Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
You know that it would be untrue
You know that I would be a liar
If I was to say to you
Girl, we couldn't get much higher
Come on, baby, light my fire
Come on, baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire
The time to hesitate is through
No time to wallow in the mire
Try now we can only lose
And our love become a funeral pyre
Come on, baby, light my fire
Come on, baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire, yeah
The time to hesitate is through
No time to wallow in the mire
Try now we can only lose
And our love become a funeral pyre
Come on, baby, light my fire
Come on, baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire, yeah
You know that it would be untrue
You know that I would be a liar
If I was to say to you
Girl, we couldn't get much higher
Come on, baby, light my fire
Come on, baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire
Try to set the night on fire
Try to set the night on fire
Try to set the night on fire
You know that I would be a liar
If I was to say to you
Girl, we couldn't get much higher
Come on, baby, light my fire
Come on, baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire
The time to hesitate is through
No time to wallow in the mire
Try now we can only lose
And our love become a funeral pyre
Come on, baby, light my fire
Come on, baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire, yeah
The time to hesitate is through
No time to wallow in the mire
Try now we can only lose
And our love become a funeral pyre
Come on, baby, light my fire
Come on, baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire, yeah
You know that it would be untrue
You know that I would be a liar
If I was to say to you
Girl, we couldn't get much higher
Come on, baby, light my fire
Come on, baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire
Try to set the night on fire
Try to set the night on fire
Try to set the night on fire
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@asciipornstar Jim Morrison didn't write the song. In fact, Robby Kreiger, the guitarist, wrote it. Unlike Jim's poetic songs, this song should be simple to understand. No real depth to it at all.
@asciipornstar I think your interpretation is spot on. Part of the appeal of The Doors, especially back in the day, was that no other group so hauntingly and daringly explored the duality and sameness of sex and death, which were the major preoccupations of the 60s.
@asciipornstar you’re a fucking genius.
He had one of the sexiest voices in the world of music...
the long instrumental in this song is pure musical orgasm.
"The time to hesitate is though", awesome line.
seriously? i mean it's inoffensive, but...
hey retard they all died at 27 not 28! i hate people who think they know what they are talkin about but have no clue!
Best listened to loud. Very loud.
Love, passion and sex... Yum. Robby did a nice job on this one.
It should be made illegal to cover this song, Will Young is a wanka
Mr Mojo Rising is an Anagram of Jim Morrison by the way
like Axl Rose and Oral sex
anybody else think that the word "mire" sounds a lot like "maya" the hindu term for illusion or letting your mind trick yourself..