As some have written, "horses" do symbolically represent the five senses. I believe the song describes the desperation that comes with discovering reality for what it truly is; a shattered sense of idealism and an embrace of mortality, and finally the kind of sadness that comes with letting go. The person who "tells them" the truth is a sort wise man that represents what one faces when confronted by stark reality. He says, "All things pass into the night", a phrase that could allude to both death and the ephemeral nature of all things in life. For example, the things you treasured or emotions you felt as a child will pass and you will not remember them; in a way, even in life, you will lose yourself or become disconnected from what you once were. Basically, there is nothing to hold onto and the singer must accept letting go. The singer's first reaction is "I must disagree... won't you listen to me?"; a desperate plea that loss is not inevitable as the singer attempts to hold on to innocence. Next the other individual says that they have "seen there hopes and dreams lying on the ground", and beyond that "seen the sky just begin to fall", which is a more apocalyptic vision of the loss of everything (one's life, one's entire sense of reality and self, etc...). In the end, the singer accepts this, and "goodbye horses" represents a kind of enlightenment, sort of discovering of what lies beyond the senses, which is a deeper and much more harsh truth. However, this is not a happy enlightenment. In desperation the singer recognizes mortality, loss, and the total uncertainty of reality. The singer is flying over the kind of grounded sense of life and self previously held, and has moved onto an entirely new, but much scarier and insecure sense of reality. This makes me think of a kind of tortured spirit or whirling through the air. So in affect the song is a huge nervous breakdown caused by the loss of innocence.
As some have written, "horses" do symbolically represent the five senses. I believe the song describes the desperation that comes with discovering reality for what it truly is; a shattered sense of idealism and an embrace of mortality, and finally the kind of sadness that comes with letting go. The person who "tells them" the truth is a sort wise man that represents what one faces when confronted by stark reality. He says, "All things pass into the night", a phrase that could allude to both death and the ephemeral nature of all things in life. For example, the things you treasured or emotions you felt as a child will pass and you will not remember them; in a way, even in life, you will lose yourself or become disconnected from what you once were. Basically, there is nothing to hold onto and the singer must accept letting go. The singer's first reaction is "I must disagree... won't you listen to me?"; a desperate plea that loss is not inevitable as the singer attempts to hold on to innocence. Next the other individual says that they have "seen there hopes and dreams lying on the ground", and beyond that "seen the sky just begin to fall", which is a more apocalyptic vision of the loss of everything (one's life, one's entire sense of reality and self, etc...). In the end, the singer accepts this, and "goodbye horses" represents a kind of enlightenment, sort of discovering of what lies beyond the senses, which is a deeper and much more harsh truth. However, this is not a happy enlightenment. In desperation the singer recognizes mortality, loss, and the total uncertainty of reality. The singer is flying over the kind of grounded sense of life and self previously held, and has moved onto an entirely new, but much scarier and insecure sense of reality. This makes me think of a kind of tortured spirit or whirling through the air. So in affect the song is a huge nervous breakdown caused by the loss of innocence.
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@zepkid5678 http://songmeanings.com/songs/view/130525/# Wow............you nailed it................beautifully explained................you are very talented.