The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Ooooh
I feel these four walls closing in
Face up against the glass
I'm looking out, hmmm
Is this my life I'm wondering
It happened so fast
How do I turn this thing around
Is this the bed I chose to make
It's greener pastures I'm thinking about
Hmm, wide open spaces far away
All I want is the wind in my hair
To face the fear but not feel scared
Ooh, wild horses I want to be like you
Throwing caution to the wind, I'll run free too
Wish I could recklessly love like I'm longing to
I want to run with the wild horses
Run with the wild horses, oh
Yeah, oh oh, ye-yeah
I see the girl I want to be
Riding bare-back, care-free
Along the shore
If only that someone was me
Jumping head-first, head-long
Without a thought
To act and down the consequence
How I wish it could be that easy
But fear surrounds me like a fence
I want to break free
All I want is the wind in my hair
To face the fear, but not feel scared
Oooh, wild horses I want to be like you
Throwing caution to the wind, I'll run free too
Wish I could recklessly love like I'm longing to
I want to run with the wild horses
Run with the wild horses, oh
I want to run too
Oooh oh oh oh
Recklessly emboundening myself before you
I want to open up my heart
Tell him how I feel, ooh ooh
Oooh, wild horses I want to be like you
Throwing caution to the wind, I'll run free too
Wish I could recklessly love like I'm longing to
I want to run with the wild horses
Run with the wild horses
Run with the wild horses
Ooh ooooh ooh ooh ye-yeah yeah oohh
I want to run with the wild horses, ooooh
I feel these four walls closing in
Face up against the glass
I'm looking out, hmmm
Is this my life I'm wondering
It happened so fast
How do I turn this thing around
Is this the bed I chose to make
It's greener pastures I'm thinking about
Hmm, wide open spaces far away
All I want is the wind in my hair
To face the fear but not feel scared
Ooh, wild horses I want to be like you
Throwing caution to the wind, I'll run free too
Wish I could recklessly love like I'm longing to
I want to run with the wild horses
Run with the wild horses, oh
Yeah, oh oh, ye-yeah
I see the girl I want to be
Riding bare-back, care-free
Along the shore
If only that someone was me
Jumping head-first, head-long
Without a thought
To act and down the consequence
How I wish it could be that easy
But fear surrounds me like a fence
I want to break free
All I want is the wind in my hair
To face the fear, but not feel scared
Oooh, wild horses I want to be like you
Throwing caution to the wind, I'll run free too
Wish I could recklessly love like I'm longing to
I want to run with the wild horses
Run with the wild horses, oh
I want to run too
Oooh oh oh oh
Recklessly emboundening myself before you
I want to open up my heart
Tell him how I feel, ooh ooh
Oooh, wild horses I want to be like you
Throwing caution to the wind, I'll run free too
Wish I could recklessly love like I'm longing to
I want to run with the wild horses
Run with the wild horses
Run with the wild horses
Ooh ooooh ooh ooh ye-yeah yeah oohh
I want to run with the wild horses, ooooh
Lyrics submitted by Hummingbird
Wild Horses [Live at the Nokia Theatre, New York] Lyrics as written by Natasha Bedingfield Andrew Frampton
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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Correct lyrics as follows:
I feel these four walls closing in Face up against the glass Im looking out... hmm Is this my life, I'm wondering It happened so fast How do I turn this thing around Is this the bed I chose to make Its greener pastures I'm thinking about hmm Wide open spaces far away
All I want is the wind in my hair To face the fear but not feel scared
[Chorus:] Wild horses I wanna be like you Throwing caution to the wind I run free too Wish I could recklessly love, like I'm longing too Run with the wild horses, run with the wild horses Oh yeah yeah ooh
I see the girl I wanna be Riding bare back, carefree along the shore If only that someone was me Jumping head first headlong without a thought To act and damn the consequence How I wish it could be that easy But fear surrounds me like a fence I wanna break free
All I want is the wind in my hair To face the fear but not feel scared
[Chorus:] Wild horses I want to be like you Throwing caution to the wind I run free too Wish I could recklessly love, like I'm longing too I run with the wild horses, run with the wild horses Oh
I wanna run too Oh woah
Recklessly abandoning myself before you I wanna open up my heart, tell him how I feel
[Chorus:] Oh Wild horses I want to be like you Throwing caution to the wind I run free too Wish I could recklessly love, like I'm longing too I wanna run with the wild horses, run with the wild horses [X2] Oh woah Yeah
I wanna run with the wild horses
To me this song means just letting go of the stress of life and just having fun and being free. but in another view point, in the song she says," I wanna open up my heart, tell him how I feel," so it could have something to do with a relationship, so this song could have various meanings.
not really a comment on the meaning of the song... but there's a bonus track of some sort later in this particular track... anyone knows the title?
The title of the hidden track is Sojurn.
This is a really pretty song. I think the meaning is about how she wants to break free and she wishes she could just run in the wind forever. Yes a little cheesey but VERY pretty.
I think that this song is about feeling overwhelmed with all the responsibilities in her life. She is saying that she has to many things to needs to take care off, and it is gettin stressful. She is saying that she wants to be free of all these burdens, she wishes that she could just "run with the wild horses" who have no responsibilities in life. She just wants to escape from the world.
i love this song. this song helped me get through the shittest times of my life. the first few chords before she starts singing just get under my skin.
I love this song. I think it's about a girl who found herself giving up love for a life that's more 'stable' and that won't have as many risks. But deep down she still loves the man she is talking about, and she wishes she could be brave enough to face her fear for her love, though it could hurt her badly.
The song gives me story ideas. And I do love horses too, so it's one of my favorites.
((btw LOL Someusername, I agree))
i think that this song means that she is feeling that she is wasting her llife. she feels that she wants to be a horse because they don't have to worry about anything. she wants to be free of the life that she is living
torance 21 or whatever we no the sing lyrics and i dont believe that this song is about wanting 2 express her feelings 2 her "beloved" but i could be wrong
torance 21 or whatever we no the sing lyrics and i dont believe that this song is about wanting 2 express her feelings 2 her "beloved" but i could be wrong