Ship of Fools - The Doors Lyrics
The human race was dyin' out.
Noone left to scream and shout.
People walking on the moon.
Smog will get you pretty soon.
Everyone was hanging out.
Hanging up and hanging down.
Hanging in and holding fast.
Hope our little world will last.
Yeah, along came Mr. Goodtrips Looking for a new a ship.
Come on, people better climb on board.
Come on, baby, now we're going home.
Ship of fools, ship of fools.
The human race was dyin' out.
Noone left to scream and shout.
People walking on the moon.
Smog will get you pretty soon.
Ship of fools, ship of fools. Ship of fools, ship of fools.
Ship of fools, ship of fools.
*improv and fade*
| The title may have been inspired by the 1962 novel by Katherine Anne
Porter, Ship Of Fools. It was made into a movie in 1965. The
phrase has since become common in rock lyrics. |
| This is about an acid trip. Along with 1967s "The Crystal Ship," the
second time The Doors used the ship as a metaphor for drugs. |
| The lyrics present a bleak image of the world heading toward
oblivion. |
| Images of the Earth from space may have given Morrison the idea to
equate it with a ship. The moon landing was in the news throughout 1969. |
| Morrison wrote most of the songs on this album. On their previous
album, The Soft Parade, he contributed very little because he was
drunk most of the time. |
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