The Doors – When The Music's Over Lyrics - Genius

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When the Music’s Over Lyrics

[Intro]Yeah, come onYeah![Instrumental Break 0:29 - 1:03][Chorus]When the music's over, when the music's over, yeahWhen the music's over, turn out the lightsTurn out the lights, turn out the lightsYeah[Chorus]When the music's over, when the music's over, yeahWhen the music's over, turn out the lightsTurn out the lights, turn out the lights[Post-Chorus]When the music is your special friendDance on fire as it intendsMusic is your only friend until the endUntil the end, until the endFuck her in the ass, baby![Instrumental Break 2:58 - 4:12][Guitar Solo]You might also like[Verse 1]Cancel my subscription to the ResurrectionSend my credentials to the House of DetentionI got some friends inside[Verse 2]The face in the mirror won't stopThe girl in the window won't dropA feast of friends, "Alive!" she criedWaiting for me outside[Verse 3]Before I sink into the big sleepI want to hear, I want to hearThe scream of the butterfly[Verse 4]Come back, baby, back into my armWe're gettin' tired of hangin' aroundWaitin' around with our heads to the groundI hear a very gentle soundVery near yet, very farVery soft, yeah, very clearCome today, come today[Verse 5]What have they done to the earth, yeah?What have they done to our fair sister?Ravaged and plundered and ripped her and bit herStuck her with knives in the side of the dawnAnd tied her with fences and dragged her down[Verse 6]I hear a very gentle soundWith your ear down to the groundWe want the world and we want it (Now)We want the world and we want itNowNow?Now![Bridge][Organ Solo]Persian night babeSee the light, babeSave us, Jesus, save us[Instrumental Break 8:55 - 9:42][Chorus]So when the music's over, when the music's over, yeahWhen the music's over, turn out the lightsTurn out the lights, turn out the lights[Post-Chorus]Well, the music is your special friendDance on fire as it intendsMusic is your only friend until the endUntil the end, until the end15EmbedCancel

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Ask a questionWhat did The Doors say about "When the Music's Over"?Genius Answer2 contributors

After the 1970 Isle of Wight performance, John Densmore said:

… playing that song was intense. I had to take a deep breath before playing it, because it’s not a little three-minute pop ditty.

+8Is there a live performance of "When the Music's Over" by The Doors?Genius Answer1 contributor +4Who produced “When the Music's Over” by The Doors?When did The Doors release “When the Music's Over”?Who wrote “When the Music's Over” by The Doors?Perception (2006)The Doors

1. 1. Break On Through (To the Other Side)
2. 2. Soul Kitchen
3. 3. The Crystal Ship
4. 4. Twentieth Century Fox
5. 5. Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)
6. 6. Light My Fire
7. 7. Back Door Man
8. 8. I Looked at You
9. 9. End of the Night
10. 10. Take It as It Comes
11. 11. The End
12. 12. Moonlight Drive [Version 1]
13. 13. Moonlight Drive [Version 2]
14. 14. Indian Summer (8/19/66)
15. 15. Strange Days
16. 16. You’re Lost Little Girl
17. 17. Love Me Two Times
18. 18. Unhappy Girl
19. 19. Horse Latitudes
20. 20. Moonlight Drive
21. 21. People Are Strange
22. 22. My Eyes Have Seen You
23. 23. I Can’t See Your Face in My Mind
24. 24. When the Music’s Over
25. 25. People Are Strange (False Starts & Dialogue)
26. 26. Love Me Two Times (Take 3)
27. 27. Hello, I Love You
28. 28. Love Street
29. 29. Not to Touch the Earth
30. 30. Summer’s Almost Gone
31. 31. Wintertime Love
32. 32. The Unknown Soldier
33. 33. Spanish Caravan
34. 34. My Wild Love
35. 35. We Could Be So Good Together
36. 36. Yes, The River Knows
37. 37. Five to One
38. 38. Albinoni’s Adagio in G Minor
39. 39. Not To Touch The Earth (Dialogue)
40. 40. Not to Touch the Earth (Take 1)
41. 41. Not To Touch The Earth (Take 2)
42. 42. Celebration Of The Lizard (An Experiment/Work In Progress)
43. 43. Tell All the People
44. 44. Touch Me
45. 45. Shaman’s Blues
46. 46. Do It
47. 47. Easy Ride
48. 48. Wild Child
49. 49. Runnin’ Blue
50. 50. Wishful Sinful
51. 51. The Soft Parade
52. 52. Who Scared You
53. 53. Whiskey, Mystics and Men
54. 54. Whiskey and Mystics and Men
55. 55. Push Push
56. 56. Touch Me (Dialogue)
57. 57. Touch Me (Take 3)
58. 58. Roadhouse Blues
59. 59. Waiting for the Sun
60. 60. You Make Me Real
61. 61. Peace Frog
62. 62. Blue Sunday
63. 63. Ship of Fools
64. 64. Land Ho!
65. 65. The Spy
66. 66. Queen of the Highway
67. 67. Indian Summer
68. 68. Maggie M’Gill
69. 69. Talking Blues
70. 70. Roadhouse Talking Blues - 11/4/69, Takes 1-3
71. 71. Roadhouse Talking Blues - 11/4/69, Take 6
72. 72. Carol
73. 73. Roadhouse Talking Blues - 11/5/69, Take 1
74. 74. Money Beats Soul - 11/5/69
75. 75. Roadhouse Talking Blues - 11/5/69, Takes 13-15
76. 76. Peace Frog (False Starts & Dialogue)
77. 77. The Spy (Version 2)
78. 78. Queen Of The Highway (Jazz Version)
79. 79. The Changeling
80. 80. Love Her Madly
81. 81. Been Down So Long
82. 82. Cars Hiss by My Window
83. 83. L.A. Woman
84. 84. L’America
85. 85. Hyacinth House
86. 86. Crawling King Snake
87. 87. The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)
88. 88. Riders on the Storm
89. 89. Orange County Suite
90. 90. (You Need Meat) Don’t Go No Further

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