Ed Harcourt

The Trapdoor

Ed Harcourt


On a summer night I took a walk
Out in the fields where the grass snakes hide 
Six years old, tall as a chair
Found the trapdoor hidden from sight
Fell into the blackness seemed like hours 
I hit the ground on a sea of skulls
There was no treasure, just stolen souls 
Taken years ago down this endless hole

Man must kill to live or quench his thirst 
Let's go back to the source where it first came from 

Looked death in the eye, falling stalactites 
Then burnt by a light as angels flew by
Who pulled me back up to the moonlit sky 
Covered in dust, it was hard not to cry 

Man must kill to live or quench his thirst 
Let's go back to the source where it first came from 

Falling though trapdoors wherever I go
Kicking and screaming 'cause nobody knows 
There's always a trapdoor wherever you step 
Keep your eyes open you deserve what you get 
Keep your eyes open you deserve what you get 
Keep your eyes open you deserve what you get