Lyrics
Spirit horse, spirit me away
Spirit horse, guide and transport me spiritually
I had a vision by the riverside today
Had a significant vision near the riverside
Spirit horse, spirit me away
Reiteration of the desire for spiritual guidance
Come take my body, fly me over the bay
Invoking the spirit horse to take the speaker's body and fly over the bay
I was a petty gold thief in the dirt
Reflecting on a past role as a small-time thief
I took my dog-bite tongue and made you hurt
Used words to cause pain to someone
You were a dove of simple beauty and call
Describing someone as a symbol of simple beauty and purity
I stood you up just to watch you fall
Admitting to causing harm by standing the person up
Spirit horse, spirit me away
Repetition of the desire for spiritual guidance
I had a vision by the riverside today
Reference to another significant vision near the riverside
Spirit horse, spirit me away
Reiteration of the desire for spiritual guidance
Come take my body, fly me over the bay
Invoking the spirit horse again to take the speaker's body over the bay
I saw you sleeping on the bus last night
Observing someone asleep on a bus and witnessing infidelity
I saw your arm around another in the bus light
Noting the betrayal with the person having another's arm around them
I kept on driving by the river and fields
Continuing to drive, seeking solace near the harbor
Out to the harbor where the cold could help me heal
Choosing a place where the cold may bring emotional healing
Spirit horse, spirit me away
Repetition of the desire for spiritual guidance
I had a vision by the river side today
Recounting another important vision by the riverside
Spirit horse, spirit me away
Reiteration of the desire for spiritual guidance
Come take my body, fly me over the bay
Invoking the spirit horse to take the speaker's body over the bay once more
I know he's out there in the desert by the sea
Believing that someone important is in the desert by the sea
With golden feathers he'll come flying back to me
Anticipating the return of this person with symbolic golden feathers
I'll know him by the lighting around his eyes
Recognizing this person by distinctive features, like lighting around the eyes
He's my protector and he'll keep me alive
Considering this person as a protector who ensures survival
Spirit horse, spirit me away
Repetition of the desire for spiritual guidance
I had a vision by the river side today
Recalling yet another vision by the riverside
Spirit horse, spirit me away
Reiteration of the desire for spiritual guidance
Come take my body, fly me over the bay
Invoking the spirit horse for one last time to fly the speaker over the bay
Come take my body, fly me over the bay
Repetition of the plea to take the speaker's body over the bay
Come take my body before I throw it in the bay
Expressing a desperate desire for the spirit horse to act before extreme measures are taken
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