Horse
Arapaho Lyrics

The lyrics of Arapaho's song "Horse" narrate the story of a brother who left home at age fourteen, driving his boot-filled Cadillac and never looked back. He started using heroin commonly referred to as "horse," which made him feel like a bird on a wing, but he ultimately became a junkie waiting to die. He would drive around in his spitfire car, looking for gas in various places such as Parameter, Kingcross, and uptown but never returned home. The song also references Neil Young's song "The Needle and the Damage Done" and Arapaho asks why people can't all just live together as one, perhaps hinting at the negative impact of addiction and the need for a more unified community.

The lyrics of "Horse" offer a raw insight into drug addiction and its negative impact on individuals and families. The song narrates a story of someone who started using drugs to escape reality and initially felt invincible, but ultimately succumbed to the physical and emotional effects of the addiction. However, within the message, there is also a plea for unity and compassion. Arapaho's use of Neil Young's "The Needle and the Damage Done" as a reference is particularly poignant, given Elliott Smith's cover of Young's song and his own tragic death due to drug addiction.