anonymous November 2nd, 2006 11:04AM  
"you know the day destroys the night
night divides the day
tried to run
tried to hide"

this is just how the song struck me. He is running from truth, (his own form of truth like previously mentioned?), obviously it is something he didn't want to find out, hence why he tried to run from it. The days are bleeding together since he has this knowledge.

"we chased our pleasures here
dug our treasures there
but can you still recall
the time we cried"

he is remembering the time he had with a certain girl. And specifically a certain time when something bad happened. If we read this in relation to the first lines maybe this girl told him something upsetting. I think maybe she was unfaithful.

"I found an island in your arms
country in your eyes
arms that chain us
eyes that lie"

island and country meaning she had a lot of depth, and substance. But those turned out be wrong, lies.

"made the scene
week to week
day to day
hour to hour
the gate is straight
deep and wide
break on through to the other side"

he was able to keep up appearances only so long. It was a constant minute by minute fight within himself. Till eventually he broke down and accepted the truth.

anonymous October 2nd, 2007 02:23PM  
"you know the day destroys the night
night divides the day
tried to run
tried to hide"

this is just how the song struck me. He is running from truth, (his own form of truth like previously mentioned?), obviously it is something he didn't want to find out, hence why he tried to run from it. The days are bleeding together since he has this knowledge.

Ill leave that comment there cause I think you read Jims mind.

"we chased our pleasures here
dug our treasures there
but can you still recall
the time we cried"

he is remembering the time he had with a certain girl. And specifically a certain time when something bad happened. If we read this in relation to the first lines maybe this girl told him something upsetting. I think maybe she was unfaithful.

Right man. I think his perception that made him cry. The way he felt by just feeling cause once quoted that feelings are disturbing. Maybe a girl, his father, or just love made him shed tears.

"I found an island in your arms
country in your eyes
arms that chain us
eyes that lie"

island and country meaning she had a lot of depth, and substance. But those turned out be wrong, lies.

Lets just say he felt that all he felt lied to him. I belive he hated his father or both of his parents, it could be the chaining of his thoughts that his parents did to him or that it really was a girl, but wasnt Pamela his first and only girl?

All in all it must have something to do with love that chained him and then lied or his perception that limited all of his thoughts in mind. Maybe both.

"made the scene
week to week
day to day
hour to hour
the gate is straight
deep and wide
break on through to the other side"

he was able to keep up appearances only so long. It was a constant minute by minute fight within himself. Till eventually he broke down and accepted the truth.

I don't believe he accepted the feeling that his perception did to him. I belive he was a very sensitive human being and showed pain when he was in pain. The scene is the way he acted and accepted pain. Then he just said: "NO MORE!" and then carried it with him like a radio. He woke up because of the pain and then he broke out to the other side.

Eh, I'm not really good at using fancy words or so. Im only 16 and from Denmark so please don't attack me. :D

anonymous November 27th, 2007 12:55PM  
This song reflects the way Jim lived, the way he felt, what he wanted. And he invited us all to follow him.Break on through to the other side! A demand, a dead end , a no-turning back road. Always living on the edge, always daring, he left us all back wandering what he wanted to say...A lonely soul,the soul of the Poet.

anonymous February 11th, 2008 04:02PM  
It is about breaking the doors of perception
and also "back door man" wasn't a led zeppelin or a doors original lyric, back door man was done by howling wolf before either of those bands were made

anonymous April 12th, 2008 03:01PM  
“I believe in a long, prolonged, derangement of the senses in order to obtain the unknown.”
That was a Jim Morrison quote, so he gets to the other side by derangement his senses.

Anon. July 17th, 2008 07:01PM  
This relates to Blake's comment that if we could cleanse the doors of perception, we would see everything as it is, as infinite. The song transcends politics to talk about a mystical experience of ultimate reality.

anonymous December 7th, 2008 05:28PM  
i believe that when he said "break on through to the other side" he was simply talking about getting high. he even says, "she gets high, she gets high, she gets high..."

70s_girl January 16th, 2009 01:06AM  
just like most songs... this song comes off as if about a relationship. a realtionship where it's the girl that's cheating on him. he knows, she may not know he knows. they're going through the motions and he's ready to get out hence the "other side". it's where he wants to go but maybe he's trapped and it's just a thought. but towards the end of the song it sounds like he's ready to "break through" and take the leap he's been wanting to take.

anonymous February 4th, 2009 12:56PM  
I believe this song has alot to do with Acid, or Ecstacy. If you have ever done either one of those drugs, you would understand the meaning of this song to the fullest. On either two of the drugs, you "Brake on Through to the other Side". Your perception of everything is crazy. It just makes sense.

anonymous June 10th, 2009 06:18PM  
You know the good times come at night, but night is ended by day. The trip scared me, but I want more. Break on through to the other side....acid. We had a real good time, we changed our look on life. but don't forget, it freaked us out. Break on through to the other side. I saw an island in your arm. I saw a country in your eyes.. but you're stuck on islands and the government lies. Break on through to the other side.

HowCouldYou July 7th, 2009 01:31PM  
Means challenge your opposition
whatever is dictating what you should do should be challenged and do not accept others perceptions of the truth or the way to believe or the way to lead your life as a given, sometimes, challenging a dictator can seem difficult because you are put to death if you oppose the rules, but you must keep going forward without hesitation, and remember, 'you can not argue with a crazy man'

JasmineStar August 11th, 2009 09:13AM  
There is a great book called doors of perception, and there are a lot of existential writers who speak of the angst of not feeling connected with life, of being on the outside as if viewing life through a window. i think those who choose the interpretation of opening the doors of perception are spot on. It also seems to reflect the path of a shaman, where instead of taking the approach of what is being done to me, who said that about me, what did i see today, there comes a point in which one wants to merge into life, to be at one with life, beyond dualities of black or white, yin or yang. In mystic terms it is stepping thrugh the veil of illusion and finding the at one exerience. Yep it is looking past "making the scene" and past whether your loved one loves you or lies, it is about being in your centre and at one. The shaman path type lyrics are most interesting in many of his songs.

giza September 19th, 2009 05:57PM  
I believe that this posting is very good, if not dead on. I put it in quotes below mine. I would just like to add something:
it was about a woman, that was cheating on him or lieing, or hurting him somehow and he was trying to run from the truth, but finally was confronted by the truth. He was telling her to break on through to the other side. the other side being death, the only immaculate experience a person goes through after birth. He wanted her to die for hurting him, and he wanted to go too.




"you know the day destroys the night
night divides the day
tried to run
tried to hide"

this is just how the song struck me. He is running from truth, (his own form of truth like previously mentioned?), obviously it is something he didn't want to find out, hence why he tried to run from it. The days are bleeding together since he has this knowledge.

"we chased our pleasures here
dug our treasures there
but can you still recall
the time we cried"

he is remembering the time he had with a certain girl. And specifically a certain time when something bad happened. If we read this in relation to the first lines maybe this girl told him something upsetting. I think maybe she was unfaithful.

"I found an island in your arms
country in your eyes
arms that chain us
eyes that lie"

island and country meaning she had a lot of depth, and substance. But those turned out be wrong, lies.

"made the scene
week to week
day to day
hour to hour
the gate is straight
deep and wide
break on through to the other side"

he was able to keep up appearances only so long. It was a constant minute by minute fight within himself. Till eventually he broke down and accepted the truth."

scc123 October 25th, 2009 02:08AM  
This is about finding the truth. Everything all the time. What if you could have anything you want anytime you want it? You are the god of your universe

anonymous February 23rd, 2010 10:46PM  
This song is about dying, and moving on to the other side. Jim said it himself.