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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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What is strange about this song is that when you read the printed lyrics they seem shallow and repetitive. It is the melody and rhythm that bring power to this song. The lyrics alone do not stand as poetry...
I dislike when radio stations play the shortened version - you miss the wonderful interplay-interweaving of the guitar and the organ in that long interlude before the vocals come back in.
On another note - Jim Morrison is the idol-god of teenage existentialists and youth-rebels. He offers something that seems like wisdom, especially if you are high or tripping, but when you actually try to determine what you are gaining from his words it is revealed as a semi-coherent mish-mash of merely rebellious Rock'nRoll posings. "Break on through", "The end is always near", "End of the night" - what the hell did he mean by all that? Dunno - but it sure sounds good when you are 17 years old and on hallucinogens
Like Jimi, Janis,and the all others right up to Amy W, Jim Morrison was a pied piper and a false prophet who perished in his own self-infatuated excess. He and his kind lead toward destruction if you take their music to its ultimate conclusion.
@NomadMonad, I agree with you that it's tempting when you're young to believe that a rock band has discovered the meaning of life and other mysteries and put it into their lyrics. And I agree that at some point such a believer might realise it's not all-revealing.<br /> <br /> But it doesn't mean it's all then worthless and fake. It's theatre, showmanship and storytelling. It's honest and decent entertainment. And there is some insight in there, enough to send your own mind exploring in directions it might not have gone in or just hadn't gone in yet. It's good to see and hear these things.
@TonyM101<br /> Tony, I agree with you. <br /> Thank you for providing what rarely occurs at this site:<br /> a well-stated response to thoughts posted about the meaning of a song. <br /> <br /> BTW I do like the Doors and Psychedelic 60's music in general . . .<br />
@NomadMonad, thanks very much, appreciate the quality of your posts :-)