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.
Feels like the same today
Ten thousand horses drag me down
Seems like the same you say
Ten thousand voices crying out
You put on yourself, you'll see
There's nothing left at all
Ten thousand fingers dragging me down down down
Never want to slow down
I keep rollin' on
Never want to slow down
What I feel and what I know
It's all about to change
Seems like the same your ways of moving on
Ten thousand lies, you're washing your hands of everything else
So put on yourself you'll see
There's nothing left at all
Ten thousand stares they're bringing me down down down
Never want to slow down
I keep rollin' on
Never want to slow down
What I feel and what I know
Oh it feels like the strain
That everybody's giving to me
Won't let my hands get tied
I'm gonna ride it all out
Never gonna slow down this time
It's all about to change
Change from the past for knowledge tomorrow
Carries me on my way
I feel you pressing
These words left unspoken
Change for the sake, change for the sake of change
Seems like the same you say
Ten thousand cracks you're walking on
Fells like the same to say
Ten thousand voices calling on
You put on yourself
You'll see there's nothing left at all
But ten thousand horses bringing me down down down
Never want to slow down
I keep rollin' on
Never want to slow down
What I feel and what I know
Oh it feels like the strain
That everybody's giving to me
Won't let my hands get tied
I'm gonna ride it all out
Never gonna slow down this time
It's all about to change
Ten thousand horses drag me down
Seems like the same you say
Ten thousand voices crying out
You put on yourself, you'll see
There's nothing left at all
Ten thousand fingers dragging me down down down
Never want to slow down
I keep rollin' on
Never want to slow down
What I feel and what I know
It's all about to change
Seems like the same your ways of moving on
Ten thousand lies, you're washing your hands of everything else
So put on yourself you'll see
There's nothing left at all
Ten thousand stares they're bringing me down down down
Never want to slow down
I keep rollin' on
Never want to slow down
What I feel and what I know
Oh it feels like the strain
That everybody's giving to me
Won't let my hands get tied
I'm gonna ride it all out
Never gonna slow down this time
It's all about to change
Change from the past for knowledge tomorrow
Carries me on my way
I feel you pressing
These words left unspoken
Change for the sake, change for the sake of change
Seems like the same you say
Ten thousand cracks you're walking on
Fells like the same to say
Ten thousand voices calling on
You put on yourself
You'll see there's nothing left at all
But ten thousand horses bringing me down down down
Never want to slow down
I keep rollin' on
Never want to slow down
What I feel and what I know
Oh it feels like the strain
That everybody's giving to me
Won't let my hands get tied
I'm gonna ride it all out
Never gonna slow down this time
It's all about to change
Lyrics submitted by spliphstar
10,000 Horses Lyrics as written by David Krusen Bardi David Martin
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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just my 2 cents. well, maybe it's about to relive people's pressure, their opinions, blames, claims and keep moving on no matter what. but anyway, it's a great song.
Agree with the other king. It's a great song lyric. But it's just a song lyric.
No comments? Well, that ends now :) I think this song is about being stuck in patterns of repetition, gaining clarity and taking action upon your feelings. 10,000 horses to me is a metaphor for how one feels, when they aren't doing anything about buried and repressed feelings. But, interpretations and meanings for me on songs change.