On the first part of the journey
I was looking at all the life
There were plants and birds and rocks and things
There was sand and hills and rings
The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz
And the sky with no clouds
The heat was hot and the ground was dry
But the air was full of sound

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

After two days in the desert sun
My skin began to turn red
And 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

You see 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

After nine days I let the horse run free
'Cause the desert had turned to sea
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
Under the cities lies a heart made of ground
But the humans will give no love

You see 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


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    On the first part of the journey (in his childhood of life) I was looking at all the life (he was exploring his childhood) There were plants and birds and rocks and things (he was carefree wild eyed observant child) There was sand and hills and rings (he went on journeys/camping) The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz (the fly with a buzz was a foretelling of his sickness that would soon follow) And the sky with no clouds (its foreboding that lasts a short while) The heat was hot and the ground was dry (things are getting bored in the hot sun) But the air was full of sound (full of temptations)

    I've been through the desert on a horse with no name (his vehicle through a city desert had no name or no known status) It felt good to be out of the rain (the rain was oppression) In the desert you can remember your name (lonely deserted area) 'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain (he was too alone to have pain) La, la (so his la's were cooling)

    After two days in the desert sun (two day advent something's brooding or coming) My skin began to turn red (his skin turned to red or blazed by the sun's rays of oppression by his isolation so he's turning to something...) After three days in the desert fun (he turned to having fun in the desert for 3 years maybe?) I was looking at a river bed (he was peering into danger) And the story it told of a river that flowed (his dangers overtook him bc of temptation) Made me sad to think it was dead (he must have escaped death and it made him sad)

    You see 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 La, la

    After nine days I let the horse run free (after 9 years he let his belongings behind) 'Cause the desert had turned to sea (his lonely seeking had turned emotional) There were plants and birds and rocks and things there was sand and hills and rings (he went back to a carefree life) The ocean is a desert with it's life underground (he swam into the sea of life maybe his senses came back to him) And a perfect disguise above (he realized the reflection of the sky of futility and love and life was reflecting in his emotional state of mind) Under the cities lies a heart made of ground (he went within and had a heart to give love) But the humans will give no love (but the city life was stony so it didn't reciprocate)

    You see 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 La, la

    (so he went back to being a lonely wanderer

    GrungyBeatleon February 20, 2018   Link

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