| The Doors – The Crystal Ship Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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Perfection... This hauntingly beautiful song is a bittersweet farewell to his previous self as he enters a new phase of life... success, fame, etc. Although he knows he will miss the how things were in the past, he remains in the present and looks forward to the limitless possibilities of the future; comforted in knowing that he has access to his memories if he ever wants to revisit them. He consciously decides to allow for a smooth transition so he can enjoy the ride - the "crystal ship" (magical journey through life) |
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| The Doors – The Crystal Ship Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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I always thought it was a goodbye song to his self before fame. Is that what you mean? Or do you mean leaving old consciousness behind in a broader sense? |
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| The Doors – The Soft Parade Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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“The Soft Parade" When I was back there in seminary school There was a person there Who put forth the proposition That you can petition the Lord with prayer (there is a theory that you can be saved by prayer) Petition the lord with prayer Petition the lord with prayer You cannot petition the lord with prayer! (it is not true) Can you give me sanctuary I must find a place to hide A place for me to hide (plea to God – hide me) Can you find me soft asylum I can't make it anymore The Man is at the door (another plea for sanctuary. About to cross over to the other side) Peppermint, miniskirts, chocolate candy Champion sax and a girl named Sandy (Chaotic state of our vapid society) There's only four ways to get unraveled (ways to unravel are…) One is to sleep and the other is travel, da da (doing nothing or doing too much) One is a bandit up in the hills (dishonesty) One is to love your neighbor 'till His wife gets home (dishonesty, again) Catacombs (death) Nursery bones (the beginning of death) Winter women (cold women) Growing stones (raising cold/lifeless children) Carrying babies (sending them into) To the river (water is life, river is journey – another way to say “soft parade” –a way to describe life) [Above section insinuates that people are living their lives to the fullest. Rocks will sink in the river, not flow with it as water does] Streets and shoes Avenues Leather riders Selling news (society is drawn to vapid, empty things) The monk bought lunch (monk’s do not have money and beg for food) [TURNING POINT - This line could mean one of two things: 1) hypocrisy in religion or 2) evidence of a selfish society that is too consumed with empty/selfish things to kindly help a brother out. Based on the other lyrics, #2 seems to be what JM was insinuating] Ha ha, he bought a little Yes, he did Woo! This is the best part of the trip This is the trip, the best part I really like What'd he say? Yeah! Yeah, right! Pretty good, huh Huh! Yeah, I'm proud to be a part of this number (Sarcasm – truly he is not proud to be part of an unkind, empty, and selfish society) Successful hills are here to stay (It is what it is and will always be this way (you can’t move the hills)) Everything must be this way (Repeat last line) Gentle streets where people play (it is not so bad anyway) Welcome to the Soft Parade (This is life (soft- not hard, parade- a journey through time)) All our lives we sweat and save (The whole time we work hard) Building for a shallow grave (Just to die in the end) Must be something else we say (We look for higher meaning) Somehow to defend this place (To make sense of it) Everything must be this way (but this is how it is) Everything must be this way, yeah (accept it, this is how it is) The Soft Parade has now begun (Life is moving) Listen to the engines hum (pay attention) People out to have some fun (it is fun) A cobra on my left (men/violence on one side) Leopard on my right, yeah (women/sex on the other side) The deer woman in a silk dress (sexual women) Girls with beads around their necks (sexual women) Kiss the hunter of the green vest (sexual women and violent men come together (green vest - army vest/fighting soldier)) Who has wrestled before (violent men) With lions in the night (violent men) [Above section represents basic human nature] Out of sight! The lights are getting brighter The radio is moaning (getting closer) Calling to the dogs(calling to the people – “save yourselves while you still can!”) There are still a few animals Left out in the yard (the aren’t saving themselves) But it's getting harder (it’s not easy to bring them in) To describe sailors (to lead them to a journey that might be long and challenging, but lucrative in the end) To the underfed (when they are starving for immediate gratification) Tropic corridor Tropic treasure (a foreign treasure is on the other side - the mystery of life after death) What got us this far To this mild equator? (how did we get here already? (mild - not scary, equator -line to cross over (death) We need someone or something new (we need God & we need to change our behavior) Something else to get us through, yeah, c'mon (if we want to get through) Callin' on the dogs (come on people) Callin' on the dogs (come on people) Oh, it's gettin' harder (*he is frustrated, because they won’t come*) Callin' on the dogs (come on people) Callin' in the dogs (asks again in a different way hoping they will understand) Callin' all the dogs (asks in yet another way, but they still don’t understand) Callin' on the gods (finally gives up and calls upon God) You gotta meet me (you can come with me (he says to the ones who understand)) Too late, baby (but it’s too late for the others) Slay a few animals (the vapid people will perish) At the crossroads (instead of moving forward to heaven) Too late (it’s too late for them now) All in the yard (all the people stayed behind) But it's gettin' harder (it’s hard to make them understand) By the crossroads (how to reach heaven) You gotta meet me (but you (whoever understands) can meet me there) Oh, we're goin', we're goin great (we’re happily on our way) At the edge of town (reaching the end of our lives) Tropic corridor (hallway to heaven awaits) Tropic treasure (a new paradise awaits) Havin' a good time (life is fun) Got to come along (all the way to the end) What got us this far (how did we get here so fast?) To this mild equator? (to death (mild - not scary)) Outskirts of the city (we’re almost there) You and I (yes we are) We need someone new (but we need God) Somethin' new (we need to change our behavior) Somethin' else to get us through (to get us through) Better bring your gun (it’s a little scary) Better bring your gun (it’s a little scary) Tropic corridor (because it’s new) Tropic treasure (a new paradise) We're gonna ride and have some fun (enjoy the journey and don’t fear the destination) When all else fails (if you can’t get to paradise/heaven yet) We can whip the horse's eyes (use drugs (or whatever) to get through the nonsense that is life (?)) And make them sleep (be numb) And cry (and enjoy it) [MORAL OF THE STORY – You need more than prayer to be saved. You need to accept God and be a good person in order to get through heaven’s gate.] |
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