Ride On / Right On

Phosphorescent

It's going right, I hate you took me right on
It's getting me by, I hate you took me right on
And never the heart, I hate you took me right on
The city in light, I hate you took me right on

The kids in the park, I hate you took me right on
The city of dark, I hate you took me right on
It grows in the back, I hate you took me right on
And nothing would last, I hate you took me right on

But take your greedy hands
Lay them on me
But take your greedy hands
Lay them on me

This is not my heart, I hate you took me right on
You sit at the bar, I hate you took me right on
We lay in the dark, I hate you took me right on
We wait for the core, I hate you took me right on

But take your greedy hands
Lay them on me
But take your greedy hands
Lay them on me

I'm moving too fast, I hate you took me right on
We move in the past, I hate you took me right on
And it never can last, I hate you took me right on
It grows in the back, I hate you took me right on


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  • +1
    General Comment
    I think it's pretty clear that this song is about a relationship that's based on physical attraction and not very much else.
    withinyourreachon February 10, 2015   Link
  • 0
    My Interpretation
    It's really fun, but I think it's actually kind of a sad song about living a wild life even though it's not deeply fulfilling. The line "Take your greedy hands and lay them on me" is the one that makes me see it this way. All the other lines are about enjoying life in some way while also acknowledging that "it's not in the heart."
    jodallason March 22, 2013   Link
  • 0
    General Comment
    Pretty sure the first line is "let's go for a ride", not "it's going right"
    ardnelsonon May 02, 2013   Link
  • 0
    General Comment
    Let’s go for a ride, hej you turn me right on Let’s get on the bike, hej you turn me right on Ain’t nothing to hide and hej you turn me right on The city at night, hej she turn me right on The kids in the park, hej they turn me right on The city at dark, hej it turn me right on Rose on the back, hej she turn me right on Ain’t nothing will last but hej she tell me, “Ride on” Take your greedy hands, lay em on me Take your greedy hands, honey, lay em on me It’s not in the heart, but hej you turn me right on We sit at the bar and hej you turn me right on We lay in the dark, honey, hej you turn me right on We wait for the part and hej you turn me right on Take your greedy hands, lay em on me Take your greedy hands, honey, lay em on me Moving too fast, hej it turn me right on Shifting to pass, hej it turn me right on I know nothing can last, but hej you turn me right on And Rose on the back, hej she tell me, “Ride on”
    conrizzleon January 16, 2014   Link
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    General Comment
    Clearly Conrizzle's version is more accurate (aside from spelling 'hey' as 'hej', of course). Just sayin' ... Great tune, never really thought about what it 'means' though I have to say ;)
    brettjvon January 19, 2014   Link
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    General Comment
    The way that almost every line includes “I hate you” in the middle is a brilliant reveal of the heart of the one speaking. What physicality might be getting one by, even though it is needed, is realized to be not all one needs and desires. The person realizes that because of this, the described relationship is a trap, but can’t see a way to find a fulfilling relationship. Without hope, the speaker decides to take whatever he can get for the moment. However, there is a door left open to hope in the fact that the speaker knows “this is not my heart” and will keep seeking for that which is.
    Mdn66on May 07, 2022   Link

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