Why do they shut me out of heaven?

Why do they shut me out of heaven?

From: 12 Poems of Emily Dickinson
By: Copland
Voice Type(s): Mezzo,Soprano

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Why do they shut me out of Heaven?
Did I sing too loud?
But I can sing a little ?minor,?
Timid as a bird.
Wouldn?t the angels try me just once more
Just see if I troubled them
But don?t shut the door, don?t shut the door!
Oh, if I were the gentlemen in the white robes
And they were the little hand that knocked,
Could I forbid, could I forbid, could I forbid?
Why do they shut me out of Heaven?
Did I sing too loud?