1. Horse was a rock ban… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least six artists called Horse.
1. Horse was a rock band, fronted by Horse McDonald, that existed from 1990 to 1995. After the band's split, Horse McDonald continued solo under the same name, as a singer-songwriter. Currently, Horse is finishing her ninth album. Horse (the band and the singer/songwriter) has supported such artists as BB King, Tina Turner, Nanci Griffith and Aztec Camera. Horse was born as Sheena McDonald in Newport on Tay, Fife, United Kingdom, on 22 November 1958. www.horsemcdonald.com
2. Horse was British band that existed between 1968 to 1971 and then turned into Saturnalia. The Founders were Rod Roach on guitar and Adrian Hawkins on vocal. The line-up was complete when Steve Holley on drums and Colin Standring, a previous member of Kit and the Saracens & Jimmy Brown Sound, on bass joined them. In this time, Standring was at Surrey University. Their only album was recorded in Olympic Studio Two, London, in 1969
3. Horse was a stoner rock band from Finland, whose music has influences from rock, blues and psychedelia. Nowadays named Hi-Horse.
4. Horse is Arjan Hilberdink from The Netherlands, who was the frontman of indie rock band, The Horse Company (2006-2013). After the band's demise, Hilberdink wrote and recorded some songs on his own (in 2015), but they remained unfinished and unreleased until early 2021, as Hilberdink announced his first EP as Horse, entitled Orca.
5. Horse is a post-punk band from Delft, the Netherlands. www.horse.nl
6. Horse is a singer/songwriter from Houston, TX. Horse was started by Fernando Nava in 2004. Current members include Diego Arciniega, Jaime Nava, and Collin Hedrick.
7. Horse is the former name of bitcore band Horse the Band, they changed their name around July 6, 1999, after legal threats from the Scottish band Horse.
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Horse Lyrics
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The lyrics of HORSE the band's song Purple convey the intense pain and desperation of someone who feels utterly helpless and trapped in their own sorrow. The repeated phrase "sweet sweet pain" suggests a sense of masochism or resignation to suffering, as if the singer has become addicted to their own emotional torment. The thunder imagery and "fists slapping thudding BANGING RAGING" create a sense of violent release, as if the only way to purge the pain is through physical expression.
The mention of "empty hands" and the singer being "on the floor" suggest a sense of defeat or surrender, as if they have been rendered powerless. The thunder rings in their ears and the tears mix with puddles, creating a sense of chaos and confusion. The line "dying dreaming that was ripped from her heart while BEATING and dropped all red and sloppy here, on this clean tile floor" is particularly visceral, suggesting a violent loss of something precious that leaves the singer broken and bleeding.
The hole inside where ghosts and demons hide, coupled with the mention of "horrible nasty perverted things," suggests that the singer is haunted by more than just their own pain. The mother's voice whispering "spreading like a whore" suggests a sense of shame or guilt, as if the singer's suffering is seen as a personal failing. The final lines about being "weak with tears and dead with dreaming, wanting to be wanted and wanting nothing more" is a poignant expression of the desire for connection and validation, despite feeling utterly unworthy of it.
Line by Line Meaning
Sweet sweet pain- like a thundercloud but tears are rain
The pain she feels is bittersweet, like a big looming thundercloud that portends rain, but the tears that come from it bring a kind of relief.
full fists slapping thudding BANGING RAGING
She's so angry and upset that she's hitting things with all her force, her fists connecting with things in hard and loud impacts.
wanting not to be weak with woe
She doesn't want to feel weak or vulnerable because of her sadness and pain.
empty hands-she's on the floor on the floor she SLAMS her empty hands like thunder
She's so upset and frustrated that she's slamming her empty hands on the floor like thunder, trying to release her emotions through physical expression.
it rings in her ears slapping thunder
The sound of her hands hitting the floor like thunder is so loud that it echoes in her ears.
splashing in the puddles of her tears lungs heaving from the crashing
Her tears are flowing so much that they're creating puddles on the ground, and her chest is heaving from the physical effort of her emotional release.
dying dreaming that was ripped from her heart while BEATING and dropped all red and sloppy here, on this clean tile floor
She feels like a part of her has died, something she's been dreaming for that was taken away from her while she was still passionately invested in it, leaving her feeling like a bloody mess on a clean floor.
Now there is a hole inside, where the ghosts and demons hide, whispering white wilting words of woe, hungry ugly crunchy things, HORRIBLE NASTY PERVERTED THINGS.
She feels like she's been hollowed out, leaving an empty space where her dark thoughts and fears can take up residence, feeding on the feelings of sadness and pain that have taken over her life.
in her head her mother whispers 'spreading like a whore'.
Even in her own head, she's hearing negative and hurtful comments from her mother that make her feel even worse.
weeping wilted pile heaving. weak with tears and dead with dreaming, wanting to be wanted and wanting nothing more.
She's crying and seems lifeless, feeling so weak from all the tears she's shed and the death of her dreams, but still wanting to be loved and desired, even though it seems out of reach.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: ARKENSTONE, ENGSTROM, ISEN, PROPHET, WINNEKE
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