[Verse 1] They closed the heavy wooden door And left the evening outside I heard the footsteps fade away And watched the last thin line of light I should have counted every hour I should have wished the night would end But underneath a coat of dust I found a world I’d never met [Pre-Chorus] One page Then another And the walls began to move [Chorus] There was a door inside the door A road behind the wall A thousand lives were waiting there Whenever I would call They thought they left me in the dark But I was traveling far Sometimes the smallest room can hold A sky full of stars [Verse 2] A woman crossed a distant town A train ran toward the sea Someone loved and someone left Someone learned to be free Names of places I could not say Faces I had never known And with every turning page The room became less like a prison [Pre-Chorus] One word Then another And the night was not so long [Chorus] There was a door inside the door A road behind the wall A thousand lives were waiting there Whenever I would call They thought they left me in the dark But I was traveling far Sometimes the smallest room can hold A sky full of stars [Bridge] Years later I would understand Not every lock can keep you still Some roots grow deepest in the dark Before they find the hill [Final Chorus] There was a door inside the door I carry it today Whenever life becomes too small I know another way No room can hold a restless heart No wall can stop a dream The flower slept beneath the earth But roots had started reaching [Outro] The door was closed The book was open And somewhere A flower began
