Born on a Horse Lyrics

Lyric discussion by jay3 

Cover art for Born on a Horse lyrics by Biffy Clyro

Ever heard the saying "Get off your high horse"?

Born on a horse. Born on a high horse. It's about talking down to people and being patronizing. The opening lines are perfect examples of this. "I pronounce it aluminium 'cause there's an 'i' next to the 'u' and 'm'. Now write it down slowly and read it out fast"

Obviously specifically targeting Americans there, but it's calling them stupid, as if they can't even pronounce/spell a word correctly.

now write it down slowly and read it out fast

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  • sounds like something a teacher would say. Maybe a reference to his schooldays?
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  • sounds like something a teacher would say. Maybe a reference to his schooldays?
  • There are certainly a lot of drugs references in here, but I'm not sure...