the doors of perception

 

William Blake

English poet     1757 - 1827

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Aldous Huxley

English writer

1894 - 1963

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The Doors

American rock band

   vocalist:  Jim Morrison

   keyboardist:  Ray Manzarek

   guitarist:  Robby Krieger

   drummer:  John Densmore

          The name of this band was inspired by the title of an Aldous Huxley book, The Doors of Perception.

     Mr. Huxley in turn had borrowed the phrase from the poet William Blake's line that says, "If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite."

On You Tube, listen to the Doors song, "Break On Through (to the Other Side)."

The video uploaded by

RockArt Michal

has good sound.

You know the day destroys the night

Night divides the day

Tried to run

Tried to hide

Break on through to the other side

Break on through to the other side

Break on through to the other side, yeah

We chased our pleasures here

Dug our treasures there

But can you still recall

The time we cried

Break on through to the other side

Break on through to the other side

Yeah

C'mon, yeah

Everybody -- loves my baby

Everybody -- loves my baby

She get high

She get high

She get high

She get high, yeah

I found an island in your arms

Country in your eyes

Arms that chain us

Eyes that lie

Break on through to the other side

Break on through to the other side

Break on through, oww

Oh, yeah

Made the scene

Week to week

Day to day

Hour to hour

The gate is straight

Deep and wide

Break on through to the other side

Break on through to the other side

Break on through

Break on through

Break on through

Break on through

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

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{"Break On Through (to the Other Side)" - written by The Doors.  Label:  Elektra.  Released January 1967.}

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