Matateius

House With No Door, a song by Van der Graaf Generator, featured on their second album: "H to He, Who Am the Only One"

I agree! House With No Door presents itself as a romantic gothic ballad. Peter Hammill's vocal timbre is inimitable, reassuring yet tormented. The lyrics are a genuine melancholy and existentialist poem, figurative and pessimistic overall. The notes of the bass are rich, but the song feels cold, as if Hammill had recorded the track alone, in the darkness of an empty recording studio. The flute arrangement also prompts me to evoke (but don’t ask me why) two ballet dancers pirouetting in a dilapidated living room, stripped of light. In truth, the text speaks of a man steeped in existential pessimism and deeply fearful of the future to come. The bright, disruptive, and absolutely sudden roar of the trumpets that follows gives me the impression of being the definitive confirmation of a dreary day heading towards decline. In my opinion, Hammill gives his best from the 4:39 mark, when he sharpens his voice to transform the chorus into a scream steeped in despair.

Song:
Van der Graaf Generator "House With No Door"