Jim Morrison - a rock star, a drug addict, a martyr. One of the founders
of the world famous American band The Doors. A brilliant singer, a
significant lyricist, a charismatic personality. His life was far from
perfect, yet his songs have still been listened to and performed by
many. Morrison lyrics exhibit a great wealth of vivid and enigmatic
metaphors, as well as instances of word order violations. All this,
along with his shrill voice, have been taking the listeners to another
dimension - to the kingdom of psychedelia. The career of a young singer
broke with his sudden death in 1971. Nevertheless, The Doors will always
be a music icon and a model for future generations of musicians. The
present work is an attempt to investigate the lyrics by The Doors in
terms of metaphors and sentence structure violations. It is well to be
remembered, however, that only Jim Morrison himself would provide the
answer whether the conclusions drawn from such an analysis are
appropriate.