Lana Del Rey - Ride 

That Lanachella entrance was the most Lana thing I’ve ever seen . 🏍️ 🍒 😎🥺

"I believe in the person i want to become", what a powerful phrase.

This music video should have won an Oscar, a Golden Globe, and a Grammy.

I watched this for the first time when I was 16, nine years ago. It literally changed my life: it showed me that there were people that felt like me, that I wasn't alone. Lana has always reminded me that I am never alone.

discovering lana was a life-changing experience for all of us

Lana makes me feel like everything's gonna be fine even when it's not

“My mother told me I had a chameleon soul, no moral compass pointing due north, no fixed personality; just an inner indecisiveness that was as wide and as wavering as the ocean.” I’ve loved Lana for what she’s written as a poet and the aspects of her story I see in myself, but this truly exemplifies how she puts to words to problems I feel that I see no one else describe.

I’ve met Lana after one of her concerts. I cannot describe the energy this woman gives. Her voice is soothing, her words are like velvet. Her smile can light up a whole room. Lana is a singer, a powerful one. She is a poet. Her music is art. There is no one, and I mean no one like her. Not even close. This song, this prologue and epilogue. This is a masterpiece. I just wished people would truly appreciate the greatness that Lana is.

Lana Del Rey really wrote that, I can’t wait for the poetry books

This song plus the monologue has such a beautiful message it's so sad yet it gives you a strange sense of fulfilment

When she said, "There's no use talking to people who have a home. They have no idea what it's like to seek safety in other people". From past experience- I know exactly what she's talking about. 💔 😢

My friend showed me Lana and I've never looked back since. This was her favorite song RIP Ellie

Lana belongs in an art museum

The monologue is a true masterpiece. The song doesn't make as much sense without it. "I was in a winter of my life and the men I met along the road were my only summer"...Beautiful.

You have no idea how much you saved my life with your lyrics.

My boyfriend is an old biker and right now he's very unwell in hospital. As I sit here I am thinking of all the good times we have had including the times he took me on his bike when we were young. I love this song!

I think that Lana isn't just a random person. She's an emotion like "How do you feel?" : "Oh, I'm kinda Lana Del Rey..."

this isn’t a music video, this is an experience

11 Years later if you’re watching this, you’re a legend!❤

Lana's transcendent art will be bigger than any grammy

It's impossible to skip this monologue. Even though you come just for the music, you become addicted to the story.

“I belonged to no one, who belonged to everyone.”

When this came out I was homeless, on drugs, and then jail. I now have a house, job, and husband. This song and “Clover Cage - In the Moment” are the two songs that helped get rid of my depression. I just want to send love to everyone and I want everyone to know things will get better. We are in this together..I love you 💝

“takes getting everything you ever wanted and then losing it to know what true freedom is.” WOW

It’s been 11 years and i still didn’t get over this masterpiece

Nothing can ever top this. No song, no artist, not even Lana herself with another track. This song was so epic, so raw, so dreamy that it made a whole generation appreciate life just a tiny bit more and get a glimpse of what true freedom feels like. Every time I come back to this song I realize that I need to do everything it takes to be able to say one day..."I'm fucking crazy,but I'm free" and mean it.

The poetry involved in this song is immaculate. One of Lana's finest works, technically.

2024 viewer check in 🙋🏽‍♀️

Not to be dramatic or anything but this song changed my life

I will never get over my Lana del Rey phase. She‘s just so amazing.

Anyone in 2024?

MOTHER deserves more than just a grammy..

This triggers my depression yet makes me so happy

That was the best ten minutes ever

this song has genuinely changed and saved my life

Lyrics I've been out on that open road You can be my full time, daddy, white and gold Singing blues has been getting old You can be my full time, baby Hot or cold Don't break me down (don't break me down) I've been travelin' too long (I've been travelin' too long) I've been trying too hard (I've been trying too hard) With one pretty song (with one pretty song) I hear the birds on the summer breeze, I drive fast I am alone at midnight Been tryin' hard not to get into trouble, but I I've got a war in my mind So, I just ride Just ride, I just ride, I just ride Dying young and playing hard That's the way my father made his life an art Drink all day and we talk 'til dark That's the way the road doves do it, ride 'til dark Don't leave me now (don't leave me now) Don't say good bye (don't say good bye) Don't turn around (don't turn around) Leave me high and dry (leave me high and dry) I hear the birds on the summer breeze, I drive fast I am alone at midnight Been tryin' hard not to get into trouble, but I I've got a war in my mind I just ride Just ride, I just ride, I just ride I'm tired of feeling like I'm fucking crazy I'm tired of driving 'til I see stars in my eyes All I've got to keep myself sane, baby So I just ride, I just ride I hear the birds on the summer breeze, I drive fast I am alone at midnight Been tryin' hard not to get into trouble, but I I've got a war in my mind I just ride Just ride, I just ride, I just ride

I think the reason Lana is so loved is because she represents this freedom that we all want but yet this vulnerability of wanting to be loved and making mistakes . I love her because she says everything in one song that I've wanted to say my entire life. This is the song this is the piece of her soul that I fell in love with. A lot of today's music doesn't get a raw as this Edit : (Thank you all so much for the likes, i checked this a year later and it’s in the thousands and I feel so overwhelmed! it feels so great knowing I’m not the only one who’s deeply touched and In love with her music. You all make me feel less alone💕)

If this doesnt play at my funeral I ain't dyin.

She should’ve won a Grammy.

Lana might just be the most talented artist of the 21st century

This is not just a song. This is the song of my life and many others life

Lana got criticised early on in her career because she was ahead of her time. Not everyone would understand the message and storytelling in this song but not everyone needs to. She creates art from ride to arcadia. It’s not something that’d go viral on tiktok and then be forgotten. Her art is timeless and it’ll be appreciated for decades to come.

Every single time I hear LDR deliver the opening monologue- many years later, I still get goosebump.The closing monologue though, absolute Shivers.

Listening to Lana makes me feel better and worse at the same time

8 YEARS and I'm still not over this song, I never will. No words can describe the emotions it makes me feel. Maybe because I've always romanticized that "riding free" lifestyle as well, and fantasized about finding my people... people that I would really bond with and go on an open road adventure, having fun, feeling timeless, wild and free, and feeling home.

when i am sad i come back here because this discribes everything that i m feeling

the monologue gives so much context to the song, everytime i listen again it just makes more and more sense

"I was born to be the other woman. I belonged to no one. I belonged to everyone. Who had nothing who wanted everything" These words hit me in my heart. I have felt this my whole life.

this song is timeless

I was 23 the first time I listened to Ride, and It was my comfort song. I'm 35 and every time I feel down I listen to Ride. Lana's music is my medicine, I love having grown up with her and listened to every album and felt related to.

Who is here after watching her perform at Coachella 🥴

technically, this song is so difficult to sing. despite her having a lower vocal register, she (perfectly) changes pitch from low to high and to do this so smoothly without voice cracks is difficult. Her vocal talents are rlly overlooked.

Me a 15 year old who hasn’t done anything crazy or spontaneous finds this relatable... her power

"it takes getting everything you've ever wanted and then losing it to know what true freedom is."

Does her poetry touch your soul and make you cry? She has real power 💞

Whenever I have suicidal thoughts I always listen to Lana. She shows me how beautiful life truly is through her music. I’m forever grateful for this angel.

i come here for the monologue cause its everything

This music video was a life changing experience. No fucking joke I feel a deeper understanding of myself after hearing her talk about herself at the beginning. I relate to Lana. I love this.

Vengo de su presentación en Coachella 2024 y solo puedo decir que no hay palabras para expresar lo increíble que fue la presentación de Lana, simplemente maravilloso; demostrándonos la increíble artista que es❤️

"I was always an unusual girl." Makes me happy

This song deserves a Grammy, people, so fucking underrated ;-(

7:06 "I'm tired of driving till i see stars in my eyes" reminds me of where if we drive fast at night on a highway, the lights almost look as if they were stars

Lana Del Rey is so unappreciated. She gets so much hate on her music because people accuse her of sending the wrong message to her young fans especially the girls, but really she's just a Women singing from her heart about how she feels. Being completely honest in her songs because it's probably the only time she can be. I just had a 40 minute break down over my own messy life and then I put this song on and I felt peace. That's something.

I remember in my teen years crying to this song countless times . Boys breaking my heart .. years later I’m in love and having a baby with the man I want to spend the rest of my life with . This song no longer brings comfort to my sadness . This song brings comfort knowing my soul is at peace . Her music healed me in ways I never imagined

lana saved, fixed lifes with this song. ❤

Why does this song doesn’t have a billions views already? Prob watched it 200 millions times by my own self

Artist of the Decade for a reason! She doesn’t need a Grammy, she’s gon live forever, as a legend 💛

My daughter just passed away. She loved your music and had a huge poster of you on her wall. This video is Beautiful! It was her message to me. God Bless You!

The best artists have always caused controversy: while some people appreciate and admire them, they also receive a lot of criticism, make some people uncomfortable, are misunderstood. Because they’re ahead of their time. This is how I see Lana Del Rey.

It’s crazy how you don’t know what you’re feeling but Lana tells you in a span of 2-3 minutes

i think this deseves an Oscar damn

7 Years later, if you're watching this you're a legend

I can’t believe that she never won grammy!

How is this 11 years old and I'm just now seeing it???

If you start listening to “Ride” by Lana Del Rey at exactly 11:58:31 on New Years Eve, you can sing along to "I am alone at midnight" at exactly midnight. Start your New Year honestly.

*[Pre-Song]* I was in the winter of my life And the men I met along the road were my only summer At night I fell asleep with visions of myself dancing and laughing and crying with them Three years down the line of being on an endless world tour and my memories of them were the only things that sustained me And my only real happy times I was a singer Not a very popular one 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 But I really didn’t mind because I knew that it takes getting everything you ever wanted and then losing it to know what true freedom is When the people I used to know found out what I had been doing how I had been living, they asked me why, but there’s no use in talking to people who have a home They have no idea what its like to seek safety in other people For home to be wherever you lie your head I was always an unusual girl My mother told me that I had a chameleon soul No moral compass pointing me due north No fixed personality Just an inner indecisiveness that was as wide and wavering as the ocean And if I said I didn’t plan for it to turn out this way I’d be lying Because I was born to be the other woman Who belonged to no one Who belonged to everyone Who had nothing Who wanted everything With a fire for every experience and an obsession for freedom that terrified me to the point that I couldn’t even talk about it And pushed me to a nomadic point of madness that both dazzled and dizzied me *[Song]* I've been out on that open road You can be my full time daddy, White and gold Singing blues has been getting old You can be my full time baby, Hot or cold Don't break me down I've been travelin' too long I've been trying too hard With one pretty song I hear the birds on the summer breeze, I drive fast, I am alone in midnight Been tryin' hard not to get into trouble, But I, I've got a war in my mind So, I just ride, just ride, I just ride, just ride Dying young and I'm playing hard That's the way my father made his life an art Drink all day and we talk 'til dark That's the way the road dogs do it - ride 'til dark. Don't leave me now Don't say good bye Don't turn around Leave me high and dry I hear the birds on the summer breeze, I drive fast, I am alone in midnight Been tryin' hard not to get into trouble, But I, I've got a war in my mind I just ride, just ride, I just ride, just ride I'm tired of feeling like I'm fucking crazy I'm tired of driving 'til I see stars in my eyes It's all I've got to keep myself sane, baby So I just ride, I just ride I hear the birds on the summer breeze, I drive fast, I am alone in midnight Been tryin' hard not to get into trouble, But I, I've got a war in my mind I just ride, just ride, I just ride, I just ride. *[Post-Song]* Every night I used to pray that I’d find my people And finally I did On the open road We had nothing to lose, nothing to gain, nothing we desired anymore Except to make our lives into a work of art Live fast Die young Be wild And have fun I believe in the country America used to be I believe in the person I want to become I believe in the freedom of the open road And my motto is the same as ever "I believe in the kindness of strangers" And when I'm at war with myself I ride I just ride 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? I have I am fucking crazy *But I am free*

Ride has gotten me through so many hard times and seeing this monologue at Coachella really solidified for me, that, I made it through the worst times and there’s so many good moments ahead. Thank you Lana. You’ve really saved me from my myself.

Our mother, still at her ride and we will ride.....

Although ppl say her music is depressing, I think they make me want to live more. Like I feel so alive listening to her music and appreciate my existence. Anyone else feel the same?

I watch this video every-time I feel like I have nothing to live for...

Super super duper underrated

The monologue at the end always gives me chills

That curly hair is everything to me

She speaks to the emptiness we hide deep inside ourselves beneath all the layers of happiness and joy we show to the world. Its like lying on the bed at 3 am staring at the ceiling and a hot tear flows from the side of your eye on the pillow .then you take a deep breath and pull yourself back again and fake it all over...again.

I listened to this song when I started dating my boyfriend and it's been 11 years since we've been together. Love it❤

This changed the romantic consciousness of millennial women. You can be in love with love, while still being true to yourself, and also willing to die by the sword - of passion. I haven't met many women like Lana, but i've met a few who understand this very wisdom - and it's those few i get along with the best

" Who belonged to no one, who belonged to everyone. Who had nothing, who wanted everything. "

she is the real art

I could listen to the monologue on repeat for days

Not to sound crazy or anything but this song changed my perspective on life

This is one of those rare songs that reaches the depths of my soul. A true visual, audio masterpiece. My only complaint is the use of the Native American headdress.

Monologue: I was in the winter of my life And the men I met along the road were my only summer At night I fell asleep with visions of myself dancing and laughing and crying with them Three years down the line of being on an endless world tour and my memories of them were the only things that sustained me And my only real happy times I was a singer Not a very popular one 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 But I didn’t really mind because I knew that it takes getting everything you ever wanted and then losing it to know what true freedom is When the people I used to know found out what I had been doing how I had been living, they asked me why, but there’s no use in talking to people who have a home They have no idea what its like to seek safety in other people For home to be wherever you lie your head I was always an unusual girl My mother told me that I had a chameleon soul No moral compass pointing due north No fixed personality Just an inner indecisiveness that was as wide and as wavering as the ocean And if I said I didn’t plan for it to turn out this way I’d be lying Because I was born to be the other woman Who belonged to no one Who belonged to everyone Who had nothing Who wanted everything With a fire for every experience and an obsession for freedom that terrified me to the point that I couldn’t even talk about it And pushed me to a nomadic point of madness that both dazzled and dizzied me

Four years on this is still as amazing as the first time I saw it.

this song is not just a song, it’s the real definition of the word ‘‘art’’

this song is a masterpiece

If you're here, you have good taste in music

She’s a consummate poet. Her songs are all so melancholic and so full of story. She’s my favorite artiste. Period.

if she sings this while headlining coachella, just know I’ll be balling my eyes out 🥹🥹

When I listen to Lana Del Rey singing that Haunting song I always feel Sorry for Lana Del Rey there was something very sad about her voice and her as a person but I think she sang that song with sheer emotion and great dedication I wander if she had a sad life or was that how she was. Its a classic song it means a lot. and tells a lot about her. I Love you Lana Del Rey xxxxx

10 years of this masterpiece. 10 years been coming back here for more. impressive how this song never gets old