ld put himself into a trance by dancing, whirling around, drinking, taking drugs—however. Then, would go on a mental travel and…uh…describe his journey to the rest of the tribe.” Which is exactly what Morrison would do.In the song “Your Lost Little Girl” Jim was saying that the little girl was society or the people as a hole. In the song he said, “I think you know what to do, yeah I’m sure you know what to do.” He knew people knew the way but were scared. He was challenging people to find their true self when he asked, “Tell me who are you?” The people were this lost little girl who was looking for themselves in order to truly achieve freedom. If everyone would dare to face him or herself and find out who they were then they wouldn’t be lost. He had faced himself, therefore facing his fears. Whether he liked what he saw or not he had nothing to fear and was therefore free. Feel to be his own person. Free to feel. Morrison knew that he could not force people into freedom; rather he tried to open the doorway for them. He believed people knew the way to freedom, but were just scared to break away from the chains that they had grown accustomed to. Jim was once quoted saying, “It’s absurd. How can I set free anyone who doesn’t have the guts to stand up alone and declare his own freedom? I think it’s a lie—people claim they want to be free—everybody insists that freedom is what they want the most, the most sacred and precious thing a man can possess. But that’s bull*censored*! People are terrified to be set free-they hold onto their chains. They fight anyone who tries to break those chains. It’s their security…how can they expect me or anyone to set them free if they don’t really want to be free?”The uncompromising, strict nature in which Morrison was raised, bread a deep loathing for a...
