

{subtle vinyl static, solitary grand piano arpeggios,
atmospheric space} (hmmmm)
A damp stone staircase
leading down
Where forgotten paper fades to brown
You whispered a phrase I couldn't ignore
The sweetest cadence, the cellar door
{soft
bowed cello joins} Cellar door,
oh cellar door
The prettiest words on a wooden floor
A phantasm of sound in a quiet room
Fading away
in the twilight gloom {gently swelling strings,
soft felt-hammered piano} We seek the beauty in the dark
A fleeting memory, a fading spark
Linguists search for the perfect sound
In the quiet shadows underground
{subtle brush snare groove starts} Cellar door,
oh cellar door
The prettiest words on a wooden floor
A phantasm of sound in a quiet room
Fading away
in the twilight gloom
{dramatic cello and violin crescendo}
Cellar
door
(ahhhh) Just the cellar door {piano chords slowly decay into
silence, tape hiss}