5 & ½ Minute Hallway
| Title | 5 & ½ Minute Hallway |
|---|---|
| Artist | Poe |
| Album | Haunted |
| Release Date | 2000 |
| Description | This is one of the more direct references to the novel House of Leaves on the disc. The five-and-a-half-minute hallway this song references refers to a video made within the titular house by one of the main characters, Will Navidson, recording its bizarre spatial impossibilities. Towards the end of the book, in turn, Johnny Truant hears a band playing this song. |
| Lyrics | [Verse 1] I live at the end Of a 5 & 1/2 minute hallway But as far as I can see You are still miles from me in your doorway And oh, by the way when the landlord came today He measured everything I knew he'd get it wrong, but I just played along 'Cause I was hoping that would fix it all [Chorus] But there's only so far I can go When you're living in a hallway that keeps growing I think to myself Five more minutes, and I'll be there [Verse 2] Inside your door, but there's more to this story Than I've been letting on There are words made of letters Unwritten, and yes, I forgive you for leading me on You can think of it like this when you can't resist I'm in your hallway standing on a cliff And just when I think I find the trick I'm tumbling like an echo [Chorus 2] 'Cause there's only so far I can go (You've gotta believe me, baby) When you're living in a hallway that keeps growing (You've gotta believe me, baby) I think to myself (To myself) Thirty seconds and I'll be there (I'll be there) [Bridge] (I'll be there) I'll be there (I'll be there, I'll be there, I'll be there) [Outro] You never listen to me We cannot really experiment with love As freely as we think It is really a much more complicated topicYou might also like |