| Freelance Whales – Broken Horse Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I'd agree with jprogers and would argue that the horse imagery probably stems from the notion of conservative religion as a form of entrapment. The motif of guilt runs through the song,as does the theme of religion. He likens the girl to a horse whose constitutive parts have been used and whose feet are essentially weighed down. The use of the words "nailed" and "cross" suggest that the girl had felt the weight of religion/sin on her shoulders. I'd also agree with the pregnancy imagery and would suggest that this released her from her fear of sin, and through her child she experienced a miracle which transcended the burdensome knowledge she had previously been accustomed to. Through the imagery of the shackled horse to one sprinting away, we gain a sense of her liberation. |
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