Week 03 - Standing In The Doorway (220115) by James Tristan Redding published on 2022-01-15T17:34:04Z Standing In The Doorway (#543, 220115) I never did enjoy vacation Too much free time freaks me out Some people seem to strike a balance I never could quite figure how The rope I need to climb a mountain Is plenty long to hang myself And there's somethin' 'bout just standin' In the doorway between heaven and hell Standing in the doorway with one foot either side Could go either way it's gettin' hard to see the line Tryin' to see the future but it's still to soon to tell Standin' in the doorway in between heaven and hell When it's midnight at the crossroads There's one train headed south Another's racin' off the iron One last chance to turn around Where the point of no return is Probably anybody's guess I keep watchin' from the doorway But I haven't seen it yet Genre Country Comment by Rich Waring Yes - those jarring chords work perfectly for the subject. I'm here if you need to talk :) 2022-02-01T10:33:42Z Comment by Claes Really powerful chorus, especially the second time around when your voice puts some extra grit into it on the word 'hard'. This feels like a classic! 2022-01-28T15:18:00Z Comment by Dave Schweizer That chord progression along with the way the guitar sounds is A1. 2022-01-28T00:11:48Z Comment by Evan McDoniels when those 7th chords (I believe they are perhaps?) come in, it's really neat how it alters the texture/feel of the song, and that descending chromatic chord is awesome btw (after "heaven and hell" for example). Really well done song JTR, hope you promote this one to publishers/radio, to my ears it combines well-done elements of Tom Waits with the Beatles (a cool mix) in terms of the progressions and even lyrical content (i.e. Waits in Closing Time's album lyrics) 2022-01-26T03:35:59Z Comment by Bernard Dady Changed strategy this week. Started at the bottom of the list. Glad I did as this is a really great song. very engaging. 2022-01-25T14:35:05Z Comment by niki s stunning chorus -great landing line. This is a treat for a Monday morning :) 2022-01-23T23:16:25Z Comment by Guy Christiano Great opening lines, hooks me in. Those are some winning chord progressions right there 2022-01-23T20:20:00Z Comment by Erin Wolf There's an edge and rawness in this delivery that I'm really enjoying in this one, James. Such vivid imagery in the lyrics - like I can see and feel what's happening in each scene. 2022-01-23T20:13:19Z Comment by KC To The Beat wow great imagery too 2022-01-17T18:01:46Z Comment by KC To The Beat you got me hooked by the 2nd chord! 2022-01-17T18:00:05Z