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.
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.
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.