In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
You're so quiet
But it doesn't faze me
You're on time
You move so fast, makes me feel lazy
Let's join forces
We've got our guns and horses
I know you've been burned
But every fire is a lesson learned
I left my house, left my clothes
Door wide open, heaven knows
You're so worth it, you are
But I wish I could feel it all for you
I wish I could be it all for you
If I could erase the pain
Then maybe you'd feel the same
I'd do it all for you
I would, I would, I would, I would
Let's type words
'Cause they amount to nothing
Play it down
Pretend you can't take what you've found
But you found me
On a screen you sit at permanently
I left my house, left my clothes
Door wide open, heaven knows
You're so worth it, you are
But I wish I could feel it all for you
I wish I could be it all for you
If I could erase the pain
Then maybe you'd feel the same
I'd do it all for you
I would, I would, I would, I would
It's time to come clean
And make sense of everything
It's time that we found out who we are
'Cause when I'm standing here in the dark
I see your face in every star
But I wish I could feel it all for you (for you)
I wish I could be it all for you (for you)
If I could erase the pain
The maybe you'd feel the same
I'd do it all for you
I would, I would, I would
I'd do it all for you, I'd do it all for you
I'd do it all for you, I'd do it all for you
I'd do it all for you, I'd do it all for you
I'd do it all for you, I'd do it all for you
But it doesn't faze me
You're on time
You move so fast, makes me feel lazy
Let's join forces
We've got our guns and horses
I know you've been burned
But every fire is a lesson learned
I left my house, left my clothes
Door wide open, heaven knows
You're so worth it, you are
But I wish I could feel it all for you
I wish I could be it all for you
If I could erase the pain
Then maybe you'd feel the same
I'd do it all for you
I would, I would, I would, I would
Let's type words
'Cause they amount to nothing
Play it down
Pretend you can't take what you've found
But you found me
On a screen you sit at permanently
I left my house, left my clothes
Door wide open, heaven knows
You're so worth it, you are
But I wish I could feel it all for you
I wish I could be it all for you
If I could erase the pain
Then maybe you'd feel the same
I'd do it all for you
I would, I would, I would, I would
It's time to come clean
And make sense of everything
It's time that we found out who we are
'Cause when I'm standing here in the dark
I see your face in every star
But I wish I could feel it all for you (for you)
I wish I could be it all for you (for you)
If I could erase the pain
The maybe you'd feel the same
I'd do it all for you
I would, I would, I would
I'd do it all for you, I'd do it all for you
I'd do it all for you, I'd do it all for you
I'd do it all for you, I'd do it all for you
I'd do it all for you, I'd do it all for you
Lyrics submitted by jenesaispasmostly
Guns and Horses Lyrics as written by Ellie Goulding John Fortis
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
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Firstly, i love this song.
Secondly, i think the song is about a guy that she likes, which may be scared to be in a relationship because he's been hurt in the past ('I know you've been burned but every fire is a lesson learned') but she would do anything('I left my house, I left my clothes, Door wide open, Never knowing, You're so worth it, you are')to take back the past and erase all his pain he's experienced - and could see how much she loves him. ('But I wish I could feel all it for you, I wish I could be it all for you, If I could erase the pain And maybe you'd feel the same') With anyone we love, you generally want to take all negativity and pain away from them to protect them. Towards the end of the song she appears to want to come clean to him and find out get things out in the open ('It's time to come clean And make sense of everything, It's time that we found out who we are')
Gorgeous Ellie, i love it!
Its about her relationship with a guy she met online (:
“I wrote Guns And Horses about a romance that began online… I wanted the guy to feel more than he did for me but through no fault of his own he couldn’t. It’s a song about frustration essentially.” -ellie goulding
i really, really love this song. it's so sweet and catchy.
love this!
first of all (btw this is coming from the lyrics on the itunes digital booklet included with her album) its "heaven knows, youre so worth it, you are" and secondly, this may just be a typo, its "on a screen you sit at permanently" This is an amazing song btw :)
Amazing song, and as for the meaning, straight from the horse's mouth: "I wrote Guns And Horses about a romance that began online... I wanted the guy to feel more than he did for me but through no fault of his own he couldn't. It's a song about frustration essentially."
Oh it seems I've turned it the other way around :) Interesting.
So much love for this song right now, especialy the remix by Monsieur Adi :)
I just love it when she sings "We've got our guns and horses"
I always sing "we've got our guns and horseys" :D
Great song
Me Too :D xx
It's 'the screen you sit at permanantly', 'heaven knows' not 'never knowing' and 'I know you've been burned, but every fire is a lesson learnt'. X