I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
Light
In the doorway
Shining so bright
In the doorway
I clench your hips
For the flesh
You tore my prose
In the doorway
Animal lie
Like the doorway
As you hide
Hear it then
Will you let me in
Let me in
Oh
In the doorway
We were so young
In the doorway
Release the black dogs
On our breasts
We'll never rest
We'll never rest
We'll never forget
I ain't never gonna let you rest
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
In the doorway
Shining so bright
In the doorway
I clench your hips
For the flesh
You tore my prose
In the doorway
Animal lie
Like the doorway
As you hide
Hear it then
Will you let me in
Let me in
Oh
In the doorway
We were so young
In the doorway
Release the black dogs
On our breasts
We'll never rest
We'll never rest
We'll never forget
I ain't never gonna let you rest
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
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This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
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Man, i still find it hard to put to words what this song does for me. Hmm, well like the brian dude said, defintely some angst going on there, but also it gives me the whole tragic romance feeling, much like "saturday night" or "die die my darling" Fuck it, i love danzig era misfits, and that's that
poor Glenn...did he get any in high school? haha just kidding...I LOVE how Glenn uses the whole teenage angst thing in a morbid sense..love old fits' LOVE THEM
fiends fucking rock... im so bummed i wasnt born his age then, what were people thinking back then? were they even thinking at all? im extremly pretty and idve still fucked him... mabey angnst mabey tragic romance or mabey it is just one of those things glenn does when he feels that no onee is being real enough or scary enough he goes and sings a song about rape ha ha go glenn, my little fiend!!! oh the newfits rock too specialy chud but the new project 1950 thing jerry's gone and done all im gonna say is whoa. not cool. lame! but jerry is still cool