Mike has recently embraced the service "Community", making it available for him and fans to send SMS-messages back and forth privately. Earlier in the day Mike went live on Instagram and showed him finishing up a demo called "Open Door", which he has now released on Community! But, Mike gave the OK for the song to be posted online for the international fans, so here you go: You can also download the song from this link. If you want to interact with Mike on Community you can do so by sending a SMS to 310-935-0302 (only for USA) and if you want to watch the recorded stream of Mike working on the song you can do so here (credit to LinkinPark:br) March 19 Update: Mike Shinoda releases stems for Open Door along with a jam he did on Instagram Live yesterday. Download them below. OPEN DOOR STEMS AND WAV + MP3 DEMO DOWNLOAD What do you think of the song? Come and discuss in our forums!
I love this demo. Official lyrics: yeah they tell you that you should quit trying you are too small that you are too young they tell you the chance is too slim the world is too big but you say how come I’m ready to light a new fire raise a new flag to cross a new sea / and If I’m ever the one in your way then put your head down and run right through me so why keep settling for so much less don’t take what’s given just demand what’s next we're looking for an open door something we didn’t see before some way to get out of here a plot twist that we didn’t see coming we're looking for an open door something we didn’t see before and when we get out of here we'll take off and never stop running no no we’ll never stop running no no we’ll never stop running When we get that open door no no we’ll never stop running it’s something like a shadow in the valley colossal open up your eyes young one and be watchful behind closed doors trying to write a new gospel they are not God they’re not even apostles I come with the dumb drum banging you breathless enemies freeze left bent and defenseless straight for the chest of anybody against us the more they resist it the more that they tempt us so why keep settling for so much less don’t take what’s given just demand what’s next we're looking for an open door something we didn’t see before some way to get out of here a plot twist that we didn’t see coming we're looking for an open door something we didn’t see before and when we get out of here we'll take off and never stop running no no we’ll never stop running no no we’ll never stop running when we get that open door no no we’ll never stop running
Holy shit, that stuff is catchy af. Cant wait for the finished product (and the things it lead us to)
Am I the only one not loving this? The chorus is catchy and all, but this feels pretty run-of-the-mill stuff from Mike. Glad to get new music either way, though
It's a demo so I'm more than fine with it I think it sounds more like: Plot twist that we didn't see comin
Uh, that was pretty good for being just a demo! It's catchy as hell and that beat is super cool. Let's see what the future holds
His production has improved so much the last few years. The beats and instrumentals are more crisp and mixed better than a lot of the Fort Miner stuff. This doesn't sound like a demo at all.
Its pretty good. Second verse is a highlight but I'm not sure I can see this being anything more than "another Mike Shinoda" joint.
Verses are decent. Not a fan of the chorus that much. Overall, kind of generic. It is a demo though so it’s probably a work in progress
I don‘t know, Mike seems to ‚play it safe‘ with these last few songs. I really miss his experimental side like ATS, that stuff was way more exciting.
My favourite part of the song is the pre-chorus part where he sings "so why keep settling for so much less"