Ride - Lana del Rey (Song): the poetic in the anthem of a generation.
The song was commercially released in 2012
Been tryin' hard not to get in trouble,
but I, I've got a war in my mind
Bridge:
I'm tired of feeling like I'm fucking crazy
I'm tired of driving 'til I see stars in my eyese
it's all I've got to keep myself sane, baby
...I just ride...
It's the road, the journey, as an escape from that overwhelming world that surrounds them, but at the same time as a vehicle for peace, for reunion with themselves, to feel free, even if that freedom lasts just a moment.
Now, what for me elevates this song to the status of poetry or anthem are the six additional minutes in the video version. The composers of the song added at the beginning and at the end of it, two fragments emotionally recited by Lana, who delve deeper into that conflictive soul and give us the gift of a poem. An anthem. Almost a creed.
I once had dreams of becoming a beautiful poet,
but upon an unfortunate series of events saw those dreams dashed and divided
like a million stars in the night sky that I wished on over and over again
sparkling and broken
...no fixed personality
just an inner indecisiveness that was as wide and as wavering as the ocean...
...obsession for freedom that terrified me [...] and pushed me to a nomadic point of madness...
The Outro is a bit more hopeful. It talks about the encounter with those who are equals to them. And finally, together, they say: "We had nothing to lose, nothing to gain, nothing we desired more." It's the triumph of freedom over barriers; they have had everything and they have lost everything and that's why they feel fully free, they feel comfortable with themselves. The forceful "Live fast, Die young, Be wild and Have fun" as a flag for people who want to live intensely and fully because any conditioning, any measure, is simply not life. They're people who want to burn out. The song and the video have remarkable literary echoes. In his book "On the Road" Jack Kerouac wrote:
"[...]the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars..."
They don't conceive existence with ties, with taboos, and for that reason they want to awaken others, they want them to know each other, to discover each other and not to be afraid of what they really are, because YOLO! (You Only Live Once). For me, it's a nostalgic song that evokes on one hand the consciousness of freedom and universal love of the sixties, missed in these days. And on the other hand it's the voice of a generation in the search of identity, an anthem for those who have been marginalized by living life intensely without thinking about the consequences. It's, in many ways, a song to life."Who are you? Are you in touch with all of your darkest fantasies?
Have you created a life for yourself where you can experience them?"
Reviewed by @cristiancaicedo
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Hmmm, I'd gladly accept reggaeton in the radios tho haha :D here where I live, the reggaeton is non-existent :D
Having it all and losing it all for sure makes a characted stronger. To the Kerouac reference you've made - I probably have to read the book again. Ive read it during the peak of my adventurous/travelers/hitchikers life...and I found the book to be boring...and back then I was totally philosophically peaking hah :D
Funny thing is that you write about consciosness of freedom or universal love of 60's and on the other had ins the young generation searching for the meaning/identity. I kinda think those things are the same or? The history just repeats itself.
Btw what do u think of this one? I've found the song yesterday and fell in love with it. Altho it's amainstream one.
You're better off without it, believe me haha just kidding. I don't think those are the same thing, but of course they're closely related. Btw, I totally liked that song, very emotional performance and a great visual video. Thanks for taking the time to read the post. Greetings!
Haha I bet what it's too much it can get annoying hah :D But I really really enjoy dancehall music soo reggaeton is fine :) Yepp that song is fireeee, I've heard it like 30 times since I've commented here hahaha :D
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Howdy from Texas cristiancaicedo! Hey I grew up in the 60's so I can relate to the universal love theme and emotion, it was a turning point for the United States and probably the world and I like much of what Jack Kerouac has to say in his poetic writings. Wow that book was a long time ago! Anyway this is a great review, very thought-provoking! great job.