Ride

[Eulonzo 76]

I love her voice during that part.

[graham4anything 2,859]

This has been on my mind since the first time I heard Ride what, 4 years ago now the day it was released-

 

the official lyric says

I hear birds on the summer breeze

 

NO

 

Based on all the references in so many songs to music- it has to be

 

I hear (THE) BYRDS on "The Summer Breeze" and if not mistaken there is a spotify site that is "The Summer Breeze"

 

and that makes more sense as Lana is driving fast (wind in her hair) in her car in the entire song "I just ride...ride"

 

and the Byrds would fit

 

especially in Ride and the American (which is an alter reality version of Born to Run (even her woo hoos are just a lower volume Bruce born to run )

(much like David Lynch Mulholland Drive is the alter-reality version of Sunset Blvd.

[kristinaj 1,168]

This has been on my mind since the first time I heard Ride year ago now-

 

the official lyric says

I hear birds on the summer breeze

 

NO

 

Based on all the references in so many songs to music- it has to be

 

I hear (THE) BYRDS on "The Summer Breeze" and if not mistaken there is a spotify site that is "The Summer Breeze"

 

and that makes more sense as Lana is driving fast (wind in her hair) in her car in the entire song "I just ride...ride"

 

and the Byrds would fit

 

especially in Ride and the American (which is an alter reality version of Born to Run (even her woo hoos are just a lower volume Bruce born to run )

(much like David Lynch Mulholland Drive is the alter-reality version of Sunset Blvd.

 

How desperate can you be :facepalm:

[graham4anything 2,859]

It is obvious it is about the Byrds not birds. In particular Gram Parsons "Drug Store Truck Driving Man" Gram was part of the Byrds for a short period in their coolest years

 

One is driving at in the night hours, what birds are there? NONE.

 

however, the Byrds have a famous song (actually many) about driving but one in particular is a Gram Parsons driven song "Truck driving man" deals with radio and listening specifically about a famous DJ that hated them because they did not have the sound required for radio play.

 

Gram Parsons is one of the all time legends, though most people don't know him

 

Gram should be and one day will be in both the Rock and Roll and the Country music hall of fame (why he wasn't in as a specific member of the Byrds is a big oversight on the Hall's part

 

Gram was also the founder/leader of the legendary Flying Burrito Brothers

 

Gram is rated #9 on the site "should be but is not in the hall of fame" online

He should be given one of the "other" entry ways (Lifetime, etc.)

As NWA will enter this year and they are #11, Gram should also be put in.

www.halloffame.com/rock-and-roll

 

Heaven would have been a duet between Gram Parsons and Lana Del Rey

(listen to Gram and Emmylou Harris)

[longtimeman 8,916]

It is obvious it is about the Byrds not birds. In particular Gram Parsons "Drug Store Truck Driving Man" Gram was part of the Byrds for a short period in their coolest years

 

One is driving at in the night hours, what birds are there? NONE.

 

however, the Byrds have a famous song (actually many) about driving but one in particular is a Gram Parsons driven song "Truck driving man" deals with radio and listening specifically about a famous DJ that hated them because they did not have the sound required for radio play.

 

Gram Parsons is one of the all time legends, though most people don't know him

 

Gram should be and one day will be in both the Rock and Roll and the Country music hall of fame (why he wasn't in as a specific member of the Byrds is a big oversight on the Hall's part

 

Gram was also the founder/leader of the legendary Flying Burrito Brothers

 

Gram is rated #9 on the site "should be but is not in the hall of fame" online

He should be given one of the "other" entry ways (Lifetime, etc.)

As NWA will enter this year and they are #11, Gram should also be put in.

www.halloffame.com/rock-and-roll

 

Heaven would have been a duet between Gram Parsons and Lana Del Rey

(listen to Gram and Emmylou Harris)

 

As much as I agree that Gram's 2 solo records, and two records with the Flying Burrito Brothers are essential, and will improve everybody's lives, this is really stretching a bit far. Drug Store Truck Driving Man is a great song, but couldn't be further from the concept of Ride. As for the 'birds at night' idea - Lana will always value the 'story' or the poetry way above scientific reality. 

[Auto-Tuned Loon 650]

the official lyric says

I hear birds on the summer breeze

 

NO

 

Based on all the references in so many songs to music- it has to be

 

I hear (THE) BYRDS on "The Summer Breeze"

#AviculturalErasure

[graham4anything 2,859]

Drug Store Truck Driving Man was about specifically mega-nighttime DJ  Ralph Emery who hated the Byrds and Rock and roll and long haired hippies for that matter (and later had a long running tv talk show on the Nashville network).

Ralph was the overnite DJ on WSM which was a clear channel and heard in many USA states, especially by truck drivers and those who took rides across country. He was one of a handful then who could make or break a song in the country market in the 1960s/1970s

 

Ride was a catharsis after Video Games didn't become the hit it should have ("trying so hard, with one pretty song")

 

I would say the two songs have a very similar meaning

 

and what is Lana if not immersed in musical and poetic references throughout (not to mention a major lover of science)

[Hundred Dollar Bill 21,804]

#AviculturalErasure

I'm so happy you're still here.

[browjob 374]

Her best song 

[AkaLizzy 85]

Her best song 

 

Agreed. Ride will never grow old for me. 

[Elle 121,278]

Here's the Drive demo lyrics. Minimal changes to the chorus and an entirely new bridge, where there's one line I can't entirely decipher:

 

I’ve been out on that open road

You can be my full-time daddy, white and gold

Singing blues has been getting old

You can be my full-time baby, hot or cold

 

Don’t break me down

I’ve been traveling too long

I’ve been trying too hard

With one pretty song

 

I hear the birds on the summer breeze

I drive fast

I am alone at midnight

Been trying hard not to get into trouble, but I

I’ve got a war in my mind

 

So I just drive

Just drive

Just drive

Just drive

 

Dying young and playing hard

That’s the way my father made his life an art

Drink all day and we talk 'til dark

That’s the way the road dogs do it, light 'til dark

 

Don’t leave me now

Don’t say goodbye

Don’t turn around

Leave me high and dry

 

I hear the birds on the summer breeze

I drive fast

I am alone at midnight

Been trying hard not to get into trouble, but I

I’ve got a war in my mind

 

I just drive

Just drive

Just drive

Just drive

 

You think I'll ever feel different than I do now?

You think I'll ever feel (??) drink again?

You think I'll ever transform into the man

God meant to make

When he began?

 

I hear the birds on the summer breeze

I drive fast

I am alone at midnight

Been trying hard not to get into trouble, but I

I’ve got a war in my mind

 

I just drive

I just drive

I just drive

I just drive

[Just Cherry 3,767]

2 hours ago, Elle said:

You think I'll ever feel different than I do now?

You think I'll ever feel (??) drink again?

You think I'll ever transform into the man

God meant to make

When he began?

 

I think the second line is “you think I’ll ever feel any magic again” 

[Anthem 1,558]

2 hours ago, Just Cherry said:

I think the second line is “you think I’ll ever feel any magic again” 

 

I could *not* figure this out but I hear it now!

 

 

"You think I'll ever transform into the man

God meant to make

When he began?"

 

Really interesting demo lyrics in the context of some of the other lyrics on Paradise!

[godsmonster 14,220]

idk why but the chorus makes more sense with "I just drive" than "I just ride"

[Anthem 1,558]

21 hours ago, godsmonster said:

idk why but the chorus makes more sense with "I just drive" than "I just ride"

 

I like "just drive" better personally and how it sounds in the song, but I think "just ride" ended up fitting the song/narrative she was getting at more because being along for the ride is more passive/carefree which I think fits the video a lot where she is just a little aimless and taking life as it comes.

[lmdr 10,687]

On 10/15/2020 at 11:55 AM, Elle said:

You think I'll ever feel different than I do now?

You think I'll ever feel (??) drink again?

You think I'll ever transform into the man

God meant to make

When he began?

 

You think I’ll ever feel different than I do now?

You think I’ll ever feel electric again?

You think I’ll ever transform into the man God meant to make when he began?

[stillrun 3,380]

this song means so much to me....

 

Quote

 

I hear the birds on the summer breeze

I drive fast

I am alone at midnight

Been trying hard not to get into trouble

But I’ve got a war in my mind

 

this part specifically is everything to me

[ultravyvanse 869]

the chorus gets me going each time.....the emotion in her voice is so powerful 

[marryingkind 2,492]

Rn i’m pretending that someday ldr will use the lyrics from the bridge of ride (demo) in the next album.

[marryingkind 2,492]

You think I'll ever feel different than I do now?
You think I’ll ever feel any magic again
You think I'll ever transform into the man
God meant to make when he began?