HORSE the band's lyrics are chaotic and colorful metaphors for vocalist Nathan Winneke's life, often with humorous or abstract pop culture reference titles and bases. Winneke has referred to his style on multiple occasions as "lynchian" in reference to his favorite film director David Lynch and his obtuse narrative style.
The band had jokingly labeled themselves "Nintendocore" very early on in their career in reference to the synth sound they had adopted. Some Nintendo characters that are metaphorically referred to include Cut Man from Mega Man, although the song is spelled "Cutsman" because the song was about a childhood friend Winneke grew up with and that was how they had said the character's name in youth; "Birdo", one of the bosses from the NES game Super Mario Bros. 2, in the song "Birdo" which was actually about Winneke's distaste for eggs and traumatic experiences with his stepfather early in his life ; and the rabbit-like nemesis from The Legend of Zelda in the song "Pol's Voice" which is about Winneke's early loathing of the sound of his own voice. Similarly, the song "A Million Exploding Suns" refers to the Marvel Comics character Sentry, a schizophrenic and agoraphobic hero with this abundance of power, pertaining to Winneke's double life as a musician and as a video rental clerk.
2007's A Natural Death featured significant lyrical and musical evolution into the concepts of nature and mortality while moving slightly away from the Nintendo metaphors. The song "Murder" is inspired by the Western novel Lonesome Dove, in which a Native American named Blue Duck stalks and kills white settlers on the plains. "Hyperborea" as a reference to Robert E. Howard's original "Conan" pulp fantasy stories from the 30s, and "The Red Tornado," a DC comics character from the company of which Winneke is such an open enthusiast.
The band's line-up has continuously fluctuated in its 10 year history. In February it was announced that Chris Prophet had been fired and Jon Karel from The Number Twelve Looks Like You would be filling in on drums during Earth Tour. In July, 2008 the band stated that long-time band friend Daniel Pouliot of Bleeding Kansas had joined as the band's full time drummer. On Wednesday, December 3 2008, the band announced that Dash Arkenstone would be leaving the band soon, though he remains on good terms with the other members and has attended local shows.
The band booked its own tours starting the summer of 2002, including a 3-month tour spanning seven countries. With a carefully maintained web presence including their MP3.com and MySpace accounts, they had gained themselves a niche audience. In the summer of 2004, the HORSE the World Tour 2004 included 85 shows in 90 days, spanning 7 countries throughout North America and Europe.
Their latest album, titled Desperate Living, was released on October 6, 2009.
02 The Legend of the Flower of Woe
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The song "The Legend of the Flower of Woe" by HORSE the band is a poetic tale of unrequited love for the moon. The singer speaks of staring at the heart of the moon for ages, day and night, and how it has captured them. They close their eyes and wish for freedom, but when they open them again, they find themselves trapped in sleep. The memory of moonlight whispers seductively, worlds away from reality. The singer tries to forget this obsession by looking at the perfect stars but cannot deny the moon's defining light.
The singer's life becomes a dream as they sink into a fantasy constructed from the intangible attributes of the moon. They eventually awaken to reality and realize that despite their love for the moon, it is cold and cannot sustain their life. The song speaks of imperfect love, an inner closeness, a mutual respect, and the power of trust. The singer dares to speak to the moon, even though they know that man was not meant for the moon, and this one reality is like an open wound. The distance between them is only a kiss that does not exist, a soft gentle petal flying on the wild wings of the wind. The flower of woe represents the pain that comes with unrequited love, and the singer hopes that all will vomit at the stench of its perfume.
Overall, the song is a beautiful and tragic depiction of a love that can never be fulfilled, the pain that comes with it, and the struggle to move on from an obsession. It speaks of the imperfections of love and the reality of unattainable desires.
Line by Line Meaning
This I know, there is one who captures me, for an age I stared at the heart of the moon, rise and fall rise and fall.
I am aware that someone has entrapped me, and for a long time I gazed at the center of the moon, observing its movements.
I close my eyes I wish for freedom when I open my eyes I found myself asleep.
I yearn for freedom and shut my eyes, but when I open them, I discover myself to be sleeping.
the emptiness of my eyes the memory of moonlight whispers seductively. worlds away worlds away worlds away.
My eyes feel vacant as I recall the alluring whispers of the moonlight, transporting me to far-away worlds.
trying to forget I looked in the heart of each perfect star each so full of myriad wonders of their own.
I attempt to forget by examining the heart of every flawless star, each containing its unique marvels.
but in the night one cannot deny her, there can be no shadows without her defining light.
During the nighttime, one cannot reject her, as her illuminating brightness permits no shadows to exist.
my life became a dream as it sank into the void of the fantasy I constructed from her intangible attributes from which I awoke I had to again learn to see.
As my life immersed into a fantasy built from her elusive qualities, my existence felt like a dream; once I awoke, I needed to relearn how to perceive reality.
she is cold, she does not have the power to sustain my life, upon her I would die.
She is frigid and cannot uphold my existence; were I to rely on her completely, I would perish.
love non absolute love. love imperfect love. love non absolute love. love imperfect love.
Love is not absolute nor perfect. In fact, it is imperfect in its nature.
an inner closeness a mutual respect the power of trust the thunder of laughter shared words, we are the same, we are so different.
We possess an internal intimacy, mutual respect, trust, and uproarious laughter through shared vocabulary, even though we are similar yet contrasting.
I dared not look at her speak to her but I did. I dared not look at her speak to her but I did.
Despite being afraid of looking at her or speaking to her, I did so anyway.
fact's a fact, man was not meant for the moon, this one fear, it was like an open wound.
Truthfully, humans were not designed to inhabit the moon; this fear feels like an exposed wound.
we are so close, the distance between us is a kiss, a kiss that does not exist, a soft gentle petal flying on the wild wings of the wind.
We are intimately close, yet the gap between us feels like a kiss that cannot transpire, akin to a delicate petal soaring on the chaotic breeze.
a single petal from the violent grace of the flower of woe. may we all vomit at the stench of its perfume.
A solitary petal from the brutal elegance of the flower of sorrow. May we all recoil at the putrid scent it emits.
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