Heroin
The Doors Lyrics

I don't know just where I'm going
I'm lost and uncertain about my life's journey.

But I'm gonna try for the kingdom if I can
I'll strive for success and achievement, no matter how hopeless the prospect seems.

'Cause it makes me feel like I'm a man
Injecting heroin gives me a sense of power and confidence.

When I put a spike into my vein
Injecting heroin with a needle is a ritualistic experience that gives me a sense of control.

And I'll tell 'ya things aren't quite the same
The experience of being high on heroin is uniquely different from reality.

When I'm rushing on my run
The rush of the high when injected is like a runner's high.

And I feel just like Jesus' son
My euphoric state feels like being a divine being, a son of Christ.

And I guess that I just don't know
I lack self-awareness and an understanding of the dangers and consequences of my drug addiction.

I have made the big decision
I've decided to pursue a path of using heroin to escape the hardships and pains of life.

I'm gonna try to nullify my life
I'll use heroin to suppress the pain and numb myself to the world's issues and realities.

'Cause when the blood begins to flow
The sensation and effect of heroin begins when it mixes with my bloodstream.

When it shoots up the dropper's neck
Injecting heroin with a dropper further heightens the experience of the high.

When I'm closing in on death
While heroin brings me sense of euphoria, it's dangerous and life-threatening.

And you can't help me now, you guys
Despite the risks and dangers of heroin use, I don't think I'll be able to live without it, and those around me can't help me.

And all you sweet girls with all your sweet talk
I won't listen to the advice of anyone, and especially not women who try to get me to quit heroin.

You can all go take a walk
I'm not interested in your perspective, so you can leave me alone.

I wish that I was born a thousand years ago
I wish to escape to simpler times in the past, and heroin is my way of doing so.

I wish that I'd sail the darkened seas
I'd prefer a life of adventure and exploration over a life of drug addiction.

On a great big clipper ship
I desire a grand, majestic life away from my current reality.

Going from this land here to that
I see hope in a life of traveling and experiencing new places.

In a sailor's suit and cap
I romanticize the idea of wearing a sailor's outfit and living as a free man without the constraints of society.

Away from the big city where a man can not be free
I want to escape the shackles of my own city life and live the way I want to with no confines.

Of all of the evils of this town
I want to cleanse myself of the troubles and pain of living in the city.

And of himself, and those around
I want to emancipate myself from personal vicissitudes and the problems of the people around me.

Heroin, be the death of me
I know heroin could be my demise, but I can't resist its allure.

Heroin, it's my wife and it's my life
Heroin is so important to me that it's my spouse and the most essential element of my life.

Because a mainer to my vein
Injecting heroin brings me continual comfort, and dependence for my daily life.

Leads to a center in my head
The drug brings me to a deep place of relaxation and peace.

And then I'm better off than dead
The experience of this joyous high is worth dying for, and even better than being alive sober.

Ah, when the heroin is in my blood
I feel tranquil and content once the drug is in my system.

And that blood is in my head
The high elicits amazing feelings in my mind and body.

Then thank God that I'm as good as dead
I'd be willing to die happy and fulfilled as long as I can experience the pleasure of heroin.

Then thank your God that I'm not aware
I'm not conscious of the dangers of heroin addiction because it would ruin the euphoric effects.

And thank God that I just don't care
I can't help my addiction because of the power and joy that drug brings me.

And I guess I just don't know
I am ignorant and incapable of seeing the reality of my addiction, and the fact that my drug addiction will kill me.