Noah Kahan - Doors Lyrics

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I grew up pretending sticks were little guns

I would point 'em at my dad, and he'd get mad

'Cause God forbid I'd hurt someone

I'd hurt anyone I could

Anyone who got too close, and anyone who wouldn't look

I was born into a one hundred-year storm

Foot of ice across Vermont

And in that dark, and in that frost, a heart was formed

Malcontented and unwarm

You were unsuspecting, not unwarned

That I'm the trouble ahead

That I scream in my sleep

You're putting money on red, I'm a sure bet at a losing streak

I keep showing you doors, but you can't open them up

'Cause it gets harder to see me the closer you try to look

I just live here, babe, but you're the one who decided to knock

And you knocked

Have you ever stared directly at the sun?

Have you ever shared some closeness, so exposed

To have it spit back by someone?

So, forgive me if I jump

At the rattle of your keys

"Oh, are you leaving?," "No, babe, I'm just waking up"

And now what?

I'm left staring at the ceiling, listing reasons you should pack all your shit up

Yeah, I'm the trouble ahead

And I scream in my sleep

You're putting money on red, I'm a sure bet at a losing streak

I keep showing you doors, but you can't open them up

'Cause it gets harder to see me the closer you try to look

I just live here, babe, but you're the one who decided to knock

You knocked

I'll be gone so long before the anger comes

I'll be only what you've known of me 'til now

Oh, how I hope you're moving on

'Cause I'm the trouble ahead

And I scream in my sleep

You're putting money on red, I'm a sure bet at a losing streak

I keep showing you doors, but you can't open them up

'Cause it gets harder to see me the closer you try to look

I just live here, babe, but you're the one

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I grew up pretending sticks were little guns

I would point 'em at my dad, and he'd get mad

'Cause God forbid I'd hurt someone

I'd hurt anyone I could

Anyone who got too close, and anyone who wouldn't look

I was born into a one hundred-year storm

Foot of ice across Vermont

And in that dark, and in that frost, a heart was formed

Malcontented and unwarm

You were unsuspecting, not unwarned

That I'm the trouble ahead

That I scream in my sleep

You're putting money on red, I'm a sure bet at a losing streak

I keep showing you doors, but you can't open them up

'Cause it gets harder to see me the closer you try to look

I just live here, babe, but you're the one who decided to knock

And you knocked

Have you ever stared directly at the sun?

Have you ever shared some closeness, so exposed

To have it spit back by someone?

So, forgive me if I jump

At the rattle of your keys

"Oh, are you leaving?," "No, babe, I'm just waking up"

And now what?

I'm left staring at the ceiling, listing reasons you should pack all your shit up

Yeah, I'm the trouble ahead

And I scream in my sleep

You're putting money on red, I'm a sure bet at a losing streak

I keep showing you doors, but you can't open them up

'Cause it gets harder to see me the closer you try to look

I just live here, babe, but you're the one who decided to knock

You knocked

I'll be gone so long before the anger comes

I'll be only what you've known of me 'til now

Oh, how I hope you're moving on

'Cause I'm the trouble ahead

And I scream in my sleep

You're putting money on red, I'm a sure bet at a losing streak

I keep showing you doors, but you can't open them up

'Cause it gets harder to see me the closer you try to look

I just live here, babe, but you're the one

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"Doors" is a song by American singer-songwriter Noah Kahan, released on April 24, 2026 from his fourth studio album The Great Divide. He wrote the song with Sam Westhoff and produced it with Gabe Simon.

Noah Kahan began teasing the song in October 2024 and performed it at a number of concerts prior to its release, debuting it live at the Out of the Blue Festival Pool Party in Cancún, Mexico in January 2025.

The song contains electric guitar. It opens with Noah Kahan recalling how as a child he would pretend sticks were guns and point them at his father, before suggesting he has an inherent tendency to "hurt anyone I could", particularly those who become emotionally intimate with him. He likens his personality to the weather of his native state, Vermont ("Malcontented and unwarm"). During the chorus, Kahan explores his insecurities and the paradox of desiring to be understood while also actively trying to prevent it; he metaphorically describes showing his partner doors but not allowing her to open them. Kahan suggests that nervousness about the relationship stems from facing rejection in the past and details his fear of her leaving him, such as jumping at the sound of rattling keys. He notes she has many reasons to do so, but that he really loves her and hopes to work out his trust issues.

The song received generally positive reviews. Lyndsey Havens of Billboard ranked it as the seventh best song from The Great Divide. Nicole Fell of The Hollywood Reporter described the song as "cinematic and subtle", adding "Kahan's explosive vocals come alive on the second verse."

Reviewing the album for Rolling Stone, Jon Dolan wrote "'Doors' sets the ambitious tone early on with a wide-open Americana-rock heft that could win a shoulder-smack of approval from Tom Petty or Bruce Springsteen."

Pitchfork's Hannah Jocelyn was critical of the song, describing it as "a little too Wilder Mind for comfort".
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Performed by: Noah Kahan
From Album: The Great Divide
Genre(s): Alternative, Alternative Rock, Folk, Americana
Language: English
Length: 3:51
Written by: Noah Kahan
Released: April 24th, 2026
Year: 2026

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