{"id":52653,"date":"2026-04-22T12:14:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T12:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=52653"},"modified":"2026-04-22T12:14:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T12:14:59","slug":"trapdoor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/04\/22\/trapdoor\/","title":{"rendered":"Trapdoor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Intro \u2013 Low Drone, Sub Bass, Slow Metallic Percussion]<br \/>\nDust in the light, no sound to hold<br \/>\nAir feels heavy, thin and cold<br \/>\nEvery step just echoes back<br \/>\nAlong the same invisible track<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nWalls don\u2019t move but they close in<br \/>\nLike they know where I\u2019ve been<br \/>\nEvery room feels twice its size<br \/>\nBut there\u2019s nowhere to hide inside<\/p>\n<p>Faces fade into the floor<br \/>\nLike I\u2019ve seen them all before<br \/>\nTime keeps slipping out of reach<br \/>\nLeaving nothing left to teach<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nI keep searching through the seams<br \/>\nOf these repeating dreams<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nIs there a trapdoor<br \/>\nIn this floor<br \/>\n(&#8217;cause I can&#8217;t stand any more)<\/p>\n<p>Is there a trapdoor<br \/>\nAnywhere &#8217;round here<br \/>\n(So that I can disappear)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2 \u2013 Rhythm Enters, Tension Builds]<br \/>\nFootsteps follow, though I\u2019m still<br \/>\nStanding perfectly still<br \/>\nLike the room is breathing slow<br \/>\nAnd I\u2019m the only one that knows<\/p>\n<p>Every corner looks the same<br \/>\nEvery exit calls my name<br \/>\nBut when I reach, it\u2019s just the wall<br \/>\nClosing in and that is all<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nIf escape is just a thought<br \/>\nWhy does it feel like I forgot<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nIs there a trapdoor<br \/>\nBeneath me here<br \/>\n(&#8217;cause I can\u2019t think clear)<\/p>\n<p>Is there a trapdoor<br \/>\nSome hidden seam<br \/>\n(Inside this dream)<\/p>\n<p>Is there a trapdoor<br \/>\nAnywhere &#8217;round here<br \/>\n(So that I can disappear)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge \u2013 Sparse Piano + Echoing Vocals]<br \/>\nMaybe it\u2019s not in the floor<br \/>\nMaybe it\u2019s something more<br \/>\nA fracture in the way I see<br \/>\nA break in continuity<\/p>\n<p>Maybe I don\u2019t need to fall<br \/>\nMaybe I just need to call<br \/>\nTo something underneath the skin<br \/>\nTo let the outside in<\/p>\n<p>[Build \u2013 Percussion Intensifies, Synth Rising]<br \/>\nEvery surface starts to bend<br \/>\nEvery loop begins to end<br \/>\nSomething shifting out of view<br \/>\nLike the room is splitting through<\/p>\n<p>[Final Chorus \u2013 Full Band, Heavy Atmosphere]<br \/>\nIs there a trapdoor<br \/>\nIn this floor<br \/>\n(&#8217;cause I can\u2019t stand any more)<\/p>\n<p>Is there a trapdoor<br \/>\nRight beneath me here<br \/>\n(To erase the fear)<\/p>\n<p>Is there a trapdoor<br \/>\nAnywhere &#8217;round here<br \/>\n(So that I can disappear)<\/p>\n<p>Is there a trapdoor<br \/>\nOr is it me<br \/>\n(That sets me free)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro \u2013 Sound Diminishes, Ambient Fade]<br \/>\nNo door\u2026<br \/>\nNo floor\u2026<br \/>\nJust the thought of something more\u2026<\/p>\n<p>[Silence]<\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Exit-Strategy\/\">Exit Strategy<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Intro \u2013 Low Drone, Sub Bass, Slow Metallic Percussion] Dust in the light, no sound to hold Air feels heavy, thin and cold Every step just echoes back Along the same invisible track [Verse 1] Walls don\u2019t move but they close in Like they know where I\u2019ve been Every room feels twice its size But 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