Wasn't Born to Follow Lyrics

Lyric discussion by mdrd 

Cover art for Wasn't Born to Follow lyrics by Byrds, The

As I understand the lyrics, this song is about a man and a woman having sex, and how the man leaves her after they finish.

And run across the valley Beneath the sacred mountain

That'd be the mound of Venus

And wander through the forest

These four lines would refer to the pubic hairs

And when it's time I'll go and lay Beside the legendary fountain

Now she's wet with the excitement

And if you think I'm ready You may lead me to the chasm Where the rivers of our visions Flow into one another

They leave behind the preliminaries and get to business, the chasm being her vagina - "where the rivers of our visions flow into one another" - where he'll finish.

And lose myself within it Cleanse my mind and body

He cums.

At the mist that they created

Sweat

Beneath the white cascading water

His semen

She may beg and she may plead And she may argue with her logic Mention all the things I'll lose That really have no value

He told her he was leaving and she tries to convince him to stay, but he doesn't want a commitment, he doesn't care about her.

Though I doubt that she will ever Come to understand my meaning

That it was a one time thing.

In the end she'll surely know I was not born to follow

But with time she will realize that he's like that.

My Interpretation