Tell All The People
The Doors · The Soft Parade [1969]
Tell all the people that you see
Follow me
Follow me down
Tell all the people that you see
Set them free
Follow me down
You tell them they don't have to run
We're gonna pick up everyone
Come on, take me by my hand
Gonna bury all our troubles in the sand,
Oh yeah
Can't you see the wonder at your feet
Your life's complete
Follow me down
Can't you see me growing, get your guns
The time has come
To follow me down
Follow me across the sea
Where milky babies seem to be
Molded, flowing revelry
With the one that set them free
Tell all the people that you see
It's just me
Follow me down
Tell all the people that you see
Follow me
Follow me down
Tell all the people that you see
We'll be free
Follow me down
Tell all the people that you see
It's just me
Follow me down
Tell all the people that you see
Follow me
Follow me down
Follow me down You got to follow me down
Follow me down
Tell all the people that you see
We'll be free
Follow me down
Follow me
Follow me down
Tell all the people that you see
Set them free
Follow me down
You tell them they don't have to run
We're gonna pick up everyone
Come on, take me by my hand
Gonna bury all our troubles in the sand,
Oh yeah
Can't you see the wonder at your feet
Your life's complete
Follow me down
Can't you see me growing, get your guns
The time has come
To follow me down
Follow me across the sea
Where milky babies seem to be
Molded, flowing revelry
With the one that set them free
Tell all the people that you see
It's just me
Follow me down
Tell all the people that you see
Follow me
Follow me down
Tell all the people that you see
We'll be free
Follow me down
Tell all the people that you see
It's just me
Follow me down
Tell all the people that you see
Follow me
Follow me down
Follow me down You got to follow me down
Follow me down
Tell all the people that you see
We'll be free
Follow me down
Tell All The People
Released on The Doors' 1969 album The Soft Parade, "Tell All The People" stands as a defining track of the psychedelic rock era. The song features Jim Morrison's iconic vocal delivery, blending poetic ambiguity with the band's signature blend of rock and roll and theatrical performance. Its driving rhythm and atmospheric production capture the group's exploration of counterculture themes during the late 1960s. As a staple of their discography, the recording exemplifies the Doors' ability to merge lyrical depth with a sonic landscape that influenced countless subsequent artists in the genre.