
Some doors remember. Don’t let them stay.

Outro

Leave the key where the pumpkins grin,
And bar the gate when you come back in.