I saw this song as a tune about someone who tries to escape their life, but through his journies realizes everywhere he goes, his problems follow him, everywhere is the same.
-On the first part of the journey
I was looking at all the life
There were plants and birds and rocks and things-
Our hero starts out on a journey, and notices how much life there is. It's odd, to find such life in the desert.
-I've been through the desert on a horse with no name
It felt good to be out of the rain
In the desert you can remember your name
'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain-
The rain is where he started from- the rain is all his problems, so he goes to the desert, where you wouldn't expect all this rain (problems) to follow. I interpret this as his time of solitude, of finding himself. He sort of shuts off from life and looks introspectively, because out in the desert, there's only him and the horse with no name. The horse could be many things, I haven't decided what it means to me. However, one thought is it's his own desire to flee- the 'horse' is carrying him off to the desert.
-After two days in the desert sun
My skin began to turn red -
As he's looking inwardly, he's finding a lot of crap he doesn't want to deal with. The solitude is getting to him. He can't live alone with his thoughts.
-After three days in the desert fun
I was looking at a river bed
And the story it told of a river that flowed
Made me sad to think it was dead-
I think this refers to some sort of a relationship- when he left, he broke this relationship, and now it's dead. It could also be some character trait of himself (good sense of humour, positive outlook, ect) that was taken away when he was in the rain.
-After nine days I let the horse run free
'Cause the desert had turned to sea-
Finally, he can't take the solitude, so he goes back into the world again. But he doesn't go back to whereever he came from, he moves to somewhere else.
-There were plants and birds and rocks and things
there was sand and hills and rings
The ocean is a desert with it's life underground
And a perfect disguise above-
So, he settles down into this new life, expecting it to be perfect. But he finds it isn't. Like where he came from, the water (problems) are still there. Also, there are the parts of the desert- he's still being introspective.
-Under the cities lies a heart made of ground
But the humans will give no love-
People are shallow and messed up, no matter where he goes.
However, I really like Tack's understanding of the song- very well put.
i really like your interpretation. i believe really good songwriters feel good when people attribute a meaning to a song, even if its not their intended meaning exactly because this means the lyrics have provoked thought, so everyone's interpretations are right! (this one's great though hehe)
i really like your interpretation. i believe really good songwriters feel good when people attribute a meaning to a song, even if its not their intended meaning exactly because this means the lyrics have provoked thought, so everyone's interpretations are right! (this one's great though hehe)
I saw this song as a tune about someone who tries to escape their life, but through his journies realizes everywhere he goes, his problems follow him, everywhere is the same.
-On the first part of the journey I was looking at all the life There were plants and birds and rocks and things-
Our hero starts out on a journey, and notices how much life there is. It's odd, to find such life in the desert.
-I've been through the desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In the desert you can remember your name 'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain-
The rain is where he started from- the rain is all his problems, so he goes to the desert, where you wouldn't expect all this rain (problems) to follow. I interpret this as his time of solitude, of finding himself. He sort of shuts off from life and looks introspectively, because out in the desert, there's only him and the horse with no name. The horse could be many things, I haven't decided what it means to me. However, one thought is it's his own desire to flee- the 'horse' is carrying him off to the desert.
-After two days in the desert sun My skin began to turn red -
As he's looking inwardly, he's finding a lot of crap he doesn't want to deal with. The solitude is getting to him. He can't live alone with his thoughts.
-After three days in the desert fun I was looking at a river bed And the story it told of a river that flowed Made me sad to think it was dead-
I think this refers to some sort of a relationship- when he left, he broke this relationship, and now it's dead. It could also be some character trait of himself (good sense of humour, positive outlook, ect) that was taken away when he was in the rain.
-After nine days I let the horse run free 'Cause the desert had turned to sea-
Finally, he can't take the solitude, so he goes back into the world again. But he doesn't go back to whereever he came from, he moves to somewhere else.
-There were plants and birds and rocks and things there was sand and hills and rings The ocean is a desert with it's life underground And a perfect disguise above-
So, he settles down into this new life, expecting it to be perfect. But he finds it isn't. Like where he came from, the water (problems) are still there. Also, there are the parts of the desert- he's still being introspective.
-Under the cities lies a heart made of ground But the humans will give no love-
People are shallow and messed up, no matter where he goes.
However, I really like Tack's understanding of the song- very well put.
i really like your interpretation. i believe really good songwriters feel good when people attribute a meaning to a song, even if its not their intended meaning exactly because this means the lyrics have provoked thought, so everyone's interpretations are right! (this one's great though hehe)
i really like your interpretation. i believe really good songwriters feel good when people attribute a meaning to a song, even if its not their intended meaning exactly because this means the lyrics have provoked thought, so everyone's interpretations are right! (this one's great though hehe)