"Behind the Crimson Door" is the sixth track on Dark Light. The song was performed through out the 2005 and 2006 tours in support of the album. Ville once said the song was about anal sex, but then retracted his statement stating that it was merely a joke. He then mentioned in concert on November 9th, 2005 that the song was inspired by the latest Hellraiser film Hellraiser: Deader (also known as Hellraiser VII: Deader).
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| Writers | Ville Valo | |
| Also Known As | Kajagoogoo | |
| First Known Performance | October 5th, 2005 | |
| Last Known Performance | December 31st, 2006 | |
| Total Times Played Live | - | |
Song History
"Behind the Crimson Door" was written by Ville while he was on top of a hill in Los Angeles, [1] one day. The lyrics were penned in five minutes and were inspired by the film Hellraiser: Deader after Ville had seen it including the ending where it's shown a crimson door. The band used to call it Kajagoogoo due to it having a cheesy beginning similar to the song "Too Shy", by British band Kajagoogoo.
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""That's a goth track. I wrote the lyrics in five minutes sitting on a hill in LA having a moment of inspiration. We called it 'Kajagoogoo' when we first started playing it, because it's a got a slightly cheesy beginning, but when the guitars kick in it's super-heavy. It acknowledges how wide our influences are."" |
Lyrics
Behind the Crimson Door
Covered the carcass of time with flowers
To send the scent of blame to the grave
Set the darkest thoughts on fire
And watched the ashes climb to Heaven's gates
We hide behind the crimson door
While the Summer is killed by the Fall
Alive behind the crimson door
While the winter sings:
"Your love will be the death of me" (Death of me)
"Your love will be the death of me"
Death served wine for lovers
Brought from the world where devils reign
And intoxicated angels with sorrow
They witnessed in the eyes of their slaves
We hide behind the crimson door
While the Summer is killed by the Fall
Alive behind the crimson door
While the winter sings:
"Your love will be the death of me" (Death of me)
"Your love will be the death of me"
We hide behind the crimson door
While the Summer is killed by the Fall
Alive behind the crimson door
While the winter sings:
"Your love will be the death of me" (Death of me)
"Your love will be the death of me"
We hide behind the crimson door
While the Summer is killed by the Fall
Alive behind the crimson door
While the winter sings:
"Your love will be the death of me" (Death of me)
"Your love will be the death of me"
We hide behind the crimson door
We hide behind the crimson door
We hide behind the crimson door
We hide behind the crimson door
Versions
Behind the Crimson Door
This version features a keyboard lead in before the instruments come in full. During the bridge you can hear Ville speaking in Finnish dually in the audio channels. He is reading a poem called "Kadotettu" by Timo K. Mukka. In English it is translated to "The Lost One". The left channel when spoken is the first stanza of the poem, and the right channel is the second half.
Appearances
Albums
- Dark Light (2005)
- Dark Light Exclusive Heartagram Internet Edition (2005)
- Dark Light Gatefold Vinyl (2005)
- Dark Light Japanese Release (2005)
- Dark Light Special Digibook Edition (2005)
Performance Dates
Notes & Trivia
- Between 2:44 to 2:58 you can hear Ville in Finnish reciting the poem "Kadotettu", by Timo K. Mukka.