| U2 – Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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You're dangerous 'cause you're honest You're dangerous, you don't know what you want Well you left my heart empty as a vacant lot --> She is a previous lover, that she "left my heart empty as a vacant lot" For any spirit to haunt --> Refers to whoever he is with now You're an accident waiting to happen You're a piece of glass left in a beach Well, you tell me things I know you're not supposed to Then you leave me just out of reach --> She comes back to him, but he is in another relationship - its "an accident waiting to happen" if he falls in love with her again. Who's gonna ride your wild horses? Who's gonna drown in your blue sea? Who's gonna ride your wild horses? Who's gonna fall at the foot of thee? --> He wonders who will she ultimately end up with. Blue sea = blue eyes Well you stole it 'cause I needed the cash And you killed it 'cause I wanted revenge Well you lied to me 'cause I asked you to Baby, can we still be friends? --> When they were together, she would do anything for him. When the initial relationship ended - she lied to him saying that they could still be friends, because that's what he wanted to hear Oh, the deeper I spin Oh, the hunter will sin for your ivory skin --> He is admitting to being tempted by her at the expense of his current relationship Took a drive in the dirty rain To a place where the wind calls your name Under the trees the river laughing at you and me --> poetic recall of being together again. River laughing = can't separate 2 streams/rivers that have joined into one Hallelujah, heavens white rose The doors you open I just can't close --> He wants her, if she offer an opportunity, he won't say no Don't turn around, don't turn around again Don't turn around, your gypsy heart Don't turn around, don't turn around again Don't turn around, and don't look back Come on now love, don't you look back! --> He's pleading with her (and himself) to go, because he cannot resist her. Who's gonna ride your wild horses? Who's gonna drown in your blue sea? Who's gonna taste your salt water kisses? Who's gonna take the place of me? --> He wonders who will take his place - I think this line is filled with bravado, sadness, regret, jealousy. |
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