Revolving Doors Lyrics
Revolving doors, what have I done?
Someone on the TV, a tepid loss
Revolving doors, what will I become?
A redneck song
[Chorus 1]
Paid up for a seven
But he only got an eight now, now
I feel that I'm paused by all the pills
I see no wrong in here
[Verse 2]
On a foggy day
(Revolving doors in London to a foggy day in Boston)
(Revolving doors in London to a foggy day in Boston)
I sit in a diner
And the Beatles play
(Revolving doors in London to a foggy day in Boston)
(Revolving doors in London to a foggy day in Boston)
[Chorus 2]
I'm paid up for a seven
But I only got S.O. eight, oh, now
(Revolving doors in London to a foggy day in Boston)
I feel that I'm paused by all the pills
(Revolving doors in London to a foggy day in Boston)
I seem to run out here
(Revolving doors in London to a foggy day in Boston)
(Revolving doors in London to a foggy day in Boston)
(Revolving doors in London to a foggy day in Boston)
Revolving doors
(Revolving doors in London to a foggy day in Boston)
It's stormy on the Eastern Seaboard
(Revolving doors in London to a foggy day in Boston)
He got silver up his nose
(Revolving doors in London to a foggy day in Boston)
[Chorus 3]
He paid up for three
But got only two
[Outro]
(Revolving doors in London to a foggy day in Boston)
(Revolving doors in London to a foggy day in Boston)
Then he said
(Revolving doors in London to a foggy day in Boston)
(Revolving doors in London to a foggy day in Boston)
Seems I was born for this
(Revolving doors in London to a foggy day in Boston)
(Revolving doors in London to a foggy day in Boston)
Seems I was born to this
(Revolving doors in London to a foggy day in Boston)
Revolving doors
(Revolving doors in London to a foggy day in Boston)
Revolving doors
(Revolving doors in London to a foggy day in Boston)
(Revolving doors in London to a foggy day in Boston)
(Revolving doors in London to a foggy day in Boston)
(Revolving doors in London to a foggy day in Boston)
About
“Revolving Doors” was written by Damon Albarn in a hotel in Massachusetts after seeing revolving doors, which reminded him how far he was away from home and how out of place he was. The song is about how the music industry is constantly changing, usually for the worse, and all the stress and depression caused by it or fueled by it. Furthermore, Albarn hears the Beatles playing as well, which makes him think about London, his home, filling him with homesickness.
The track was released as a double A-Side single along with “Amarillo”, and continues to be the most successful track from the album.
The track was played live for the first time on July 12th 2017 during the Humanz Tour in Boston, Massachusetts, (where the track was originally recorded), nearly seven years after it’s initial release. The performance also marked the first time any song from The Fall was played live.
Q&A
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I wrote the song after I saw a set of revolving doors in a hotel. It reminded me of how far from home I was and how much I was out of place.
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