Jim Morrison, poet, singer, and songwriter, died on this day, fifty years ago, on 3 July 1971. People are strange when you’re a strangerFaces look ugly when you’re aloneWomen seem wicked when you’re unwantedStreets are uneven when you’re down When you’re strangeFaces come out of the rainWhen you’re strangeNo one remembers your nameWhen you’re strangeWhen… Read More People Are Strange š¶
“THEĀ ENDā (part 2) [Verse 5] The killer awoke before dawn He put his boots on He took a face from the ancient gallery And he walked on down the hall He went into the room where his sister lived, and then he Paid a visit to his brother, and then he He walked on… Read More The Doors: “The Endā (2. Analysis ā part 2)
THEĀ END [Chorus] This is the end Beautiful friend This is the end My only friend, the end The song follows a stream-of-consciousness path, exploring into Jim Morrison’s mind and depicting the desperate, meaningless, vulnerable life we live. The end, the only thing left to him his āonly friendā seems an appealing thing: it is… Read More The Doors: “The Endā (2. Analysis ā part 1)
This is the end Beautiful friend This is the end My only friend, the end Of our elaborate plans, the end Of everything that stands, the end No safety or surprise, the end I’ll never look into your eyes…again Can you picture what will be So limitless and free Desperately in need…of some…stranger’s hand In… Read More The Doors: “The Endā (1. Introduction & Translation)
āIt may have been in pieces, but I gave you the best of me.āĀ Jim Morrison, poet, singer, and songwriter died on this day, nearly fifty years ago, on 3 July 1971. His unexpected death, whose cause remains unknown since no autopsy was performed, occurred at the age of 27. So, he became one of… Read More Jim Morrison
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