REACHING OUT
Riding Bikes Lyrics


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Why is it so tough to let go of these thoughts that could last a lifetime. feels like everything is slipping through my hands. i keep reaching out for something but theres nothing left to grab. falling down is the easiest part. getting up is what so hard. maybe tomorrow ill find reason to wake from this emptiness. i've accomplished nothing but i've tried and i haven't anything left to show. looks like im deserted but i guess i deserve it. feels like i was thrown down a well and forgot about. show me some kind of sign to get me through this tonight.




Overall Meaning

In "Reaching Out", Riding Bikes beautifully captures the feeling of hopelessness and the struggle to hold onto something that seems to be slipping away. From the very beginning of the song, the lyrics suggest a feeling of desperation, with the opening lines asking why it's so tough to let go of thoughts that could last a lifetime. This theme of holding onto something that's slipping away is carried through the song, with lines like "feels like everything is slipping through my hands" and "I keep reaching out for something but there's nothing left to grab."


The chorus is particularly poignant, with the lyrics "falling down is the easiest part, getting up is what so hard." This is a sentiment that many people can relate to, particularly if they've experienced difficult times in their lives. Despite the struggle to get back up after falling down, there's still a glimmer of hope in the lyrics: "maybe tomorrow I'll find reason to wake from this emptiness."


The song continues with a sense of melancholy, with the lyrics suggesting that the singer feels like they've accomplished nothing, despite their efforts. They feel deserted and forgotten, as if they were thrown down a well and left there to rot. However, even in this despair, there's a glimmer of hope, as the lyrics ask for a "kind of sign" to help them get through the night.


Overall, "Reaching Out" is a powerful song that captures the deep sense of despair that can come with difficult times in life. The lyrics are beautifully crafted and evoke a sense of both sadness and hope, making this a song that will resonate with many listeners.


Line by Line Meaning

Why is it so tough to let go of these thoughts that could last a lifetime.
I am struggling to release these persistent thoughts which seem to have a lasting effect on me.


Feels like everything is slipping through my hands.
I am losing control of everything in my life.


I keep reaching out for something but there's nothing left to grab.
I am desperately searching for something to hold onto, but there is nothing left.


Falling down is the easiest part. Getting up is what so hard.
It is easy to give up and fall down, but finding the strength to get back up is difficult.


Maybe tomorrow I'll find reason to wake from this emptiness.
I hope that tomorrow I will find a purpose in my life and escape this feeling of emptiness.


I've accomplished nothing but I've tried and I haven't anything left to show.
I have put forth effort, but have nothing to show for it and feel unfulfilled.


Looks like I'm deserted but I guess I deserve it.
It appears that I have been abandoned, and perhaps it is deserved.


Feels like I was thrown down a well and forgot about.
I feel like I have been abandoned and left to suffer alone.


Show me some kind of sign to get me through this tonight.
I am asking for a sign or hope to help me make it through this difficult time.




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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@user-hw4hf2zb3t

timestamping the worst moments:

0:32

0:37

0:43

0:51

1:12

1:25

2:32

4:45

5:49

6:27

6:33

6:55

i didn’t even bother stamping the incredibly reckless way of weaving in between cars because that’s basically the entire video



All comments from YouTube:

@TerryB

Thanks for making intro’n me to you viewers. I’d also like to point out that we love and ride all bikes over on my channel 💕

@WonderWorldYTC

My pleasure Terry, you do amazing work filming while riding and keeping up, I can't believe how stable, smooth and on target you filming is, and it's so captivating to watch. I have never seen these types of videos on youtube before, so I was happy to be able to share it with my audience.

@waedjradi

Riding the Wave? I thought this style of cycling was called "Roughcut"

@kaspernbs

Many names for the same thing.

@DavidMWATTO

New subscriber here, Brighton, England. This is not something everyone can do obviously & looks really dangerous. Which at the same time makes it all the more special.

@mikediscocyclomaniacs3833

Definitely bro. I've been watching you to for awhile. You got some great footage. Keep riding. Keep filming. CYCL🌀MANIACS

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@BoldizsarFarago

The nice background music only purpose is to cover the swearing of the pedestrians and drivers.

@semisikoloto1891

🤣🤣🤣 its the new bleep

@adelgado8917

Oh that's definitely a fact in this fucking city smh lol

@oscarbear7498

Is you play the video at 0.25x speed you can see the pedestrians 🖕 flicking off the bike rider, at normal speed it blurs out.

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