La canción A Horse with No Name fue escrita por Dewey Bunnell y es conocida por su sonido distintivo y letras evocativas que sugieren un viaje por el desierto. Fue inspirada por la experiencia de Bunnell viviendo en bases militares en el suroeste de los Estados Unidos y sus recuerdos de infancia durante viajes familiares. La canción fue un intento de capturar la sensación de desolación y belleza del desierto que había experimentado.
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Introducción:
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On the first part of the journey
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I was looking at all the life
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There were plants and birds and rocks and things
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There were sand and hills and rings
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The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz
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And the sky with no clouds
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The heat was hot and the ground was dry
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But the air was full of sound
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I've been through the desert on a horse with no name
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It felt good to be out of the rain
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In the desert you can remember your name
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'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain
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After two days in the desert sun
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My skin began to turn red
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After three days in the desert fun
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I was looking at a river bed
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And the story it told of a river that flowed
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Made me sad to think it was dead
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You see I've been through the desert on a horse with no name
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It felt good to be out of the rain
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In the desert you can remember your name
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'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain
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After nine days I let the horse run free
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'Cause the desert had turned to sea
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There were plants and birds and rocks and things
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There were sand and hills and rings
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The ocean is a desert with its life underground
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And a perfect disguise above
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Under the cities lies a heart made of ground
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But the humans will give no love
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You see, I've been through the desert on a horse with no name