The Doors: Break on Through (To the Other Side) Meaning
Song Released: 1967
Break on Through (To the Other Side) Lyrics
Night divides the day
Tried to run
Tried to hide
Break on through to the other side
Break on through to the other side
Break on through to the other side, yeah
We chased our pleasures here
Dug our...
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Any artist that creates honestly and with depth of emotion does so with what they know. What is known is from experience, either directly or **indirectly.
Something that occurs frequently, almost like a theme amongst troubled geniuses, is obsessive curiosity. They understand complexities of this universe that can drive them to the point of insanity, but also allows an understanding to take place that allows them to see that existence has too many patterns and designs to be random. Beyond normalcy, some may see the hand of God in daily life, which is invisible to most. Perhaps insanity was created to mask the intended plans of our creator. Jim was a genius and no one may ever know what he saw or understood. But if I were to guess I would say the unknown questions, the mysteries of life, were equally inspiring as they were conflicting in his life. -
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"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. -
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