what you guys are saying about the war is absolutely correct. at the time that this song came out, there was great opposition to the vietnam war.
"five to one" is a reference to the ratio between the younger more progressive thinking "hippies" (5) compared to the (1) politicians, lawmakers, police, government... what have you. "they've got the guns but, we got the numbers" i think he's trying to say that they might have the power, but there are more of us, we can change things if we really want to.
the last part of the song "Your ballroom days are over, baby.Night is drawing near.Shadows of the eveningCrawl across the years.You walk across the floor With a flower in your hand. Trying to tell me no one understands Trade in your hours for a handful dimes Gonna make it, baby, in our prime." he's talking about the hippies growing up, and becoming complacant, turn in your hours for a handful of dimes... giving up the free spirited ways, and becoming a working consumer class of society. "gonna make it in our prime"
i have to say Jim Morrisson is a brilliant poet.
srammijon December 08, 2005 Link
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