Hyacinth House

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"Hyacinth House"
Song by The Doors
From the album L.A. Woman
Album released	April, 1971
Genre	Rock
Song Length	3:12
Record label	Elektra Records
Producer	The Doors, Bruce Botnick
Track Number	Track 7

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"Hyacinth House" is a 1971 song by The Doors which appears on their final album with frontman Jim Morrison, L.A. Woman. The music was written by Ray Manzarek, while Morrison wrote the dreary and mysterious lyrics while at guitarist Robbie Krieger's beach house. The lyrics "I see the bathroom is clear / I think that somebody near / I'm sure someone is following me" were taken from a conversation while the band was stoned at Krieger's house. They were thinking someone was in the bathroom because they heard noises. Evidently, Krieger's house was littered with hyacinth plants, thus the song title Hyacinth House.

Many fans suspect that one particular line of this song ("And I'll say it again, I need a brand new friend, the end") shows that Morrison had suicidal thoughts and tendencies. Thus, when he died in Paris in 1971, he consciously overdosed on heroin. However, this theory is mere speculation. What is evident is the sadness and maturity within Morrison's voice [partly to the blame from the acoustics in the studio bathroom, where he performed much of LA Woman].

[edit] Inspiration

Hyacinthus was a young love of the Greek god Apollo. According to the myth, Apollo accidentally killed him in a discus throwing contest, and Apollo refused to let the boy go to Hades. So, from his blood, Apollo created the hyacinth, a plant with a fragrant cluster of flowers.