Lyric discussion by skymir 

Cover art for Houses of the Holy lyrics by Led Zeppelin

This song is about sex, sex, sex, drugs, rock and roll, drugs and sex once more, all in that order!!! And bass/guitar, damn good guitar!

et me take you to the movies. Can I take you to the show Let me be yours ever truly. Can I make your garden grow SEX

From the houses of the holy, we can watch the white doves go From the door comes Satan's daughter, and it only goes to show. You know. SEX

There's an angel on my shoulder, In my hand a sword of gold Let me wander in your garden. And the seeds of love I'll sow. You know. SEX

So the world is spinning faster. Are you dizzy when you're stoned Let the music be your master. Will you heed the master's call Oh... Satan and man. DRUGS rock and roll

Said there ain't no use in crying. Cause it will only, only drive you mad Does it hurt to hear them lying? Was this the only world you had? Oh-oh DRUGS

So let me take you, take you to the movie. Can I take you, baby, to the show. Why don't you let me be yours ever truly. Can I make your garden grow SEX

@skymir I think this interpretation is spot on, though sad to say. Concerning the drugs, I'd like to add one personal story. As a teenager, I was in a small forest on a hill to smoke Cannabis for the first (and in my case only) time. It was getting dark and being stoned, I had a hard time finding out of the woods again. Anyway, the four of us made it out and while I was walking lightly down hill, I had the sensation that I was walking upon the outer shell of a Zeppelin. During this episode, I was constantly...