• Hot on the coattails of the impending end of his last project, Moda collected a series of 8 tracks that he’d been working on over the past decade and morphed it into The Open Door to the Sun. The 8 track mini-Lp finds him continuing to deliver on the promise of true stories, interwoven with brazen tongue-in-cheek declarations of irresponsibility, brutal honesty, and unpredictability. Tracks like “Your Back Door” and “Parting Rites” provide an intimate view into the songwriter’s inner workings, rich with notions of longing and acceptance, with a good dose of spring reverb. “Six to Five” is a “return to form” of sorts, harkening back to the heavier rocking sounds fans of Moda are used to hearing at his live shows. The first single, “Rita (The Merry-Go-Round),” is a dreamy glam bop jam that takes the listener on a carnival ride through the glimmering mist of adoration for the fashionista in question and a pair of sparkling shoes.

  • Lex Moda - Vocals / Guitar / Bass / Keyboards / Drums

    Recorded by Lex at Moda Co. Recording the week of April 23, 2017

    Mixed & Mastered at Moda Co. Recording in Parma, OH

    Dedicated to: The Commodore 64

    © ℗ 2017 Moda Co. Music

    FVR0001 Fashion Valley Records

    All Rights Reserved

  • Well I made up my mind

    I’m takin this time

    I’m going where the north wind blows

    I left you a note

    Over there by the phone

    Don’t miss me much

    I know you won’t even realize it now

    But I’ve told you before

    As I walked out your front door

    With vacant eyes and a heavy heart

    I hope I make a new start

    Without my missing partner

    A good friend to guide me home

    I know it’s been a while but

    I’d walk a thousand miles

    For You to see

    Just how much you mean to me

    The color of your eyes

    They seem to mesmerize me

    When I’m alone I still think that you are near

    And I just had to tell you

    Always thinking of you

    Can’t get you off of my mind

    You won’t know what you got ‘till it’s gone

    And I’m wondering why

    Weather’s changing outside

    But I’m feeling just fine

    A cool breeze of time won’t put me out

    There’s a fire inside

    And it’s burning my mind

    See you round the bend

    A golden sunrise awaits at dawn

    As I’ve told you before as I

    Walked out your front door

    We said goodbye a thousand times

    I hope I make a new start

    Without my missing partner

    Good friend to guide me home

    I know it’s been a while

    But I’d walk a thousand miles

    For you to see

    Just how much you mean to me

    The color of your eyes

    They seem to mesmerize me

    When I’m alone I still think that you are near

    And I just had to tell you

    Always thinking of you

    Can’t get you off of my mind

    You won’t know what you got till it’s gone

    And I’m wondering

    Said I’m wondering

    Wondering Why

  • After all is said and done

    Will you still be my only one

    Through the end

    My only friend

    The river’s red with the wine from your head

    It’s only a matter of breath

    My life is over

    My four leaf clover

    Has wilted away

    When it’s time for you to go

    And lay your body down

    The river’s end is worlds apart

    That’s where we start

    I thought you should know

    Where our love will grow

    Under a tree

    Where we used to be

    Yeah

    I thought you should know

    Where we used to be

  • Honey you’ll always be

    Everything to me

    Ever if I should fall

    You’ll be the one to call

    Always you’re by my side

    Braving the great divide

    Slowly to fall asleep

    Ever for you and me

    Just the wind in your hair

    Your dreams will always be there

    Rescue me from the sea

    Ever for you and me

    You’ll always be

    Just hold tight and you’ll see

    Ever for you and me

    Everything will be alrigh

  • This is for you Rita

    Your Golden Eye and your horse head boots baby

    I’m talkin’ bout you Rita

    And it goes a little something like this

    Smiling on you Rita

    For telling me to keep up with the cools baby

    Singing to you Rita

    Lemme take it over now

    Oh the Rita don’t know

    Which way to go on the Merry-Go-Round

    Now Rita Said

    Oh the Rita don’t know I mean it

    Oh and Rita don’t know

    Uhuh

    Vini Vidi Rita

    Esquerita’d be so proud of you baby

    Reelin’ Rockin Rita

    Talkin’ bout you

    Oh the Rita don’t know

    Which way to go on the Merry-Go-Round

    My Rita Said

    Oh the Rita don’t know I mean it

    Oh and Rita don’t know

    Oh the Rita don’t know

    Which way to go on the Merry-Go-Round

    Now Rita Said

    Oh the Rita don’t know I mean it

    Oh and Rita come home

    Uh Ow

    Yee

    This is for you Rita

    Lady in Question of the silver screen sunset

    This is for you Rita

    And your sparkle shoes

    Oh the Rita don’t know

    Which way to go on the Merry-Go-Round

    Now Rita said

    Oh the Rita don’t know I mean it

    Oh and Rita don’t know

    Pick up the phone

    And you give me a call

    I forgot to take a picture

    I really couldn’t tell

    The phone won’t stop

    Oh and Rita don’t know

    Uh ow

    Uh ow

    Uh ow

  • When I met you

    I didn’t know I’d be dying to forget you

    And the love that we shared

    Wasn’t meant to be after all

    You and Me

    We used to be

    Like the songbirds you’d see in a Christmas dream

    But girl we grew apart

    I should’ve known from the start

    That breaking hearts was all I could do

    So I’m telling you little girl

    That it’s all over now

    Cause the love that we shared

    Isn’t something left to cry about

    Cause I give it my all

    And I gave what I had

    I’m sorry if this leaves you feeling

    Nothing but sad

    Said I lied to you babe

    I cried to you babe

    As this candle’s growing dimmer

    and the twilight’s fading slimmer

    One more line before you go

    One last time to tell me no

    Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye

    Goodbye

    Rest your head

    Up on the pillow of dreams

    Thinking of another day

    That your mind left and faded itself away

    But you know how it goes

    Every time it always did, you know

    But you know it’s not for you

    I said it’s not for you

  • There ain’t no lyrics here, bby! It’s instrumental ;)

  • Woo

    The end of the Mad times

    I’m closing the Door

    This time it’s for certain

    The same as before

    The Dream of the Archer

    The arrow of time

    I’m Free everlasting

    The battle is mine

    In the time of the banty

    When the ram is the rising sun

    Understand there will be a light

    And I’m not just the only one

    Soon the seeker

    Will find the key to

    An endless bounty

    Of gold and silver

    The Copper Kings of

    The highest mountain

    Will be forgiven

    And it’s all over now

    You see I’ve got the power

    To change the ending

    To open the gates

    Of the Crimson Sunrise

    To end the reign of

    The SeaSod Bohos


    To sow the seeds

    Of the Order of Night

    I’ve been waiting for this moment

    All of my life yeah

    The end of the Mad times

    I’m closing the Door

    This time it’s for certain

    The same as before

    The Dream of the Archer

    The arrow of time

    I’m Free everlasting

    The battle is mine

    In the time of the banty

    When the ram is the rising sun

    Understand there will be a light

    And I’m not just the only one

    In the dead of night you will see

    The Eye in the sky

    Full of fire and hellish delight

    And the Lords of the Kingdom of Time

    Will conspire to lie underneath the echoes of night

    Is the tale of a young one bestowed with the

    Might of the light and a heart made of stone

    Who can know the way to go

    When the light fades to night

    And all that is right fades away into time?

    When the sands in the glass cease to fall

    You just look for the light

    Yeah

    The end of the Mad times

    I’m closing the Door

    This time it’s for certain

    The same as before

    The Dream of the Archer

    The arrow of time

    I’m Free everlasting

    I’m Free

    Free everlasting

    I’m Free

    Free

  • I’ll see you in springtime

    Hello for the last line again

    Same old

    Parting Rites as we grow

    There’s no

    Reason to doubt you

    I wouldn’t have called otherwise

    Farewell

    I’m painting the sky tonight

    If you want to know just where we stand

    Then look around

    And you’ll see

    Goodbye

    We’ve said it before but

    I opened the door just for you

    See you

    On the other side

    If you want to know just where we stand

    Then look around

    And you’ll see

    You just look around

    And you’ll see