The title may have been inspired by the 1962 novel by Katherine Anne Porter, Ship Of Fools. It was made into a movie in 1965. The phrase has since become common in rock lyrics.
This is about an acid trip. Along with 1967s "The Crystal Ship," the second time The Doors used the ship as a metaphor for drugs.
The lyrics present a bleak image of the world heading toward oblivion.
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