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Wait until the war is over
And we're both a little older
The unknown soldier
Breakfast where the news is read
Television children fed
Unborn living, living, dead
Bullet strikes the helmet's head
And it's all over
For the unknown soldier
It's all over
For the unknown soldier
Hut
Hut
Hut ho hee up
Hut
Hut
Hut ho hee up
Hut
Hut
Hut ho hee up
Comp'nee
Halt
Preeee-zent!
Arms!
Make a grave for the unknown soldier
Nestled in your hollow shoulder
The unknown soldier
Breakfast where the news is read
Television children fed
Bullet strikes the helmet's head
And, it's all over
The war is over
It's all over
The war is over
Well, all over, baby
All over, baby
Oh, over, yeah
All over, baby
Wooooo, hah-hah
All over
All over, baby
Oh, woa-yeah
All over
All over
Heeeeyyyy
| This is an antiwar song, but not specifically about the Vietnam War, which was going on at the time. |
| The Doors took over 130 takes to record this. Producer Paul Rothchild was being very particular. |
| Many radio stations refused to play this due to its controversial content. |
| The Doors developed this when they were on tour in 1967. |
| Some of the sounds in this include military drums, commands, and a firing squad. The firing squad was reproduced on stage with Krieger pointing his guitar at Morrison like a rifle, Densmore dropping a reverb unit to make a loud pop, and Morrison dropping as if he was shot. A real rifle with blanks was used to record the gunshot. |
| Morrison directed the promotional film, which featured The Doors acting out the firing squad sequence. In the film, Morrison is executed and blood spews from his mouth. It also contained images from the Vietnam War, which was still going on. |