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“Dog at the Door” is the fourth track off of Aesop Rock’s eighth studio album, Spirit World Field Guide.
The verse is a peek inside Aesop’s paranoia-consumed mind as his dog barks at what appears to be nothing.
It’s absurdly relatable.
[Verse]
Huh? Who's there?
Dog at the front door barking at the air
Wind all "woosh" in the trees
Then, "chk-chk-chk-chk," feet on leaves
Uh, it's probably a cat
Might be a guy with an axe
Might be a trap, shit, it's probably a trap
Might be a possum in the trash
It's probably a trap
"Ayy, keep it moving," God, I sound stupid
Good chance I'm not even talking to a human
Then again it's probably a trap, somebody had to set it
Depending on the type, maybe several
Yeah, that's it, it's probably several, several come together
To make what would've taken one forever
I'm thinking it's a pretty damn sophisticated trap
Utilizing some technology I didn't know we had
Hmm, maybe I am entirely tripping
It might've been the neighbor's kid, but I have my suspicions
I wish it were as simple as a critter, but it isn't
I feel that it's important we consider all dimensions
Like, oh, I don't know, maybe it's a trap
I step onto the lawn, y'all jump out with the bag
I wake up in some alley on a wholly other plane
Can't remember who I am or how to get back to the base
I realize you people think that I am off the deep end
I'll say that it's a lovely night regardless of the BS
It is, a perfect snow is freckling the path
It's almost like the atmosphere is begging for a trap
The mutt goes quiet, one last sniff, lopes inside
Fine, it might've been a baby squirrel who tumbled from the nest
It's probably just you motherfuckers missed
Dog at the Door was written by Aesop Rock.
Dog at the Door was produced by Aesop Rock.
Aesop Rock released Dog at the Door on Fri Nov 13 2020.
Aesop said the following in an interview with Flood Magazine.
This is about when your dog is barking at something in the yard on a cold night, and you go out on the porch all paranoid trying to see what’s out there. It’s probably a squirrel, but it could also be a government agent or a ghost with s...