I definitely don't think it has anything to do with terrorism, I think that kenimator has said it best.
It seems like this is one of Andrew's pessimistic songs. He's talking about the futility of life. People try to find meaning in it by looking to "some non-existant force" i.e. religion. I think that the horse imagery is so strong...
And I'm riding to meet you
On a brown gray speckled mare
But there's something that unnerves me
Like I'm riding on thin air
To me it's like he's trying to accept a belief system, but it's just a concept, it's not concrete.
You know you can't ride the concept of the horse
But still I try
He just can't find the proof of a "higher power" but he tries to find something to believe in anyway.
That's what I get out of it anyway.
I definitely don't think it has anything to do with terrorism, I think that kenimator has said it best. It seems like this is one of Andrew's pessimistic songs. He's talking about the futility of life. People try to find meaning in it by looking to "some non-existant force" i.e. religion. I think that the horse imagery is so strong... And I'm riding to meet you On a brown gray speckled mare But there's something that unnerves me Like I'm riding on thin air To me it's like he's trying to accept a belief system, but it's just a concept, it's not concrete. You know you can't ride the concept of the horse But still I try He just can't find the proof of a "higher power" but he tries to find something to believe in anyway. That's what I get out of it anyway.