Your ID doesn’t work here
And neither do your lies
There’s no one here you can manipulate
No scapegoat to gaslight
I’m the doorman to potentially the best part of your life
Some say I’m the gatekeeper to the journey of a thousand miles
I hang out with Ganesh
We lead a secret tribe
We know if you’ve been bad or good
If you think in black and white
I’m the doorman to potentially the best part of your life
Some say I’m the gatekeeper to the journey of a thousand miles
A camouflaged, undercover bouncer
Sometimes a sentinel
Sometimes sentinel
Sometimes
I scan the horizon
While I keep an ordered line
Wuji, bow stance, sentient
Absorbing all surprises
This song is a message, a gift
An offering to my guides
My shift is done, the door is locked
Come back some other time
I’m the doorman to potentially the best part of your life
Some say I’m the gatekeeper to the journey of a thousand miles
A camouflaged, undercover bouncer
Sometimes a sentinel
Sometimes sentinel
Sometimes
Don’t ask me what’s behind the door, you might find out in time
Don’t ask me what’s behind the door, you might find out in time
Don’t ask me what’s behind the door, you might find out in time
Don’t ask me what’s behind the door
I’m not sure if or when I’ll let you in
credits
released July 7, 2023
Songwriter, vocals, instruments, producer, artwork – Adam Buckland.
A.B.E., Wurundjeri Country, PO Box 470, Brunswick, VIC, 3056, Australia.
Thank you:
Evelyn and Darren Ireland, Kate Randazzo and Jerome Van Putten, Heidi Phillips, Mal Wales, Tim Gummersall and Rose Scutella.
Though he was uncredited, Steve Albini was behind the boards on this noise rock classic from the forever feral Jesus Lizard. Bandcamp New & Notable May 8, 2024
Alex Henry Foster again collaborates with Canadian-Japanese artist Momoka, who also translates the lyrics from English to Japanese. Bandcamp New & Notable May 7, 2024