About The Song

“Riders on the Storm” is a song by the American rock band, The Doors, released in 1971 on their sixth and final studio album, L.A. Woman. It was the band’s last single before the death of lead singer Jim Morrison. The song was a commercial success, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. It has been praised by critics for its evocative lyrics, atmospheric music, and memorable ending.

The song’s lyrics are enigmatic and open to interpretation, but they are generally thought to be about death, isolation, and the passage of time. The song’s title refers to the image of horsemen riding through a storm, which is often seen as a metaphor for the forces of nature or the inevitability of death.

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Lyrics

Riders on the storm
Riders on the storm
Into this house we’re born
Into this world we’re thrown
Like a dog without a bone
An actor out on loan
Riders on the storm

There’s a killer on the road
His brain is squirmin’ like a toad
Take a long holiday
Let your children play
If you give this man a ride
Sweet family will die
Killer on the road, yeah

Girl, you gotta love your man
Girl, you gotta love your man
Take him by the hand
Make him understand
The world on you depends
Our life will never end
Gotta love your man, yeah

Riders on the storm
Riders on the storm
Into this house we’re born
Into this world we’re thrown
Like a dog without a bone
An actor out on loan.
Riders on the storm

Riders on the storm
Riders on the storm
Riders on the storm
Riders on the storm
Riders on the storm