The Doors 1969

The soft parade

1. Tell all the people
2. Touch me
3. Shaman's blues
4. Do it
5. Easy ride
6. Wild child
7. Running blue
8. Wishful sinful
9. The soft parade

Tell all the people

Tell all the people that you see
Follow me
Follow me down

Tell all the people that you see
Set them free
Follow me down

You tell them they don't have to run
We're gonna pick up everyone
Come on, take me by the hand
Gonna bury all our troubles in the sand
Oh yeah

Can't you see the wonder at your feet
Your life's complete
Follow me down

Can't you see me growing, get your guns
The time has come
To follow me down

Follow me across the sea
Where milky babies seem to be
Molded flowing revelry
With the one that set them free

Tell all the people that you see
It's just me
Follow me down

Tell all the people that you see
Follow me
Follow me down

Tell all the people that you see
We'll be free
Follow me down

Tell all the people that you see
It's just me
Follow me down

Tell all the people that you see
Follow me
Follow me down

Follow me down
You got to follow me down
Follow me down

Tell all the people that you see
We'll be free
Follow me down

Tell all the people you see
Follow me
Got to follow me down

Touch me

Yeah!
Come on, come on, come on, come on now
Touch me, babe!
Can't you see that I am not afraid?
What was that promise that you made?
Why won't you tell me what she said?
What was that promise that she made?

Now, I'm gonna love you
Till the heavens stop the rain
I'm gonna love you
Till the stars fall from the sky
For you and I

Come on, come on, come on, come on now
Touch me, babe!
Can't you see that I am not afraid?
What was that promise that you made?
Why won't you tell me what she said?
What was that promise that she made?

I'm gonna love you
Till the heavens stop the rain
I'm gonna love you
Till the stars fall from the sky
For you and I

I'm gonna love you
Till the heavens stop the rain
I'm gonna love you
Till the stars fall from the sky
For you and I

(Stronger than dirt!)

Shaman's blues

There will never be another one
Like you
There will never be another one
Who can do the things you do
Oh, will you give another chance?
Will you try a little try?
Please stop and you'll remember
We were together
Anyway...
All right!

Now, if you have a certain evening
You could lend to me
I'd give it all right back to you
Know how it has to be
With you
I know your moods
And your mind
And your mind
And your mind
And your mind
And your mind
And your mind
And you're mine!

A-will you stop to think and wonder
Just what you'll see
Out on the trainyard
Nursing penitentiary?
It's gone
I cry
Out long

Play it, brother!

Did you stop to consider
How it will feel
Cold grinding grizzly bear jaws
Hot on your heels?
Do you often stop and whisper
In Saturday's shore
The whole world's a savior'?
Who could ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever
Ask for more?
Do you remember?
Will you stop
Will you stop
The pain?

A-there will never be another one
Like you
There will never be another one
Who can do the things you do
Oh, will you give another chance?
Will you try a little try?
Please stop and you'll remember
We were together
Anyway...
All right!

How you must a-think and wonder
How I must feel
Out on the meadows
While you're on the field
I'm alone
For you
And I cry

He's sweating, look at him
Optical promise, hahaha
You'll be dead and in hell before I'm born
Sure thing
Bridesmaid
The only solution - isn't it amazing?

Do it

(...)

Hahahahahahaha
Yeah!

Yeah, please me, yeah
Easy, babe
Please, please

Please, please, listen to me, children
Please, please, listen to me, children
Please, please, listen to me, children
Said,please, please, listen to me children
You are the ones who will rule the world

Listen to me, children
Listen to me, children
Please, please, listen to me, children
Please, please, listen to me, children
You are the ones who will rule the world
Whah!

You gotta please me
All night
Please, please, listen to me, children
Said, please, please, listen to me, children

Please! Yeah, please me! I'm asking you!

Please, please, listen to me, children
Please, please, listen to me, children
Please, please, listen to me, children
Please, my children
Please, children
Please, children

Easy ride

And I know it will be
An easy ride
All right! And I know it will be
An easy ride
Okay!

The mask that you wore
My fingers would explore
Costume of control
Excitement soon unfolds

And I know it will be
An easy ride
Yeah... Joy fought vaguely
With your pride
With your pride
Yeah...

Like polished stone
Like polished stone
I see your eyes
Like burning glass
Like burning glass
Hear you smile
Smile, babe

The mask that you wore
My fingers would explore
Costume of control
Excitement soon unfolds
Hey!

Easy, baby!

Coda queen now be my bride
Rage in darkness by my side
Seize the summer in your pride
Take the winter in your stride
Let's ride, yeah

Easy
Easy
Easy
Easy
Easy
Easy
Easy
Yeah
Yeah
Ride

All right!

(Come on!)

Wild child

All right!

Wild child
Full of grace
Savior of the human race
Your cool face

Natural child
Terrible child
Not your mother's or your father's child
You're our child
Screaming wild

An ancient lunatic reigns in the trees of the night
Hahahaha

With hunger at her heels
And freedom in her eyes
She dances on her knees
Pirate prince at her side
Staring
Into
The hollow idol's eye

Wild child
Full of grace
Savior of the human race
Your cool face
Your cool face
Your cool face

Do you remember when we were in Africa?

Running blue

Poor Otis dead and gone
Left me here to sing his song
Pretty little girl with the red dress on
Poor Otis dead and gone

Yeah, back down, turn around slowly
Try it again
Remembering when
It was easy - try it again
Much too easy remembering when

All right, look at my shoes
Not quite the walking blues
Don't fight - too much to lose
Can't fight the runnin blue

Well, I've got the running blues
Running away
Back to L.A.
Got to find the dock on the bay
Maybe find it back in L.A.

Running scared, running blue
Going so fast, what'll I do?

Well, I've got the running blues
Running away
Back to L.A.
Got to find the dock on the bay
Maybe find it back in L.A.

All right, look at my shoes
Not quite the walking blues
Don't fight - too much to lose
Can't fight the running blue

All right, look at my shoes
Not quite the walking blues
Don't fight - too much to lose
Can't fight the running blue

Wishful sinful

Wishful, crystal
Water covers everything in blue
Cooling water

Wishful, sinful
Our love is beautiful to see
I know where I would like to be:
Right back where I came

Wishful sinful wicked blue
Water covers you
Wishful sinful wicked you
Can't escape the blue

Magic rising
Sun is shining deep beneath the sea
But not enough for
You and me and sunshine
Love to hear the wind cry

Wishful, sinful
Our love is beautiful to see
I know where I would like to be:
Right back where I came

Wishful sinful wicked blue
Water covers you
Wishful sinful wicked you
Can't escape the blue

Love to hear the wind cry
Love to hear you crying, yeah

The soft parade

When 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

One is a bandit up in the hills
One is to love your neighbour 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

Successful hills are here to stay
Everything must be this way
Gentle street 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
Hey!

Deer woman in a silk dress
Girls with beads about 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
Come on!

Calling on the dogs
Calling on the dogs
Calling on the dogs
Calling in the dogs
Calling all the dogs
Calling on the gods

Meet me at the crossroads
Meet me at the edge of town
Outskirts of the city
Just you and I
And the evening sky
You'd better come alone
You'd better bring your gun
We're gonna have some fun

When all else fails
We can whip the horses' eyes
And make them sleep
And cry...