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Three years after the release of her debut album ‘Love Madness’, nomadic singer-songwriter Marie
Conniffe goes back to the very beginning with soaring ballad ‘The Door’.
The track is a wistful, beautiful ode in the vein of Irish Trad/Folk best heard in dimly lit rooms bristling
with intimate conversation, with Conniffe’s lingering vocal harmonies hearkening to O’Connor and
O’Riordan.
Though it follows a full length- album, ‘The Door’ is in fact the first real track Conniffe had ever
penned. Having spent her formative musical years performing the songs of her heroes, it was in 2005
that something of her own struck. She had an encounter at the Woodstock Open Mic in Itaewon in
Seoul, South Korea on a cold Sunday night, and when she arrived home, ‘The Door’ poured out of
her.
Over its long life, the demos of the song were recorded in many iterations, but none hit home for
Conniffe. In the Autumn of 2019 she took it to Beardfire Studios in Dublin to flesh it out in its final
form, travelling then to Bristol to have her ‘Seoul-mate’ Rebecca Cant add some friendly and heartfelt
touches, recording flute for the track.
The video shot by Luke McDermott captures the essence of Conniffe’s personal and musical
trajectory to date. Filmed in Dublin on a crisp March morning between Sandymount Beach and Kimchi
Hophouse – a Korean bar and restaurant on Parnell St. – the visuals entwine the artist's connection to
her places of travel, her home, her craft, and herself.
Finally feeling like ‘The Door’ has been done justice, Conniffe sets the song free sixteen years after its
birth, Friday 9th July 2021.
lyrics
I want to wind a net to catch me when I fall
I want a flag to fly to tell me when you call
I want an olive branch delivered to the ark
I want to fall upon your body in the dark
I wear a mask that looks at you with tears
And wants to know the loving that it fears
But I'm scared of getting lost and breaking down
And dreaming how to find the nearest town
Well, I'm more or less than what you saw of me
I'm letting loose, I'm shipping out to sea
Well, baby, don't you want to sail with me?
Let's go and be the people we could be
Let's go and be the people we could be
Cos I don't want to hang around
Until you've seen through me
So, I'm hiding here till I am found
But I'm waiting on my knees
I'm waiting on my knees
Well, I've never travelled down this road before
This love is one that I have never wore
Don't leave me still and happy on the floor
Don't you leave me still and happy on the floor
Grab my arm, oh, won't you grab my arm
And pull me through the door
Don't leave me still and happy on the floor
Don't leave me still and happy on the floor
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
Oh baby, grab my arm, oh
Won't you grab my arm yeah
Oh baby and pull me through the door
The door
The door
credits
released July 9, 2021
Music and Lyrics - Marie Conniffe
Ah, she's just brilliant - lovely voice, beautiful lyrics and a really nice style of playing. A little melancholy at times, but really relaxing too. And she's one of my favourite people in the world! Marie Conniffe
A really interesting artist and songwriter, Bridget Martin has a unique voice and performs here with a fantastic bunch of musicians, who possibly have the best band-name ever! Marie Conniffe