Ride on
Crustation Lyrics
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I've ever seen
Standing sixteen one or two
With eyes wide and green
You ride the horse so well
Hands light to the touch
I could never go with you
No matter how I wanted to
See you
I could never go with you
No matter how I wanted to
Ride on
See you
I could never go with you
No matter how I wanted to
When you ride into the night
Without out a trace behind
Run your claw along my gush
One last time
I turn to face an empty space
Where you used to lie
And look for the spark that lights the night
Through the teardrop in my eye
Ride on
See you
I could never go with you
No matter how I wanted to
Ride on
See you
I could never go with you
No matter how I wanted to
The song "Ride On" by Crustation is a melancholic ballad about a person who admires another person's fine horse-riding skills but cannot follow them to wherever they may go. The singer speaks of this person's impressive control over their horse, and how they are so skilled that their hands are "light to the touch." Even though they may desire to join this person on their journey, they know that it is impossible, no matter how much they want to. The person will ride out into the night without leaving any trace behind, and the singer is left to lament the empty space where this person once laid. They search for the "spark that lights the night," but are met with only tears in their eyes.
The lyrics of "Ride On" convey feelings of longing, admiration, and regret. The singer is both amazed by this individual's ability to ride so well and saddened by the fact that they cannot follow them. The person on the horse represents a freedom and untetheredness that the singer desires, but ultimately cannot attain. The song is a meditation on the distance between two people, and the pain that comes from being unable to bridge that gap.
Line by Line Meaning
True you ride the finest horse
I've ever seen
Standing sixteen one or two
With eyes wide and green
You ride a very impressive horse that fills me with admiration at sixteen hands high, with beautiful flagrant green eyes.
You ride the horse so well
Hands light to the touch
I could never go with you
No matter how I wanted to
You deal with your horse with such prowess and grace that it is beyond compare, unfortunately I am unable to join you in this journey despite my utmost yearning.
Ride on
See you
I could never go with you
No matter how I wanted to
Ride on
See you
I could never go with you
No matter how I wanted to
Keep going on with your ride, even if I wish I could be by your side, I won't be able to join you no matter how much I want it.
When you ride into the night
Without out a trace behind
Run your claw along my gush
One last time
As you gallop into the night, out of sight, please leave a trace of you behind, one last time.
I turn to face an empty space
Where you used to lie
And look for the spark that lights the night
Through the teardrop in my eye
As I face the void left behind where you used to be, I search for the faint light that once shone through my tears.
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Adrien Luxey
Tracks timestamps:
1. Hey 00:00
2. Purple 4:07
3. Close My Eyes 8:38
4. Face The Waves 13:04
5. Reverie 19:15
6. Down Down 23:46
7. Falling 30:02
8. Flame 38:27
9. Life As One 44:11
10. Ride On 48:41
Adrien Luxey
Tracks timestamps:
1. Hey 00:00
2. Purple 4:07
3. Close My Eyes 8:38
4. Face The Waves 13:04
5. Reverie 19:15
6. Down Down 23:46
7. Falling 30:02
8. Flame 38:27
9. Life As One 44:11
10. Ride On 48:41
Alan Arias
@lk. mezzanine is really eally good also, i´m with you
Jam Dun
@lk. Same top 3 - classics for sure
lk.
@Jam Dun with Mezzanine and dummy for me ;)
Jam Dun
One of my top 3 trip-hop albums :)
Barry Ellis
Wow, Christy Moore Ride on cover is amazing. With the singers name too Bronagh Slevin she's definitely either Irish or had Irish parents.
Down10
This is a hidden gem of '90s-era trip hop. You'd think being on Jive Records, it would have gotten more publicity.
dev_willis
One of the best albums ever recorded.
Rob Veenenberg
Yes one of the very very best ever, so timeless and magical almost hypnotic surrealistic
Sóti Tamás
After the production of the EP stuff, they put out this album..and that was it, to this day these songs are used in compilations of chill sessions, lounge and trip-hop...I saw some albums that were created before Crustation's Bloom, I think it has fallen apart long before we even knew it existed. The singer has a book out, has a facebook account too if you wanna check her, the other guys...no trace