The Soft Parade
Doors
Doors
DOORS
- The Soft Parade LyricsWhen 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
Petition the lord with prayer
Petition the lord with prayer
You cannot petition the lord with prayer!
Can you give me sanctuary
I must find a place to hide
A place for me to hide
Can you find me soft asylum
I can't make it anymore
The Man is at the door
Peppermint, miniskirts, chocolate candy
Champion sax and a girl named Sandy
There's only four ways to get unraveled
One is to sleep and the other is travel, da da
One is a bandit up in the hills
One is to love your neighbor 'till
His wife gets home
Catacombs
Nursery bones
Winter women
Growing stones
Carrying babies
To the river
Streets and shoes
Avenues
Leather riders
Selling news
The monk bought lunch
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
Successful hills are here to stay
Everything must be this way
Gentle streets where people play
Welcome to the Soft Parade
All our lives we sweat and save
Building for a shallow grave
Must be something else we say
Somehow to defend this place
Everything must be this way
Everything must be this way, yeah
The Soft Parade has now begun
Listen to the engines hum
People out to have some fun
A cobra on my left
Leopard on my right, yeah
The deer woman in a silk dress
Girls with beads around their necks
Kiss the hunter of the green vest
Who has wrestled before
With lions in the night
Out of sight!
The lights are getting brighter
The radio is moaning
Calling to the dogs
There are still a few animals
Left out in the yard
But it's getting harder
To describe sailors
To the underfed
Tropic corridor
Tropic treasure
What got us this far
To this mild equator?
We need someone or something new
Something else to get us through, yeah, c'mon
Callin' on the dogs
Callin' on the dogs
Oh, it's gettin' harder
Callin' on the dogs
Callin' in the dogs
Callin' all the dogs
Callin' on the gods
You gotta meet me
Too late, baby
Slay a few animals
At the crossroads
Too late
All in the yard
But it's gettin' harder
By the crossroads
You gotta meet me
Oh, we're goin', we're goin great
At the edge of town
Tropic corridor
Tropic treasure
Havin' a good time
Got to come along
What got us this far
To this mild equator?
Outskirts of the city
You and I
We need someone new
Somethin' new
Somethin' else to get us through
Better bring your gun
Better bring your gun
Tropic corridor
Tropic treasure
We're gonna ride and have some fun
When all else fails
We can whip the horse's eyes
And make them sleep
And cry
There was a person there
Who put forth the proposition
That you can petition the Lord with prayer
Petition the lord with prayer
Petition the lord with prayer
You cannot petition the lord with prayer!
Can you give me sanctuary
I must find a place to hide
A place for me to hide
Can you find me soft asylum
I can't make it anymore
The Man is at the door
Peppermint, miniskirts, chocolate candy
Champion sax and a girl named Sandy
There's only four ways to get unraveled
One is to sleep and the other is travel, da da
One is a bandit up in the hills
One is to love your neighbor 'till
His wife gets home
Catacombs
Nursery bones
Winter women
Growing stones
Carrying babies
To the river
Streets and shoes
Avenues
Leather riders
Selling news
The monk bought lunch
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
Successful hills are here to stay
Everything must be this way
Gentle streets where people play
Welcome to the Soft Parade
All our lives we sweat and save
Building for a shallow grave
Must be something else we say
Somehow to defend this place
Everything must be this way
Everything must be this way, yeah
The Soft Parade has now begun
Listen to the engines hum
A cobra on my left
Leopard on my right, yeah
The deer woman in a silk dress
Girls with beads around their necks
Kiss the hunter of the green vest
Who has wrestled before
With lions in the night
Out of sight!
The lights are getting brighter
The radio is moaning
Calling to the dogs
There are still a few animals
Left out in the yard
But it's getting harder
To describe sailors
To the underfed
Tropic corridor
Tropic treasure
What got us this far
To this mild equator?
We need someone or something new
Something else to get us through, yeah, c'mon
Callin' on the dogs
Callin' on the dogs
Oh, it's gettin' harder
Callin' on the dogs
Callin' in the dogs
Callin' all the dogs
Callin' on the gods
You gotta meet me
Too late, baby
Slay a few animals
At the crossroads
Too late
All in the yard
But it's gettin' harder
By the crossroads
You gotta meet me
Oh, we're goin', we're goin great
At the edge of town
Tropic corridor
Tropic treasure
Havin' a good time
Got to come along
What got us this far
To this mild equator?
Outskirts of the city
You and I
We need someone new
Somethin' new
Somethin' else to get us through
Better bring your gun
Better bring your gun
Tropic corridor
Tropic treasure
We're gonna ride and have some fun
When all else fails
We can whip the horse's eyes
And make them sleep
And cry
Facts about The Soft Parade
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The Soft Parade is written by Robert A Krieger, John Paul Densmore, Raymond D Manzarek, Jim Morrison.
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It is first released on July 01, 1969 as part of Doors's album "The Soft Parade" which includes 9 tracks in total. This song is the 8th track on this album.
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When we dive into the story the lyrics are telling, The Soft Parade by The Doors presents a very powerful criticism of society and its materialism, utilizing striking visuals and metaphors such as 'Soft Parade' and 'tropic corridor' to represent a place where people are trying to escape their disillusionment with the world and seek new things. The soft parade lyrics mainly convey feelings of angst, adventure, joy, reflection and inspiration. Meanwhile, the song indicates that spirituality and faith, escapism and refuge, nostalgia and memory, disillusionment with social conventions, celebration and hedonism, and the search for meaning and new experiences are of utmost importance. The lyrics are of adult themes and images, such as the mention of violence ('Slay a few animals'), drug consumption, and sexual innuendos ('Kiss the hunter of the green vest'). The language and subject matter are almost exclusively for adults, thus, a PG-13 rating is justified.
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The Soft Parade falls under the genre Rock.
✔️
The Soft Parade song length is 8 minutes and 36 seconds.
Who wrote The Soft Parade lyrics?
The Soft Parade is written by Robert A Krieger, John Paul Densmore, Raymond D Manzarek, Jim Morrison.
✔️
When was The Soft Parade released?
It is first released on July 01, 1969 as part of Doors's album "The Soft Parade" which includes 9 tracks in total. This song is the 8th track on this album.
✔️
What is the meaning behind The Soft Parade lyrics?
When we dive into the story the lyrics are telling, The Soft Parade by The Doors presents a very powerful criticism of society and its materialism, utilizing striking visuals and metaphors such as 'Soft Parade' and 'tropic corridor' to represent a place where people are trying to escape their disillusionment with the world and seek new things. The soft parade lyrics mainly convey feelings of angst, adventure, joy, reflection and inspiration. Meanwhile, the song indicates that spirituality and faith, escapism and refuge, nostalgia and memory, disillusionment with social conventions, celebration and hedonism, and the search for meaning and new experiences are of utmost importance. The lyrics are of adult themes and images, such as the mention of violence ('Slay a few animals'), drug consumption, and sexual innuendos ('Kiss the hunter of the green vest'). The language and subject matter are almost exclusively for adults, thus, a PG-13 rating is justified.
✔️
Which genre is The Soft Parade?
The Soft Parade falls under the genre Rock.
✔️
How long is the song The Soft Parade?
The Soft Parade song length is 8 minutes and 36 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Robert A Krieger, John Paul Densmore, Raymond D Manzarek, Jim Morrison
Record Label(s): 2006 Elektra Entertainment Co
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