Red Door

Red Door is Dora’s malicious track about a haunted house, told from the perspective of the house. She wrote it on a SongSeeds residential songwriting retreat at a grand Edwardian country house in Perth, whilst sitting in its turret. The house, with its many bedrooms, dark corridors, cobwebs and long history directly inspired the song.

On Red Door, Dora’s love of the uncanny meets influences from Scotland’s hip hop scene: she created the track after a workshop by the Glasgow-based rap artist Paque. The result is a chilling, beat-based track with haunting vocals, scaring and enticing you to step into a hungry haunted house.

Lyrics

Do you feel safe 
when you turn off your light 
at night and lie in the dark 
without a spark of joy
Do you feel cold
The chill, my will
I’d kill to still this hunger
Shadows watch you from the wall
Close your eyes and I will fall
Into your thoughts and turn your dreams 
into your own worst fantasies
and I won’t stop until you scream
And become smaller than you’ve ever been

I’ll get you where I want you
There’s nowhere you can run to

I took a part of you
When I held you between these walls
You didn’t mind at all
Now I reach out from the distance
With tentacles twisting
Around your arms and legs and neck
And I’ll have you back
and you know it’s inevitable
I’m destiny calling

I’ll get you where I want you
There’s nowhere you can run to

The red door is waiting
It’s unlocked 
Yes the red door creaks open
For you to walk
inside

I’ll get you where I want you
There’s nowhere you can run to
I’ll get you where I want you
You know it’s time to come home

Credits

Written by Dora Lachaise
Mixed by Jonni Slater
Mastered by Nick Cooke
Produced by Dora Lachaise

Vocals, guitar, synths, beat, percussion, sound effects: Dora Lachaise
Piano and cimbalom: Jonni Slater