Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: psych-rock
Song Meaning of “Wishful Sinful” by The Doors
Wishful Sinful is a song by The Doors about how humanity has a difficult time trying to understand and come to terms with its own desires and motivations. The song suggests that our desires and sinful temptations are often misunderstood and misinterpreted. We wish to satisfy our own desires and to do that we often find ourselves in situations where we can easily succumb to the darker side of our own nature. But at the same time, we understand the consequences of our decisions and actions, so we often feel conflicted about indulging ourselves.
We’re all caught in between what is right and what is wrong, between our own wishes and our conscience. We know that following our own desires leads to conflict and suffering yet it is so hard to deny or resist them. As the song says, “The Devil plays you music, makes you want it bad” showing how Lucifer seduces us into indulging in our darker cravings. We are guided and tempted by our own cravings and yet we still fail to understand them and the consequences of such decisions. The song suggests that we must learn to see beyond our own desires and come to terms with our own motivations and accept our own mistakes in order to find peace and harmony.