Wilder Horses
Brandon Lay Lyrics

In Brandon Lay's song, "Wilder Horses," the singer pines for a place where love was easy and wild. The song laments the loss of that love and the memories that still haunt the singer. The singer wishes to be down in Dixie where the stars line up and the mood is right. The baby, or the singer's love interest, looks good under the Delta sky. These phrases paint a picture of a romanticized Southern setting with its own specific style and aesthetic. The singer then delves into a memory of a time when he and his love were wilder horses running down a sunset.

The second verse continues the theme of nostalgia and pining for the past. The singer thinks about his love interest too much these days and longs for the days when they would take lost back roads together. However, innocence cannot be regained, and the singer suggests that forgetting those lost innocent moments is not easy. The chorus comes back in, repeating the refrain of "wilder horses" and the imagery of stronger whiskey, faster two lanes, and mile markers where the couple would kiss each other.

The song's main theme is nostalgic longing for a past love and a simpler, wilder time. The lyrics master the art of painting a detailed picture of a Southern location with a distinct vibe and a love that was wild and free. Both the verses and the choruses repeat the same imagery, creating a sense of a spiraling, cyclical journey back to the past. The song leaves the listener with a strong sense that the singer is still in love with this past partner and still yearns for the days when they were wilder horses, even though those days can never come back.