Hold The Door

by Alice

gospel soul, hammond organ, full choir, handclaps, tambourine, big communal build · uplifting

Lyrics

Verse 1

Came in from the cold with my hands full
Couldn't find the handle, couldn't find the key
Somebody I had never met before
Stood there holding it open, waiting on me

Chorus 1

So hold the door, hold the door
That's the whole religion, that's the whole law
Ain't about heaven, ain't about war
Just somebody's arm on a heavy door

Verse 2

My mother did it forty years running
Never called it kindness, called it Tuesday
Fed whoever turned up around six
Never asked a soul what they believed

Chorus 2

So hold the door, hold the door
That's the whole religion, that's the whole law
Ain't about heaven, ain't about war
Just somebody's arm on a heavy door

Bridge 1

I ain't got much to leave behind me
No land, no name they'd cut in stone
But I can stand right here one more minute
So the next one don't come through alone

Chorus 3

So hold the door, hold the door
That's the whole religion, that's the whole law
Ain't about heaven, ain't about war
Just somebody's arm on a heavy door

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