This song plays with the images of light and dark (both in the first verse's lyrics and in the video) - this is a theme that runs through much of the Blurryface album & many of the band's videos. In Ride's first verse, Tyler sings of wanting to stay in the light of the sun. This has a double (even maybe triple) meaning -- staying in the light refers to staying away from dark/depressive/suicidal thoughts, but it also refers to staying in the light of God's love -- both of which are "hard sometimes" to do. (And since the band's members are Christians, "sun" is likely a thinly veiled metaphor for "Son," because a follower of Jesus seeks to "stay in the Son" and seeks "Son's peace of mind"). The second verse plays with biblical teachings regarding laying down your life for your brothers, loving your enemies, loving others more than yourself, etc. Regarding the chorus, I believe there are two key things to understand about this song: "Ride" refers to letting go of control of your life and letting someone else do the "driving." And "falling" refers to both the fall toward death and the biblical fall of man -- our fall away from God. I think the band is saying that letting go of control and turning it over to a higher power (basically, the first step on a 12-step program) allows an individual to trust and love and enjoy the "ride" of life. But it's "hard sometimes" to stay in that place, particularly when you "think too much." I believe Tyler sings "help me" both to God and to his friends and fans, because his music is where he's able to really let go and enjoy the "ride." (The video re-emphasizes this idea, as the band struggles to stay in the light but, once they are able to "polarize" and focus on a higher power - represented by sunglasses - they are able to stay in the light via their music.)
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“(And since the band's members are Christians, "sun" is likely a thinly veiled metaphor for "Son," because a follower of Jesus seeks to "stay in the Son" and seeks "Son's peace of mind").
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“(And since the band's members are Christians, "sun" is likely a thinly veiled metaphor for "Son," because a follower of Jesus seeks to "stay in the Son" and seeks "Son's peace of mind").
Sorry I just had to create an account to let you know the two words aren’t “metaphorical” or even what’s considered a “metaphor.” They’re considered homophones in the English language, there’s actually another word that is phonetically similar but is actually spelled differently from the prior. That word is “sunn,” which it’s definition has do do...
Sorry I just had to create an account to let you know the two words aren’t “metaphorical” or even what’s considered a “metaphor.” They’re considered homophones in the English language, there’s actually another word that is phonetically similar but is actually spelled differently from the prior. That word is “sunn,” which it’s definition has do do with an Asian flowering plant, and/or the cordage that can be taken from a plants stems.
I believe your interpretation was great btw. I just couldn't help but share that tidbit
@Moonbeam86 Yes! Thanks for your comment and your discussion of what I said! You are right that it is a homophone and THAT's why it's a "thinly veiled" metaphor. I should have pointed that out. The phrase "in the sun" usually means staying within the warmth/light of the heavenly body we call the "Sun." But BECAUSE it's a homophone for "Son," it is also probably being used by songwriter Tyler Joseph as a metaphor for the Christian concept of staying "in Christ." It is one word also representing another word, and both of them sound the same! (I should have...
@Moonbeam86 Yes! Thanks for your comment and your discussion of what I said! You are right that it is a homophone and THAT's why it's a "thinly veiled" metaphor. I should have pointed that out. The phrase "in the sun" usually means staying within the warmth/light of the heavenly body we call the "Sun." But BECAUSE it's a homophone for "Son," it is also probably being used by songwriter Tyler Joseph as a metaphor for the Christian concept of staying "in Christ." It is one word also representing another word, and both of them sound the same! (I should have also pointed out that tøp has used this same wordplay in other songs, like Ode to Sleep's lyric, "the Sun's blood on my hands.")
This song plays with the images of light and dark (both in the first verse's lyrics and in the video) - this is a theme that runs through much of the Blurryface album & many of the band's videos. In Ride's first verse, Tyler sings of wanting to stay in the light of the sun. This has a double (even maybe triple) meaning -- staying in the light refers to staying away from dark/depressive/suicidal thoughts, but it also refers to staying in the light of God's love -- both of which are "hard sometimes" to do. (And since the band's members are Christians, "sun" is likely a thinly veiled metaphor for "Son," because a follower of Jesus seeks to "stay in the Son" and seeks "Son's peace of mind"). The second verse plays with biblical teachings regarding laying down your life for your brothers, loving your enemies, loving others more than yourself, etc. Regarding the chorus, I believe there are two key things to understand about this song: "Ride" refers to letting go of control of your life and letting someone else do the "driving." And "falling" refers to both the fall toward death and the biblical fall of man -- our fall away from God. I think the band is saying that letting go of control and turning it over to a higher power (basically, the first step on a 12-step program) allows an individual to trust and love and enjoy the "ride" of life. But it's "hard sometimes" to stay in that place, particularly when you "think too much." I believe Tyler sings "help me" both to God and to his friends and fans, because his music is where he's able to really let go and enjoy the "ride." (The video re-emphasizes this idea, as the band struggles to stay in the light but, once they are able to "polarize" and focus on a higher power - represented by sunglasses - they are able to stay in the light via their music.)
@Moonbeam86 “(And since the band's members are Christians, "sun" is likely a thinly veiled metaphor for "Son," because a follower of Jesus seeks to "stay in the Son" and seeks "Son's peace of mind").
@Moonbeam86 “(And since the band's members are Christians, "sun" is likely a thinly veiled metaphor for "Son," because a follower of Jesus seeks to "stay in the Son" and seeks "Son's peace of mind").
Sorry I just had to create an account to let you know the two words aren’t “metaphorical” or even what’s considered a “metaphor.” They’re considered homophones in the English language, there’s actually another word that is phonetically similar but is actually spelled differently from the prior. That word is “sunn,” which it’s definition has do do...
Sorry I just had to create an account to let you know the two words aren’t “metaphorical” or even what’s considered a “metaphor.” They’re considered homophones in the English language, there’s actually another word that is phonetically similar but is actually spelled differently from the prior. That word is “sunn,” which it’s definition has do do with an Asian flowering plant, and/or the cordage that can be taken from a plants stems.
I believe your interpretation was great btw. I just couldn't help but share that tidbit
@Moonbeam86 Yes! Thanks for your comment and your discussion of what I said! You are right that it is a homophone and THAT's why it's a "thinly veiled" metaphor. I should have pointed that out. The phrase "in the sun" usually means staying within the warmth/light of the heavenly body we call the "Sun." But BECAUSE it's a homophone for "Son," it is also probably being used by songwriter Tyler Joseph as a metaphor for the Christian concept of staying "in Christ." It is one word also representing another word, and both of them sound the same! (I should have...
@Moonbeam86 Yes! Thanks for your comment and your discussion of what I said! You are right that it is a homophone and THAT's why it's a "thinly veiled" metaphor. I should have pointed that out. The phrase "in the sun" usually means staying within the warmth/light of the heavenly body we call the "Sun." But BECAUSE it's a homophone for "Son," it is also probably being used by songwriter Tyler Joseph as a metaphor for the Christian concept of staying "in Christ." It is one word also representing another word, and both of them sound the same! (I should have also pointed out that tøp has used this same wordplay in other songs, like Ode to Sleep's lyric, "the Sun's blood on my hands.")