Breaking'

"We chased our pleasures here
Dug our treasures there
But can you still recall
The time we cried
Break on through to the other side"

In this, the second verse of Break On Through I believe Jim Morrison is speaking about adventure, danger and hope. I think in the other verses he is more so talking about drug hallucinogens, death and a lover. In this verse I think he is referring to breaking through the barriers life/society sets for you and starting a new.

Jim grew up in a fairly well to do family. His father was an admiral in the United States Army and he went to Florida State University at the age of 18. These were Jim's treasures. However they weren't enough, Jim needed more-needed to do something more important-needed to experience more of what this world has to offer. Jim dug his treasures in Florida, buried them, and never looked back.

He then chased his pleasures by reportedly hitch-hiking to California, Las Angeles to be specific. He enrolled in UCLA's film school but soon dropped out, not before meeting future band-mate Ray Manzarak and forming what was to be one America's most influential rock n' roll bands.

This never would have happened to Jim however without taking a risk within himself. Exploring ones own self and truly being who you want to be. In this verse Jim encourages us to leave it behind, embrace your feelings and make your own footsteps. Essentially. Break on Through.

“That's what real love amounts to- letting a person be what he really is. Most people love you for who you pretend to be. To keep their love, you keep pretending- performing. You get to love your pretence. It's true, we're locked in an image, an act-” - Jim Morrison