Cover art for Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door by Antony and the Johnsons

Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door

Antony and the Johnsons
Track 33 on I’m Not There: Original Soundtrack 

Producers

David Mansfield & ANOHNI
Oct. 30, 20071 viewer11.8K views

Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door Lyrics

Mama, take this badge off o' me
I can't use it anymore
It's gettin' dark, much too dark to see you
I feel I'm knockin' on Heaven's door

Knock, knock, knockin' on Heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on Heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on Heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on Heaven's door

Mama, put my guns in the ground
I can't shoot them anymore
That long black cloud is going' down
I feel I'm knockin' on Heaven's door

Knock, knock, knockin' on Heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on Heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on Heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on Heaven's door

Mama wipe this blood from my face
I'm sick and tired of the war
Don't know if it's night or if this is sun, rising high
Scared of knockin' on heaven's door

Knock, knock, knockin' on Heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on Heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on Heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on Heaven's door

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The song describes the thought process of a dying soldier who is tired of the war

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I’m Not There: Original Soundtrack (2007)
  1. 1.
    All Along the Watchtower
  2. 2.
    I’m Not There
  3. 3.
    Goin’ to Acapulco
  4. 4.
    Tombstone Blues
  5. 5.
    Ballad of a Thin Man
  6. 6.
    Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again
  7. 7.
    Pressing On
  8. 8.
    Fourth Time Around
  9. 9.
    Dark Eyes
  10. 10.
    Highway 61 Revisited
  11. 11.
    One More Cup of Coffee
  12. 12.
    The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
  13. 13.
    Billy 1
  14. 14.
    Simple Twist of Fate
  15. 15.
    Man in the Long Black Coat
  16. 16.
    Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)
  17. 17.
    As I Went Out One Morning
  18. 18.
    Can’t Leave Her Behind
  19. 19.
    Ring Them Bells
  20. 20.
    Just Like a Woman
  21. 21.
    Mama, You’ve Been on My Mind/A Fraction of Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie
  22. 22.
    I Wanna Be Your Lover
  23. 23.
    You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere
  24. 24.
    Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?
  25. 25.
    Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
  26. 26.
    The Wicked Messenger
  27. 27.
    Cold Irons Bound
  28. 28.
    The Times They Are A Changin’
  29. 29.
    Maggie’s Farm
  30. 30.
    When the Ship Comes In
  31. 31.
    Moonshiner
  32. 32.
    I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine
  33. 33.
    Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
  34. 34.
    I’m Not There
  35. 35.
    Main Title Theme (Billy (Missing Lyrics)
  36. 36.
    One Too Many Mornings (Missing Lyrics)
  37. 37.
    What Kind of Friend is This
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Lead Vocals
Piano
Bass
Acoustic Guitar
Released on
October 30, 2007
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