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Ride The Wind Lyrics
Hearts of fire
Streets of stone
Modern warriors
Saddle iron horses of chrome
Taste the wild
Lick the wind
Like something they never saw before
Their jaws dropping to the floor
Steel made of soul and sin
Rebels born without a care
And the day he listens
Only to fly where eagles dare
And the night she whispers
Chorus:
Ride the wind
Never coming back until I touch the midnight sun
Ride the wind
Never coming back again
Ride the wind
Never coming back until I touch the midnight sun
Painted flesh
Loyalty
Humble pride
Just as far as the eye can see
Stories told
Two old friends
Of battle scars and lonely bars
And nights the rain wouldn't end
Here's to withered eyes wearing gypsy smiles
And the day he listens
Here's to lovely ladies and a million miles
And the night she whispers
Chorus
Ride the wind
I'm still the bravest soul in sin,
Burning till the night is done.
Solo
Of all the truths and lies
And stories of riders in the sky
They say only the bravest try
Where eagles and angels dare to fly
Chorus
Streets of stone
Modern warriors
Saddle iron horses of chrome
Lick the wind
Like something they never saw before
Their jaws dropping to the floor
Steel made of soul and sin
And the day he listens
Only to fly where eagles dare
And the night she whispers
Ride the wind
Never coming back until I touch the midnight sun
Ride the wind
Never coming back again
Ride the wind
Never coming back until I touch the midnight sun
Loyalty
Humble pride
Just as far as the eye can see
Two old friends
Of battle scars and lonely bars
And nights the rain wouldn't end
And the day he listens
Here's to lovely ladies and a million miles
And the night she whispers
I'm still the bravest soul in sin,
Burning till the night is done.
And stories of riders in the sky
They say only the bravest try
Where eagles and angels dare to fly
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this song was the first song i listened to when i rode a harley for the first time by myself, had the cd player in the pocket of my jeans, and the headphones in my ear. rode my uncles bike all around chicago, listening to thiss ong, put it on repeat and rode all night
Bret Michaels was obviously into motorcycle riding around this time. when you read the lyrics, you can practically feel the wind blowing your back as you ride by on your Harley. that's pretty good for me considering i've never ridden a motorcycle in my life.
Bret sings great on here, you can tell his singing matured.
This was off the Flesh and Blood album, which showed that Poison could make a great transition into the 90s.
I first heard this song on Cinderella and Poison's 20 aniversary tour. I'm surprised more people havn't commented on such a great song.
maybe but they made this song when they found out thier old body guard or security guard had been killed
maybe but they made this song when they found out thier old body guard or security guard had been killed
A few people are making the connection between this song and motorbikes. They could be right, but there's a few lines in the song that make me think it isn't.
There's the obvious lines which relate this to some sort of driven/piloted vehicle. Like "hearts of fire", "saddle iron horses of chrome", "steel made of soul and sin".
But I think there's a few standout lines which I believe move this away from motorbikes and put the song more inline with fighter planes.
There's the line "moder warriors" which could either be abstract wording, or interpreted literally (i.e. fight pilot).
But the key lines for me are "only to fly where eagles dare" and "stories of riders in the sky".
In addition to that there's a lot of references to combat in words like "warriors", "bravest", "rebels", "battle scars".
The line "Steel made of soul and sin" also suggest there's something conflicting about the vehicle in question. Like it was made for war and conflict with the intention or "soul" to protect.
The reaction of bystanders in the first verse "Like something they never saw before, Their jaws dropping to the floor" further suggests that this is something pretty special and not something you see everyday.
I can scrape the bottom of the barrel with the line "painted flesh" refering to ‘nose art’ on aircraft and "two old friends" referring to a pilot/RIO or a wingman.
But the most obvious reference for me is of course the song title. Ride the Wind.
@ShizzleStyx Nah bro, its about the biker lifestyle
@ShizzleStyx Nah bro, its about the biker lifestyle
Thank you!! Finally someone else sees the pilot/fighter pilot reference. I've been trying for years to convey that but everyone is stuck on motorcycles. Make no mistake, I love to ride. And this song can be a great anthem for riding. But I believe it's intended reference is to flying.
Thank you!! Finally someone else sees the pilot/fighter pilot reference. I've been trying for years to convey that but everyone is stuck on motorcycles. Make no mistake, I love to ride. And this song can be a great anthem for riding. But I believe it's intended reference is to flying.