The Trapdoor Lyrics - Ed Harcourt

On a summer night I took a walk 

Out in the fields where the grass snakes hide 

Six years old, tall as a chair 

Found the trapdoor hidden from sight 

Fell into the blackness, seemed like hours 

I hit the ground on a sea of skulls 

There was no treasure, just stolen souls 

Taken years ago down this endless hole 

Man must kill to live or quench his thirst 

Let's go back to the source where it first came from 

Looked death in the eyes, falling stalactites 

Then burnt by a light as angels flew by 

Who pulled me back up to the moonlit sky 

Covered in dust, it was hard not to cry 

Man must kill to live or quench his thirst 

Let's go back to the source where it first came from 

Falling through trapdoors wherever I go 

Kicking and screaming 'cause nobody knows 

There's always a trapdoor wherever you step 

Keep your eyes open, you deserve what you get 

Keep your eyes open, you deserve what you get 

Keep your eyes open, you deserve what you get