Hello I Love You
The Doors Lyrics


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Hello, I love you, won't you tell me your name?
Hello, I love you, let me jump in your game
Hello, I love you, won't you tell me your name?
Hello, I love you, let me jump in your game

She's walking down the street
Blind to every eye she meets
Do you think you'll be the guy
To make the queen of the angels sigh?

Hello, I love you, won't you tell me your name?
Hello, I love you, let me jump in your game
Hello, I love you, won't you tell me your name?
Hello, I love you, let me jump in your game

She holds her head so high, like a statue in the sky
Her arms are wicked, and her legs are long
When she moves my brain screams out this song

Sidewalk crouches at her feet
Like a dog that begs for something sweet
Do you hope to make her see, you fool?
Do you hope to pluck this dusky jewel?

Hello, hello, hello, hello, hello, hello, hello




I want you, hello, I need my baby
Hello, hello, hello, hello

Overall Meaning

The Doors’ “Hello, I Love You” is a classic love song with an upbeat and catchy melody that belies its deeper complexity. At its core, the song is about infatuation and the desire to connect with someone. The lyrics are about a man who sees a woman on the street and is immediately captivated by her. He wants to know her name, to jump into her game, to win her over.


The lyrics capture the man’s initial attraction to the woman, but they also reveal the darker, more obsessive aspects of his feelings. The woman is an object of desire, and the man sees her as a queen among angels, a dusky jewel to be plucked. The language is submissive, with the man begging for her attention and validation, and the metaphors are often animalistic, with the woman compared to a statue in the sky and the man to a dog crouching at her feet.


Overall, “Hello, I Love You” is a song about the powerful and sometimes overwhelming emotions of attraction, infatuation, and desire. The lyrics encapsulate the experience of seeing someone who takes your breath away and feeling the intense urge to pursue them, while also acknowledging the potentially darker aspects of those feelings.


Line by Line Meaning

Hello, I love you, won't you tell me your name?
The singer is attracted to this person and wants to know their name.


Hello, I love you, let me jump in your game
The singer wants to join the other person and be a part of their life.


She's walking down the street
The woman the singer is talking about is out in public.


Blind to every eye she meets
The woman does not seem to notice or pay attention to the people around her.


Do you think you'll be the guy
This is a rhetorical question directed to the listener, asking if they think they have a chance with the woman.


To make the queen of the angels sigh?
The singer thinks this woman is an angelic figure, and they want to impress her.


She holds her head so high, like a statue in the sky
The woman carries herself with a regal air and is admired by the singer.


Her arms are wicked, and her legs are long
The woman has a sexy or enticing physical appearance, according to the artist.


When she moves my brain screams out this song
The artist is so enraptured by the woman that they feel like singing or expressing themselves in some way.


Sidewalk crouches at her feet
The sidewalk seems to be offering obeisance or worship to the woman.


Like a dog that begs for something sweet
The singer likens the sidewalk's attitude to a dog begging for food.


Do you hope to make her see, you fool?
The artist is mocking someone who they think has no chance with the woman, and is calling them a fool.


Do you hope to pluck this dusky jewel?
The singer sees the woman as a prized object or treasure, and is asking if someone thinks they can win her over.


Hello, hello, hello, hello, hello, hello, hello
The singer is repeating their initial greeting to the woman, perhaps hoping to catch her attention.


I want you, hello, I need my baby
The singer is expressing their desire to be with the woman and is using terms of endearment.


Hello, hello, hello, hello
The artist continues to repeat their greeting, as if trying to engage someone who is ignoring them.




Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: James Morrison, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@joanaguadomedina3060

Hello, I love you, won't you tell me your name?
Hello, I love you, let me jump in your game
Hello, I love you, won't you tell me your name?
Hello, I love you, let me jump in your game

She's walking down the street
Blind to every eye she meets
Do you think you'll be the guy
To make the queen of the angels sigh?

Hello, I love you, won't you tell me your name?
Hello, I love you, let me jump in your game
Hello, I love you, won't you tell me your name?
Hello, I love you, let me jump in your game

She holds her head so high, like a statue in the sky
Her arms are wicked, and her legs are long
When she moves my brain screams out this song

Sidewalk crouches at her feet
Like a dog that begs for something sweet

Do you hope to make her see, you fool?
Do you hope to pluck this dusky jewel?
Hello, hello, hello, hello, hello, hello, hello

I want you, hello, I need my baby
Hello, hello, hello, hello



@RiRamone1974

Yesterday i got called in the regional directors office and got the payrise,

flash foward half an hour, i got into a bus and saw this smoking hot rock girl all the while this song was playing in my earbuds.

i took a deep breath and said: "thats it, theres your shot"....

i got there.... sat in front of her...... signal her to take out her earbuds......she did and i said: "wanna go grab a coffe with me"?

she said: "not now, but heres my number.....call me".


anyway im writting this so, whatever happens, i could have a nice memory.......

thank you Doors for existing.

peace out!



All comments from YouTube:

@adrianbrowne7874

Jim would have been 80 this year! And his "torch of musical brilliance" would i'm sure still be shining as brightly as ever!!

@KiraReminiec9399

Adrian,Could The Doors be a inspiration for Power Metal ?

@toywizard2984

They say guitar is the best instrument of any song, but when it comes to the Doors it’s the keyboard.

@Ethan-mn9jh

That Organ flows.

@jimburdin

i think there are many songs that the keyboard stands out, and with Deep Purple, we got the best of both worlds...

@ladyspellbreaker

This was my child’s favorite song when she was young. She went to Heaven September 9 2020 to be with The Angels. I miss her so so much. Thank Heavens for music therapy. Keep singing and dancing beautiful Souls. Whoever is reading this know you are so specially essential and LOVED! The Angels told me they love it when We sing and dance!

@lisavaughn7817

FreeFlow4Love, I am SO SO SORRY.

@ladyspellbreaker

@@lisavaughn7817 thank you so much beloved Angel. She used to say from the backseat at 3 years old, mama can we please hear the hello I love you song. She had only turned 22 three weeks before leaving this world so tragically & suddenly. I’m just now adjusting from the initial shock & processing 7 stages of grief & loss. Praying for a world vision of Love & Healing 2021.

@alythenut

I’m so sorry

@jlbaker2000

What on earth would we do without our music? Music and animals keep me going in hard times.

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