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Isn't a 'Horse With No Name' a song by America? Correct me if I'm wrong..
Well, what I know off the top of my head is that the journey is through the desert obviously.
The horse with no name is a representation of regret. How things are taken for granted, and the animal which has had to withstand the blistering heat has been given no credit. No callsign.
Obstacles I guess could be the 'desert sun' and 'red skin'.
"After nine days I let the horse run free
'Cause the desert had turned to sea
There were plants and birds and rocks and things
there was sand and hills and rings
The ocean is a desert with it's life underground
And a perfect disguise above
Under the cities lies a heart made of ground
But the humans will give no love "
His journey through the desert is perhaps to become closer to nature, to respect and acknowledge what is around him. The lyrics are dreamy - referring constantly the grandoise.
In summary,
'It felt good to be out of the rain' is a reference to the wet, rainy conditions that are often Boston, America. Doubled out, it also suggests depression, gloominess and all the negative things that are assosiated with rain. He turns to the desert as a sort of solace; escape from the drear and monotony of suburbia. After having journeyed through the desert and withstood the perilous conditions, the horse as an example outlines his regret and realisation that he has been taking life for granted. "Under the cities lies a heart made of ground
But the humans will give no love " - here he makes reference to the fact that he has seen nature in it's nakedness - bareness. The desert, being the most quintessentially pure, virgin earth. He differentiates himself from the suburban world, realising that beneath the skyscrapers and traffic is a thriving world. Nature.
You might have picked up something totally different from it, but that's just my perception. Hope it helps you
