I dont think of "ride" as a sexual meaning, but as just going with the flow of things that were happening in her life, because she's tired of trying and all the issues inside her head (i got a war in my mind). So just driving around and "riding" is a way to not think about the responsabilities and dark part of the things she was going through at the time. I see it both as just accepting the flow things are going (even though they are bad) and escapism
@@mendwithmere I believe that your reaction is more on point if you include the imagery in the video. However, the poems in the video give it another plausible meaning, closer to what the original commentator put forth.
I totally agree that "I just ride" is much more about escapism than just a slang reference to sex. Especially within the context of the official video. The easiest way for her to deal with life is to just go with the flow and be down for anything (including drinking, sex, and actual car/bike rides). You never really have to make a hard decision if you're only following what other people want.
@@mendwithmere Eagerly awaiting your reaction. Have watched a lot of reactions to my fave Lana video. Will be great to watch someone with your experience and knowledge of the human condition dive into it
I’m curious too… especially the very last few seconds of the outro where it flashes multiple identities she was throughout the video. Kind of alluding to a struggle with identity perhaps? Is that her “war in my mind”?
ride is the song that really cemented me as a lana fan, so i'm glad u reacted !! also i would LOVE to see full album reactions from you, i always look forward to seeing what you have to say about music !!
Since you asked: Eventhough I usually prefer whole album reactions, I would prefer you reacting song by song, because I don't want to miss the time you take for each song and your in-depth analysis. Maybe you could compromise and react to an album song by song. Whatever you do, I will watch it😊❤
I'm fairly new to your channel but I truly appreciate your views as a professional. It's quite interesting to hear how you unpack Lana's poetry and talk psychology topics. It seems like the meaning is just sitting there in front of me but I can't put it into words and you do it
This Is What Makes Us Girls, Carmen, & National Anthem…Add those to the list please! And I’d love to see you react to the actual music video of this song.
id love a whole album reaction! I have noticed you go very deep into the songs (which is a good thing!!) so if you'd like to do a two part so you could have a break between that could be good? Just so you dont get burned out by the end of the album but if you did it all in one long video I'd be more than happy to watch 💕 also im going into my next step of education soon and im hoping to go down the therapist/psychology route, i hope one day I'll be able to have the passion and talent in the field you clearly do ❤
Alex! congrats on deciding to go down therapist path. grad school was actually really fun because you finally get to focus on everything that is so fun to understand about human behavior. Sending you so many good vibes!
The thing about doing album by album is that you can really tell what phase/mindset Lana is in. Its funny when you jump from a song like ultraviolence to wildflower wildfire. Such dyanmical shifts are interesting to me though.
I LOVE that you brought up Carl Jung. I would love to see more interpretations of her songs from that perspective. She has said that she's a huge fan of Carl Jung and his theories, so she might even be intentionally writing from the perspective of different archetypes. I think she did something similar with the song Get Free. S he said it's a song that's structured lyrically like the Hero's Journey (Joseph Campbell). I would LOVE for you to react to it as well. It's also connected to Ride because there's a lyric "sometimes it feels like I've got a war in my mind I wanna get off, but I keep riding the ride" which to me, is clearly about wanting to commit suicide but deciding to just go ahead and "ride" on the road that life takes you on. She uses "road" as a metaphor for life in Born to Die.
this music is just everything to me, specially the music video! her monologue and the way she speaks always touched me and i felt so understood in a way like i never felt before and didn’t know why… now i know it’s because i relate to it through my bpd how i feel lost, the need of the thrill but also being so vulnerable and you wanna scape from all that but back then i really had no idea what was going on and i’m so glad i had lana to make me feel seen, represented and validated somehow in such a beautiful way is just… like finding a safe and comfortable place at the eye of a storm, that’s lana for me
You're supposed to have quiet tears streaming down your face as Lana starts singing! You have to watch the video and hear Lana's words. It's the only way to listen to hear Ride for the first time. Ride was incredibly important to Lana. She worked on it for years and was committed to seeing it released. Ride was originally called Drive and we have the demo😊
If you watch the original video, long form, it will show you that you are on the right track. It's one of my favorite songs of hers and also my favorite video of hers.
Just noticed watching this that in this song she says “I’m tired of driving until I see stars in my eyes” and then in Sweet she says “I have stars in my eyes and magic in my hands.” So I definitely think it’s like… about trying to make it in the industry, whereas in Sweet she’s already made it. But then also the feeling of being alone. Here she’s driving, and in Sweet she’s alone in the mountains. And Sweet also deals with fame, when she says “I’m a different kind of woman.” Like…wowwww the levels
The music video of this song made me a fan of Lana, and makes me alive today because when I wanted to end my life in the past I always returned to this video
i think that the music video really will awnsear a lot of the questions about the meaning of the song and it really is an amazing expirience whould recomend
lana writes a lot of her music in the car, and she spends a lot of time driving around to clear her head of the racing thoughts she has. the "one pretty song" is probably referring to "Yayo," another song on the Paradise EP. most of the videos you can find of her early performances are of that song, and "Ride" seems to be the pre-fame perspective of frustration with only having all her efforts culminate in one song (which didn't even appear on her debut album). she was also dating a music industry executive before her debut album, but he never helped with any of the deals she got, to her disappointment. she discusses it in a bit of an ironic, self-aware way in "I Fucked My Way Up to the Top" from Ultraviolence and in some interviews.
I recommend printing out lyrics, and watching the original/official video if available when doing a review. Especially with Lana. Her lyrics typically have 2 or 3 meanings at a time. That’s why she’s brilliant ❤
definitely a fan of the full album reactions to see how you interpret each song intertwining/overlapping with one another :))) but either way i’ll be watching 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼
You absolutely need to react to the Ride music video! Her monologue is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever heard and it really gives you a sense of who she is and where she came from. Absolutely stunning and changed my life lol
OMG! MERE POSTED....I love you sm no one does it like you. Also YOUR MAKEUP LOOKS ON POINT- YOUR REACTIONS FEEL SO GENUINELY REAL AND RAW the way you describe Lana's pictorial storytelling and her immense hustle in feeling her feelings IS ON POINT I LOVE IT REALLY DO 💓
If you do a long video for more than one song or a album i just wanna say that i'd like to see the full video without cuts on the songs. That's only my opinion of what i like in these videos❤️ thank your for this reaction!
I know! She literally only really sang like this on Ride and maybe some other unreleased and other tracks but Ride was something else…it’s like she is channeling Roy Orbison.
I love your reactions! You said you’re not sure if there’s interest for a whole album reaction, I would definitely watch that! Especially with NFR! (Ik ur busy so if u don’t have time for all that that’s fine!) I also suggest the song White Dress too, I just love that song ❤️
I think the part that she says I just ride she means that no matter what life is what the things are. I just continue living This looks like she wanna say that I continue goin my way no matter what it is
I'd like to see a reaction video of Lana watching your interpretations!! You are SOO good!!! I know I don't personally know Lana or you but I feel as though I understand Lana on a whole other level, thanks to you! And wow, what an amazing listener/therapist you are.. I'm blown away by how you rarely put your opinion in about the line or lyric until AFTER you've stated the context of the snippet. I like that a lot. It's okay to have an opinion about something but not many people know how to separate the two so Kudos and keep up the great work, I love this page!
I wouldn’t mind you doing a full album reaction but i like you’re reactions because you give each song its deserved time and it would suck if you have to skip over some stuff or not go in-depth like you usually do to fit a videos timeframe. I enjoy hearing every single reaction about every line. ❤❤❤
The “I just ride” line is not referred to sex, it’about her will to escape, to go with the flow, follow her dreams, follows inspirations, it’s like the italian saying “cavalcare l’onda”, literally ride the wave!
full album reactions would be great but if that might be stressful or too time consuming for you don't force yourself 😭 even if its just one song at a time we're always gonna be super excited to watch your reactions
Also, something that absolutely BLEW my mind was to look at her songs on the Paradise album from a religious/spiritual perspective. I don't think it's a stretch because she made the film Tropico which is littered with biblical references
Ride.... Or die, its as simple as that, i chose riding, even with war in my mind, feeling fckng crazy, making art, just go with the flow and becoming euphrical in the end, with stars, being finally sane... Lana is bipolar, maniacally writes music and poems, loves with all her mind, heart and body, suffering, she tries to balance her life, moods, career, shes absolutely brilliant genius, empathy queen, goddess, our therapist😇🥰😍🥰
The music video has a really good intro/outro with added poetry relating to the song that I think you’d enjoy!
yes please
Definitly
yess
please
Yes!!!! You NEED the music video to truly understand this work of art
I dont think of "ride" as a sexual meaning, but as just going with the flow of things that were happening in her life, because she's tired of trying and all the issues inside her head (i got a war in my mind). So just driving around and "riding" is a way to not think about the responsabilities and dark part of the things she was going through at the time. I see it both as just accepting the flow things are going (even though they are bad) and escapism
oh wow, this makes so much sense. love this, thank you for sharing
@@mendwithmere I believe that your reaction is more on point if you include the imagery in the video. However, the poems in the video give it another plausible meaning, closer to what the original commentator put forth.
exactly
I totally agree that "I just ride" is much more about escapism than just a slang reference to sex. Especially within the context of the official video. The easiest way for her to deal with life is to just go with the flow and be down for anything (including drinking, sex, and actual car/bike rides). You never really have to make a hard decision if you're only following what other people want.
@@andreaharthorn4327 EXACTLY! that s what I was trying to say haha
The official music video just does it for me. The poetry... the meaning behind the song... and the imagery. A must watch imo
gonna do it!
@@mendwithmere Eagerly awaiting your reaction. Have watched a lot of reactions to my fave Lana video. Will be great to watch someone with your experience and knowledge of the human condition dive into it
Agreed! Really explains a lot of her lyrics.
I’m curious too… especially the very last few seconds of the outro where it flashes multiple identities she was throughout the video. Kind of alluding to a struggle with identity perhaps? Is that her “war in my mind”?
Lana is a lyrical and musical genius and I'm glad you take the time to really read between the lines of her beautiful music
thank you:)
I would love a full album reaction!! They are totally worth it ❤❤
thank you!
nfr！！！！
ride is the song that really cemented me as a lana fan, so i'm glad u reacted !! also i would LOVE to see full album reactions from you, i always look forward to seeing what you have to say about music !!
And her music video of that song with her monologue is a work of art ❤
I’m with everyone else, the music video is definitely worth a watch! And I’m all for album reactions, love long, in-depth videos
The intro and the outro are so important! Theyre like a part of the song!!(sorry for my english)
Your English is fine😊 (Chef's kiss)
You should've seen the music video it adds so much to the song with poetry / imagery
That are just wild , I think it's her most Artistic music video
Since you asked: Eventhough I usually prefer whole album reactions, I would prefer you reacting song by song, because I don't want to miss the time you take for each song and your in-depth analysis. Maybe you could compromise and react to an album song by song. Whatever you do, I will watch it😊❤
I'm fairly new to your channel but I truly appreciate your views as a professional. It's quite interesting to hear how you unpack Lana's poetry and talk psychology topics. It seems like the meaning is just sitting there in front of me but I can't put it into words and you do it
awww thank you!
long video/ album reactions would be amazing
This Is What Makes Us Girls, Carmen, & National Anthem…Add those to the list please! And I’d love to see you react to the actual music video of this song.
id love a whole album reaction! I have noticed you go very deep into the songs (which is a good thing!!) so if you'd like to do a two part so you could have a break between that could be good? Just so you dont get burned out by the end of the album but if you did it all in one long video I'd be more than happy to watch 💕
also im going into my next step of education soon and im hoping to go down the therapist/psychology route, i hope one day I'll be able to have the passion and talent in the field you clearly do ❤
Alex! congrats on deciding to go down therapist path. grad school was actually really fun because you finally get to focus on everything that is so fun to understand about human behavior. Sending you so many good vibes!
The thing about doing album by album is that you can really tell what phase/mindset Lana is in. Its funny when you jump from a song like ultraviolence to wildflower wildfire. Such dyanmical shifts are interesting to me though.
I wish you reacted to the music video cause it really gives context to what she’s singing about.
I don’t know if there’s legally something that it’s the reason not using the original ones?
@@melliecara other people have reacted to if
@@Fw_Adriann ok. Well Mera has not use original videos of Lana. 🤷🏼♀️
I LOVE that you brought up Carl Jung. I would love to see more interpretations of her songs from that perspective. She has said that she's a huge fan of Carl Jung and his theories, so she might even be intentionally writing from the perspective of different archetypes. I think she did something similar with the song Get Free. S he said it's a song that's structured lyrically like the Hero's Journey (Joseph Campbell). I would LOVE for you to react to it as well. It's also connected to Ride because there's a lyric "sometimes it feels like I've got a war in my mind I wanna get off, but I keep riding the ride" which to me, is clearly about wanting to commit suicide but deciding to just go ahead and "ride" on the road that life takes you on. She uses "road" as a metaphor for life in Born to Die.
I was thinking about Joseph Campbell the other day! I need to get my books out of storage😊
Wow! this is so interesting about Carl Jung and I must do Get Free! Thank you for all this info!
Girl u should've done it with the monologue!!!!!!!
I think the term 'ride' is used here to imply that you just have to keep going even when you're not getting the success or recognition you deserve.
this music is just everything to me, specially the music video! her monologue and the way she speaks always touched me and i felt so understood in a way like i never felt before and didn’t know why… now i know it’s because i relate to it through my bpd how i feel lost, the need of the thrill but also being so vulnerable and you wanna scape from all that but back then i really had no idea what was going on and i’m so glad i had lana to make me feel seen, represented and validated somehow in such a beautiful way is just… like finding a safe and comfortable place at the eye of a storm, that’s lana for me
You're supposed to have quiet tears streaming down your face as Lana starts singing! You have to watch the video and hear Lana's words. It's the only way to listen to hear Ride for the first time.
Ride was incredibly important to Lana. She worked on it for years and was committed to seeing it released. Ride was originally called Drive and we have the demo😊
Yeeeah I would love full-album reactions as well! Thank you for your work! 💖
If you watch the original video, long form, it will show you that you are on the right track. It's one of my favorite songs of hers and also my favorite video of hers.
I'm going to react to it since you all love it!
Just noticed watching this that in this song she says “I’m tired of driving until I see stars in my eyes” and then in Sweet she says “I have stars in my eyes and magic in my hands.” So I definitely think it’s like… about trying to make it in the industry, whereas in Sweet she’s already made it. But then also the feeling of being alone. Here she’s driving, and in Sweet she’s alone in the mountains. And Sweet also deals with fame, when she says “I’m a different kind of woman.” Like…wowwww the levels
we NEEEDDD an Ethel Cain reaction an your reaction to the music video for Ride!!! Love you Mere, PLEASE DONT STOP MAKING VIDEOSS
The first Lana song that really had an emotional impact on me. So deep and her voice is so soothing.
The music video of this song made me a fan of Lana, and makes me alive today because when I wanted to end my life in the past I always returned to this video
i think that the music video really will awnsear a lot of the questions about the meaning of the song and it really is an amazing expirience whould recomend
you should watch the music video for this song!! it’s one of my favorites from her, very well done
def going to :)
lana writes a lot of her music in the car, and she spends a lot of time driving around to clear her head of the racing thoughts she has. the "one pretty song"
is probably referring to "Yayo," another song on the Paradise EP. most of the videos you can find of her early performances are of that song, and "Ride" seems to be the pre-fame perspective of frustration with only having all her efforts culminate in one song (which didn't even appear on her debut album). she was also dating a music industry executive before her debut album, but he never helped with any of the deals she got, to her disappointment. she discusses it in a bit of an ironic, self-aware way in "I Fucked My Way Up to the Top" from Ultraviolence and in some interviews.
I would love a reaction to a full lana album! Especially do it in chronological order!!
LOVE your reacts! 💗
Yeah, you should definitely take a look at the music video✨
I love all your videos so much Mere! 💜 This song is so poetic. The intro is necessary to get the full understanding of her meaning I think!
Thank you :)
I recommend printing out lyrics, and watching the original/official video if available when doing a review. Especially with Lana. Her lyrics typically have 2 or 3 meanings at a time. That’s why she’s brilliant ❤
I've forgotten the song from Blue Banisters (?) where 'phoenix' is an anagram for i-phone IX😊
Love your reaction to lyric videos!!!
definitely a fan of the full album reactions to see how you interpret each song intertwining/overlapping with one another :))) but either way i’ll be watching 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼
YeSSSSS! been waiting for this one! this and get free feel like whole journey.
HEYY queen you go so in-depth in your reactions ❤
A música que me fez se apaixonar profundamente pela lana. feliz em ver vc reagindo a ela.
The ride monologue is so interesting and the song makes so much sense after hearing it! Would love a reaction
one of the most iconic lana songs, love your reactions so much!
The music video is probably my favorite ever. The poem intro is just beautiful and evocative. Would love to see you react to that video too! 💜💜
This has really one of my fav lana songs. Maybe because i kind of relate to it a bit. Especially the bridge. Thanks for doing this by the way :))
Would love the album reactions!!
my favorite lana song of all time. thank you for this. you should watch the whole video with the monologue, real poetry. ❤
the music video changes everything and the opening and closing monologues
The blackest day and Black beauty is a worth listen!🖤
I'm a very new Lana fan (obviously a big Swiftie my whole life), I enjoy discovering these songs with you
I definitely took Ride more literally like running away from your problems, driving to clear your mind.
I adore your Lana del Rey reactions! Would absolutely LOVE to watch a full album reaction video. ❤❤❤
Rewatching every single one of your Lana reactions just to say that you are amazing and I love you
WATCH THE FULL MUSIC VIDEO !!
The official music video had the best part of the song. It’s a really pretty poem of how she used to live
Full albums would be great! I love your longer videos (fingertips livestream)
You absolutely need to react to the Ride music video! Her monologue is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever heard and it really gives you a sense of who she is and where she came from. Absolutely stunning and changed my life lol
ride - the best mv ever periodt
Yay yay to the full album reactions!!
I lovvvvveee that u keep going back to Lana. Thank u!
definetly worth looking at the music video !!
A full album reaction from you would be AMAZING
Great reaction. Her video explains the lyrics so beautifully.
OMG! MERE POSTED....I love you sm no one does it like you. Also YOUR MAKEUP LOOKS ON POINT- YOUR REACTIONS FEEL SO GENUINELY REAL AND RAW the way you describe Lana's pictorial storytelling and her immense hustle in feeling her feelings IS ON POINT I LOVE IT REALLY DO 💓
aww thank you!
If you do a long video for more than one song or a album i just wanna say that i'd like to see the full video without cuts on the songs. That's only my opinion of what i like in these videos❤️ thank your for this reaction!
yess i hate the cuts !
Cuts are the point tho, it would be harder to skip back and talk about a certain part of the song
@@Heroinheart i mean cutting parts of the song, like not hearing or showing the full song reaction
Please, please, please do the music video! You're amazing and I look forward to your videos so much.
Gods and monsters next please you'll be blowing up.
Omggg you have to do the video 😮❤🎉
Why does she not sing like this anymore? :( I mean her voice sounds amazingly deep and heavy in this song
I know! She literally only really sang like this on Ride and maybe some other unreleased and other tracks but Ride was something else…it’s like she is channeling Roy Orbison.
My fave lana song and music video ❤
full Album reaction? im in !
I love your reactions! You said you’re not sure if there’s interest for a whole album reaction, I would definitely watch that! Especially with NFR! (Ik ur busy so if u don’t have time for all that that’s fine!) I also suggest the song White Dress too, I just love that song ❤️
my favorite song!!!! thx
I love your reactions, but you also need to see the music video! It gives the context of what is she singing about, I love it, it's such a poetry
I think the part that she says I just ride she means that no matter what life is what the things are. I just continue living
This looks like she wanna say that I continue goin my way no matter what it is
The music video gives a lot of great context for the song. Starts and ends with a spoken word that makes you really understand her perspective 🥲
I'd like to see a reaction video of Lana watching your interpretations!! You are SOO good!!! I know I don't personally know Lana or you but I feel as though I understand Lana on a whole other level, thanks to you! And wow, what an amazing listener/therapist you are.. I'm blown away by how you rarely put your opinion in about the line or lyric until AFTER you've stated the context of the snippet. I like that a lot. It's okay to have an opinion about something but not many people know how to separate the two so Kudos and keep up the great work, I love this page!
Thank you for this video Mere! I would love a full album reaction, looooovvveeee your lana video's💜
I wouldn’t mind you doing a full album reaction but i like you’re reactions because you give each song its deserved time and it would suck if you have to skip over some stuff or not go in-depth like you usually do to fit a videos timeframe. I enjoy hearing every single reaction about every line. ❤❤❤
Full album reactions song-by-song sequentially with each song getting it's own video would be my preference 😊
The “I just ride” line is not referred to sex, it’about her will to escape, to go with the flow, follow her dreams, follows inspirations, it’s like the italian saying “cavalcare l’onda”, literally ride the wave!
full album reactions would be great but if that might be stressful or too time consuming for you don't force yourself 😭 even if its just one song at a time we're always gonna be super excited to watch your reactions
You have to react to the 10 minute music video, her lyrics are so visual, imagine her visualss❤
Its definetely not too much to react to a whole album, I'll watch anything you react to if its Lana, even if its an hour long hahah youre amazing
man you gotta see the official music video lol the monologue is something...
I know to some her music may be overwhelming but definitely would love a more full album reaction 😅
I would totally love a full album reaction!!
Thanks for reacting to this song! Always like to hear your opinions.
Please there's a poem before this vidéo, it's a must watch 🙏
You've got to listen to the beginning and ending monologues of this song
a full album reaction would be amazing ❤️❤️
Also, something that absolutely BLEW my mind was to look at her songs on the Paradise album from a religious/spiritual perspective. I don't think it's a stretch because she made the film Tropico which is littered with biblical references
Full album video would be great, I’ll watch!!
the music video quite literally changed my life
Tienes que ver el vídeo oficial, completo!! Intro and outro is so amazing
Album reactions do really well on TH-cam!
Yes, please do Lana’s albums. Love your reviews.
Glad to see I’m not the only one that saw that the metaphor could in fact be sexual. Especially with the visuals in the video
Ride.... Or die, its as simple as that, i chose riding, even with war in my mind, feeling fckng crazy, making art, just go with the flow and becoming euphrical in the end, with stars, being finally sane... Lana is bipolar, maniacally writes music and poems, loves with all her mind, heart and body, suffering, she tries to balance her life, moods, career, shes absolutely brilliant genius, empathy queen, goddess, our therapist😇🥰😍🥰
You should listen tou the monologue and the outro to this song to understand the depth of it ❤
Please watch the music video!!! It has such a poetic but relatable intro and outro and the cinematic imegery is insane
Pleeeeeeeeease do the official video for ride it’s around 10 minutes long and you will loooooooove it