the_open_door

Story Behind The Song

Michelle Adams is a writer of books and articles. Michael Saltar owns an ad agency, and is a concert pianist. While working together in advertising, the idea of joining talents to write a song came up, with the theme of aiming high to reach one's dreams, and never giving up. Though Michael writes for full orchestra, he has ironically never written a pop melody (as his father--lead trombonist during the big band era for Tony Bennett, Liberace, Lucille Ball, Judy Garland, Frankie Avalon, Milton Berle--urged him to do). Michelle, on the other hand, has published a plethora of poetry, but never set anything to music. This is definitely a first for both.

Song Description

Yearning, shooting for the stars, and walking through an open door of opportunity. Sheer amazement, exultation over the situation.

Song Length 3:31 Genre Pop - Religious, Folk - Religious
Tempo Medium (111 - 130) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Cheerful, Exultant Subject Dreams, Luck/Coincidence
Language English Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

(Verse 1)
 
I laid in bed at night and wondered why
The dream inside my heart would not die.
It kept on growing, growing.
 
 
But every door was closed in front of me,
Still I wanted to believe
So I kept on going, going ...
 
(Transition)
I wanted desperately to leave my past behind.
But I was scared of what I'd find....
 
Chorus:
I dreamed this dream
So long ago.
I had to try. I had to know.
They laughed at me; How could they see?
The dream inside kept driving me.
And now I know,
The dream is real,
I'm walking through that open door.
I can't believe my time has come...
It was worth fighting for.
 
 
(Verse 2)
 
So many times I gave up on myself.
Put my dreams upon the shelf,
Secret dreams dying, dying.
But you gave my dreams a place to live.
You gave them wings I couldn't give.
Suddenly I'm flying, flying ...
 
(Bridge)
The dream was trapped inside; you set it free: 
You unlocked the mystery of me

(Return to Chorus.) 

Lyrics Michelle Medlock Adams and Michael Saltar Music Michael Saltar
Performance David Gentiles
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