Ride On
Ride On: A Wild Journey of Unrequited Longing
Lyrics
True, you ride the finest horse I have ever seen
Expressing admiration for the listener's impressive horse.
Standing sixteen one or two, with eyes wild and green
Describing the horse as tall (sixteen hands), with intense and green eyes.
And you ride the horse so well, hands light to the touch
Commending the listener for skillfully riding the horse with gentle hands.
I could never go with you
Stating the speaker's inability to accompany the listener.
No matter how I wanted to
Reiterating the impossibility of joining the listener, despite the desire.
Ride on, see you, I could never go with you
Repeating the sentiment that the speaker can't go with the listener.
No matter how I wanted to
Reiterating the impossibility of joining the listener, despite the desire.
Ride on, see you, I could never go with you
Emphasizing the inability to go with the listener, no matter the wish.
No matter how I wanted to
Reiterating the impossibility of joining the listener, despite the desire.
When you ride into the night without a trace behind
Describing the listener riding into the night without leaving a trace.
Run you claw along my gut one last time
Symbolic reference to a departure or separation, with a claw as a metaphorical gesture.
I turn to face an empty space where you used to lie
Facing an empty space where the listener used to be.
I look for the spark that lights the night
Searching for a spark or sign in the night.
Through the teardrop in my eye
Expressing emotional pain through a teardrop in the eye.
Ride on, see you, I could never go with you
Repeating the theme of the speaker's inability to go with the listener.
No matter how I wanted to
Reiterating the impossibility of joining the listener, despite the desire.
Ride on, see you, I could never go with you
Emphasizing the inability to go with the listener, no matter the wish.
No matter how I wanted to
Reiterating the impossibility of joining the listener, despite the desire.
Ride on, see you, I could never go with you
Repeating the sentiment that the speaker can't go with the listener.
No matter how I wanted to
Reiterating the impossibility of joining the listener, despite the desire.
Ride on, see you, I could never go with you
Emphasizing the inability to go with the listener, no matter the wish.
No matter how I wanted to
Reiterating the impossibility of joining the listener, despite the desire.
I could never go with you
Stating once again the speaker's inability to go with the listener.
No matter how I wanted to
Reiterating the impossibility of joining the listener, despite the desire.
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