This was originally part of a song called ‘Celebration of the Lizard’, a collection of poems that was originally intended to go on the album Waiting for the Sun. However, it wasn’t considered good enough for the final album only the ‘Not to Touch The Earth’ section was considered good enough so it g...
[Intro]
Not to touch the earth
Not to see the sun
Nothing left to do, but
Run, run, run
Let's run
Let's run
[Verse 1]
House upon the hill
Moon is lying still
Shadows of the trees
Witnessing the wild breeze
Come on, baby, run with me
Let's run
[Chorus]
Run with me
Run with me
Run with me
Let's run
[Verse 2]
The mansion is warm, at the top of the hill
Rich are the rooms and the comforts there
Red are the arms of luxuriant chairs
And you won't know a thing till you get inside
[Verse 3]
Dead president's corpse in the driver's car
The engine runs on glue and tar
Come on along, not going very far
To the East to meet the Czar
[Chorus]
Run with me
Run with me
Run with me
Let's run
[Post-Chorus]
Whoa!
[Verse 4]
Some outlaws lived by the side of a lake
The minister's daughter's in love with the snake
Who lives in a well by the side of the road
Wake up, girl, we're almost home
Ya, come on!
[Bridge]
We should see the gates by morning
We should be inside by evening
Sun, sun, sun
Burn, burn, burn
Soon, soon, soon
Moon, moon, moon
I will get you
Soon!
Soon!
Soon!
[Outro]
I am the Lizard King
I can do anything
Not to Touch the Earth was written by Jim Morrison.
Not to Touch the Earth was produced by Paul A. Rothchild.
The Doors released Not to Touch the Earth on Sat Jul 13 1968.