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The End

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The End was released on January 4, 1967 by Rhino/Elektra as a part of the album The Doors

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

The Doors

Performer

Jim Morrison

Lead Vocals

John Densmore

Drums

Ray Manzarek

Keyboards

Robby Krieger

Guitar

Jim Morrison

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

John Densmore

Songwriter

Ray Manzarek

Songwriter

Jim Morrison

Songwriter

Robby Krieger

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Bruce Botnick

Recording Engineer

Doug Sax

Mastering Engineer

Paul Rothchild

Producer

J. Holzman

Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 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

[Verse 2]

Can you picture what will be?

So limitless and free

Desperately in need

Of some stranger's hand

In a desperate land

[Verse 3]

Lost in a Roman wilderness of pain

And all the children are insane

All the children are insane

Waiting for the summer rain, yeah

[Verse 4]

There's danger on the edge of town

Ride the king's highway, baby

Weird scenes inside the gold mine

Ride the highway West, baby

Ride the snake

Ride the snake

To the lake

The ancient lake, baby

The snake is long

Seven miles

Ride the snake

He's old

And his skin is cold

The West is the best

The West is the best

Get here and we'll do the rest

The blue bus is calling us

The blue bus is calling us

Driver, where you taking us?

[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 down the hall

And he came to a door

And he looked inside

Father? (Yes, son?)

I want to kill you

Mother

I want to...

[Verse 6]

Come on, baby, take a chance with us

Come on, baby, take a chance with us

Come on, baby, take a chance with us

And meet me at the back of the blue bus

Doing a blue rug on a blue bus

Doing a, doing a, come on, yeah

[Verse 7]

Kill

Kill

Kill

Kill

[Verse 8]

This is the end

Beautiful friend

This is the end

My only friend, the end

It hurts to set you free

But you'll never follow me

The end of laughter and soft lies

The end of nights we tried to die

This is the end

Written by: Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger

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