Track 6 of the EP Kitchen Light Letters · 2021
Corridor of Closed Doors
by Veda Monroe
“Carpet swallowing every step in a hotel hallway. I closed with the loneliest corridor I could imagine.”
r&b · hushed soul · dream soul · 3:16
Lyrics
Carpet swallows every step I take Key card blinking, green, I'm wide awake Long hall lights humming soft and low Every closed door's got a story I'll never know Room three-twelve, room three-fourteen Somewhere in between is where I've been Corridor of closed doors Walking slow on a thousand floors Far from home, far from you Hoping the night will carry me through Corridor of closed doors I keep on wishing for one more Ice machine singing down the way Elevator chime like a Sunday hymn Phone in my hand with your name on the screen Typing, deleting, the in-between Room three-twelve, room three-fourteen Somewhere in between is where I've been Corridor of closed doors Walking slow on a thousand floors Far from home, far from you Hoping the night will carry me through Corridor of closed doors I keep on wishing for one more Maybe every door is a heartbeat Maybe every light is somebody's street I press the call and I hear you say hello Suddenly the hallway's not so cold Corridor of closed doors Walking slow on a thousand floors Far from home, far from you Your voice is the light I'm walking to Corridor of closed doors Now I'm not lonely anymore Closed doors, open heart Goodnight, goodnight, in the dark