This Is The End
This is The End
"I see myself as a huge fiery comet, a shooting star. Everyone stops, points up and gasps "Oh look at that!" Then - whoosh, and I'm gone... and they'll never see anything like it ever again, and they won't be able to forget me - ever." (2 "Jim"). Is a quote to some spoken by the most popular and influential singer in rock history, and to others a misguided fool with an illusion of artistic ability. This man or rock legend was the vocalist from the psychedelic band The Doors, his name Jim Morrison or better known as the Lizard King. Jim Morrison was a genius of his time, but with a misunderstood vision. The dark-edged eroticism of Morrison's baritone voice and pseudo-poetic lyrics helped make the band one of rock's most potent, controversial, and theatrical acts (Britannica "Morrison") but created a bad reputation with his drinking, drug use, and outrageous stage and private behavior.
Jim Morrison pushed the boundaries and changed a conservative society, along with many other psychedelic bands of the sixties, through his art and controversial lyrics. He was a visionary with a profound and mystical feeling that there is something "more", something "beyond", and something that his poetry and music allowed us to touch, if only for a brief moment (7 "Jim"). "Real poetry doesn't say anything it just ticks off possibilitiesÂ… It opens all doors and you can walk through anyone that suits you. If my poetry aims to achieve anything, it's to deliver people from the limited way in which they see and feel." (Everything2 "American Poet."). That was Jim's vision, escaping reality and to show everyone the real meaning of being free and seeing the world through a different view, beyond the norm. He thought the results of our actions as thoughtless, irresponsible human beings, unwilling to be present even in our own lives (Laciefae "Poet"). He would refer sometimes to his audience, authority figures and even friends as slaves because of...
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