This is probably wrong, but...I always think of the Viet Nam War when I listen to this.
Think about it--tanks would simply "roll up" and take soldiers away...when one was drafted, their ticket could be seen as an "invitation to make a reservation"...and the lines "we've got everything we need, satisfaction guaranteed" could be used ironically, how the government used propaganda to make the war, and the army, seem desirable...
Also, soldiers leave on "tours" of duty during wartime..."Magical Mystery Tour" could signify that when soldiers left on their tours, they were not completely sure what would happen to them--perhaps something "magical" or "mysterious." And the last lines--"The Magical Mystery Tour is dying to take you away"--could have some literal meaning to it--how so many died in the Viet Nam War.
This is probably wrong, but...I always think of the Viet Nam War when I listen to this.
Think about it--tanks would simply "roll up" and take soldiers away...when one was drafted, their ticket could be seen as an "invitation to make a reservation"...and the lines "we've got everything we need, satisfaction guaranteed" could be used ironically, how the government used propaganda to make the war, and the army, seem desirable...
Also, soldiers leave on "tours" of duty during wartime..."Magical Mystery Tour" could signify that when soldiers left on their tours, they were not completely sure what would happen to them--perhaps something "magical" or "mysterious." And the last lines--"The Magical Mystery Tour is dying to take you away"--could have some literal meaning to it--how so many died in the Viet Nam War.
Anyway, that's just my interpretation.