Awake
Morrison Jim Lyrics


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Is everybody in?
Is everybody in?
Is everybody in?
The ceremony is about to begin.

Wake up!

You can't remember where it was
Had this dream stopped?





Overall Meaning

The opening lines of the song, "Awake," by Jim Morrison, are a call to those who are in a state of sleep or unconsciousness. The deep, hypnotic tone of Morrison's voice gives the impression of a shaman or a prophet, calling his tribe to awaken and witness a ceremony. The repetition of the line "Is everybody in?" reinforces this sense of community and togetherness. It suggests that everyone needs to be present for this ceremony to begin. The word "ceremony" could have different meanings, including a spiritual or mystical experience.


In the second stanza, Morrison switches from the ceremonial tone to a more personal one, addressing the listener directly. The command to "Wake up!" is a visceral call to action. It urges the listener to shake off their dreamlike state, to bring them back to reality. The following lines, "You can't remember where it was. Had this dream stopped?" suggests that the listener is lost, unsure of where they're supposed to be, feeling as though they've lost something vital. The mention of a dream stopping could be interpreted as the end of an era, or the culmination of some significant period in the listener's life.


Overall, "Awake" is a hypnotic, mysterious song that encourages listeners to break free from their restlessness, merge into a collective consciousness, and open their minds to new experiences.


Line by Line Meaning

Is everybody in?
Are we all here, ready and willing to participate in what is about to happen?


Is everybody in?
Is each and every one of us present and accounted for?


Is everybody in?
Are we all committed to what is about to unfold?


The ceremony is about to begin.
We are about to embark on a significant event or experience.


Wake up!
Become alert and aware of what is going on around you.


You can't remember where it was
Your memory is failing you and you can't recall where something took place.


Had this dream stopped?
Did this moment of imagination and possibility come to an abrupt end?




Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Written by: Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger, John Densmore

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@phikriajgarkava2217

Shake dreams from your hair
My pretty child, my sweet one.
Choose the day and choose the sign of your day
The day's divinity
First thing you see.

A vast radiant beach in a cool jeweled moon
Couples naked race down by it's quiet side
And we laugh like soft, mad children
Smug in the wooly cotton brains of infancy
The music and voices are all around us.
Choose they croon the Ancient Ones
The time has come again
Choose now, they croon
Beneath the moon
Beside an ancient lake
Enter again the sweet forest
Enter the hot dream
Come with us
Everything is broken up and dances.



All comments from YouTube:

@chrisbyars4422

This is my ‘go-to’ - song when I am experiencing insomnia. And it calms me down

@dillonx11

Jim did what none of my teachers could ever do and that was to inspire too read and write

@HartHendrix

Poetic Justice Those very words reciprocate into my soul as that very reason is why I've taken an interest in the literary arts.

@robertcabrera1842

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@takaforo

I was supposed to become a straight computer scientist...until the Doors greatest hits fell into my hands, so I agree with you. I was 14 by then and from there to 20 I read an awful lot and started digging poetry bigTime. Kudos to him.

@paulblowes6491

@@J.F.R.1, I'm 1977 but your story interests me enough to enquire about the substance and style of it, labelled as a felow writer myself I'd love to hear more. PSB77

@paulblowes6491

@@takaforo, I can relate to that fact, the doors came into my adolescence at 14 and forever changed the lane of my life. We are sons of the lizard king and therefore we can accomplish ANYTHING. PsB77

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@Okean999

Jim Morrison was, first and foremost, a superb poet.

@nubevida

Oh, yes, indeed!! I believe he put pen to paper and it was all there. I missed him in this LifeTime, (I miss him NOW!!) but I feel I have never been without him, my Muse!!

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@phikriajgarkava2217

Shake dreams from your hair
My pretty child, my sweet one.
Choose the day and choose the sign of your day
The day's divinity
First thing you see.

A vast radiant beach in a cool jeweled moon
Couples naked race down by it's quiet side
And we laugh like soft, mad children
Smug in the wooly cotton brains of infancy
The music and voices are all around us.
Choose they croon the Ancient Ones
The time has come again
Choose now, they croon
Beneath the moon
Beside an ancient lake
Enter again the sweet forest
Enter the hot dream
Come with us
Everything is broken up and dances.

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