The door!

Der Text.

Verse 1
A door stands firm, locked in place,
Rooted deep, yet lost in space.
Rusty hinges, tangled wire,
Still standing strong, though long expired.

A guardian with no command,
A question no one dares to ask.
A gate without a wall or frame,
No fence, no chains, yet still remains.

A relic from a brighter past,
Forgotten, left to fade at last.
The traveler stops and sees the door,
Turns away, but why—what for?

But the straightest path won’t lead you far,
A glance to the left, a glance to the right—
Is it really too bizarre?
Step off the track, break through the chain,
Don’t let old rules decide your lane.

Verse 2
Some say the fence was torn away,
But the door was left to stay—
Out of habit, out of fear,
A silent mark from yesteryear.

Maybe once, it drew a line,
Kept old and new in tight confines.
Kept friend from foe, the good from sin,
Kept out the ones who’d never been.

But time moved on, the world has changed,
Yet still, that door remains unchanged.
No walls to guard, no chains in place,
Yet people turn—afraid to face.

Chorus
The door is locked,
But only fools obey.
Be bold enough, don’t let them choose,
The path you take, the steps you lose.

The fastest way won’t take you there,
What lies beyond, you’re unaware.
But you will never truly know,
Until you walk your path alone.

Some meaning faded,
Some meaning died.
We fail to see what lies ahead,
Blinded by fears stuck in our heads.

Bridge
How often do we stand in place,
As if a door controls our fate?
How often do we turn away,
When nothing stops us anyway?

Whispers say, “It must be so.”
But who decides what we should know?
Who set the rules, who built the chains?
Why don’t we dare to ask again?

Outro
I touch the wood, feel what remains,
A memory carved in time and pain.
Then step aside, breathe in the sky,
And walk ahead—just passing by.