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All the wild horses
All the wild horses
Tethered with tears in their eyes
May no man's touch ever tame
May no man's reigns ever chain you
And may no man's weight ever defrayed your soul
And as for the clouds
Just let them roll
Roll away
Roll away
As for the clouds
Just let them roll
Roll away
Roll away
All the wild horses
Tethered with tears in their eyes
May no man's touch ever tame
May no man's reigns ever chain you
And may no man's weight ever defrayed your soul
And as for the clouds
Just let them roll
Roll away
Roll away
As for the clouds
Just let them roll
Roll away
Roll away
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To me this song is about acceptance and embracement.
Not all horses are meant to be tamed..
Some things are just simply beautiful and are meant to remain untouched.
I love the equivocality of the horses and clouds; from the beauty found in nature to the beauty of a child's innocence..
He ends the song with 'As for the clouds, just let them roll away'.
This is saying everthing takes care of itself. Their is no need to do anything, just let things be. The clouds roll away on their own and likewise animals would take care of themselves also.
Hopefully someday we will be able to live in harmony with all living creatures and all being will be rightfully free.
The music itself is achingly elegiac - something is being lost - which supports both the literal idea of wild horses gone from the land and also the metaphorical one of a spirit or emotions that do not want to be tamed. I think it applies equally well to men or women who are under pressure to sublimate their feelings - I can certainly empathize.
There's also an element of resignation in letting the clouds rolling away - don't hold on; let it be; this too shall pass - that suggests either letting go of dark feelings or accepting the fact that these things can't be changed.
I was sleeping, and in my dream, this song was playing. Of course I'd heard it before.. but it fit so well with the dream. I couldn't believe it. It turns out, it had been playing on my iPod, and I'd woken up mid song.
Recently, I've been going through a tough time in my relationship with someone. Mainly due to me "changing" myself for him. Or letting him change me, which presents a set of entirely different problems. But today.. was really the climax of our discussion about this. And throughout, I've been playing this song. Over and over. It's been stuck in my head since my dream. So here I am, bawling my eyes out, trying to grasp the meaning of this song.
Could you believe how incredibly accurate this song seems, and how it came to me in a dream?
Creepy.
And as for the clouds
Just let them roll
Roll away, roll away<---this can be referring to learning to let go and accept what has happened. We cannot turn back time....we are only human.