Childhood living is easy to do
The things you wanted I bought them for you
Graceless lady you know who I am
You know I can't let you slide through my hands
Wild horses couldn't drag me away
Wild, wild horses couldn't drag me away
I watched you suffer a dull aching pain
Now you've decided to show me the same
No sweeping exit or offstage lines
Could make me feel bitter or treat you unkind
Wild horses couldn't drag me away
Wild, wild horses couldn't drag me away
I know I've dreamed you a sin and a lie
I have my freedom but I don't have much time
Faith has been broken tears must be cried
Let's do some living after we die
Wild horses couldn't drag me away
Wild, wild horses we'll ride them some day
Wild horses couldn't drag me away
Wild, wild horses we'll ride them some day
The things you wanted I bought them for you
Graceless lady you know who I am
You know I can't let you slide through my hands
Wild horses couldn't drag me away
Wild, wild horses couldn't drag me away
I watched you suffer a dull aching pain
Now you've decided to show me the same
No sweeping exit or offstage lines
Could make me feel bitter or treat you unkind
Wild horses couldn't drag me away
Wild, wild horses couldn't drag me away
I know I've dreamed you a sin and a lie
I have my freedom but I don't have much time
Faith has been broken tears must be cried
Let's do some living after we die
Wild horses couldn't drag me away
Wild, wild horses we'll ride them some day
Wild horses couldn't drag me away
Wild, wild horses we'll ride them some day
Lyrics submitted by spliphstar, edited by sinbeach, lairfans12, glynnw
"Wild Horses" as written by Mick Jagger Keith Richards
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"No sweeping exits or off stage lines could make me feel bitter,or treat you unkind"
No matter what differences or rivalries there may be,there is a loyalty to this particular person that others may not be afforded - the singer has perhaps been bitter toward some,and unkind at times,but there is one person he/she will never feel that bitterness to,no matter what(my own interpretation).
"I know I've dreamed you,a sin and a lie;
I have my freedom,but I don't have much time.
Faith has been broken;tears must be cried,
let's do some living after we die"
The singer has idealized both the person and the situation they have desired,and is aware of it.They are free of certain restraints and conventions but are growing older and time is catching up.The faith in the outcome they desired is fading,acceptance of fate and reality is imminent,and we are not getting any younger,damn it,so let's make the best of what time we may or may not have left.
Just my personal interpretation of this awesome song.
- (In the liner notes to the 1993 Rolling Stones collection Jump Back: The Best of The Rolling Stones)
Its about a struggle to be clean but no matter what wild horses can keep the person away.
No matter how much pain is caused no matter what happens they just can't seem to beat the addiction.
The faith broken and tears cried refers to all the pain the addiction has caused his loved ones, and being able to ride the wild horses someday, well that's when he'll finally over come the addiction and 'break in those wild horses'
Just my point of view.
In addition, it doesn't depend entirely on the audience to interpret art, unless the artist has intentionally made something vague and/or complex in order to garner different reactions/interpretations.
Ultimately, your viewpoint on this is similar to a lot of erroneous, New Age-y Internet beliefs. Specifically, you have fallen into the belief that all opinions are equal, and no one's opinion is ever wrong. And that's simply not the case, with song interpretations or most everything else. [As an example, if a person's "opinion" is that black people are not as smart as white people, that person's wrong, regardless of it being their "opinion". Due to the fact that its an uneducated opinion, and completely unsupported by fact.]
With all that said, though: for this particular song, I think A FEW different interpretations are fine, considering the semi-vague, poetic nature of the lyrics. However, we cannot allow all interpretations to be given equal consideration, because not all of them make sense/are supported by the facts.
The notion of weathering a charge of wild horses feels like a fair comparison to dealing with a loved one who's lost in a drug-fueled rage.
I see it as a promise-no matter what happens, no matter what they do, no matter what tries to divide them, he'll always love her. (or her him, depending on the version...^^;; )
However, your interpretation is spot on. Nice job.
it's all soul. awesome.