Riding to Work in the Year 2025
The Flaming Lips Lyrics


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On some driven ship,
The morning commuter ride,
Everything is orange and bright.

Your invisible now,
And I know that it's hard to get used to.

The panoramic scene,
The landscape's grand design,
The moment overtakes your life.

In the silver morning sun




The worst is magnified
It makes you see the use of Christ.

Overall Meaning

The Flaming Lips's song Riding to Work in the Year 2025 is a unique and interesting piece that depicts an imaginary futuristic world of the year 2025 where people commute via a driven ship. The first verse begins with the visual of people commuting on a ship in the morning, with everything being orange and bright. The following lines “Your invisible now, and I know that it's hard to get used to” suggests a futuristic concept of invisibility of the commuters, which may require time to get accustomed to.


The panoramic view described as "The landscape's grand design" indicates that while commuting, one can witness nature's beauty in a way that was never possible before. The next line "The moment overtakes your life" implies how the experience of traveling in this futuristic ship overshadows everything else, and not just another mundane task of going to work. The last line of the song "In the silver morning sun, the worst is magnified, it makes you see the use of Christ" is a curious one. It suggests that the journey on this ship in the bright morning sun enhances the feeling of despair and hopelessness to such a degree that one may find solace only in religion.


Line by Line Meaning

On some driven ship,
On a vehicle with a determined purpose,


The morning commuter ride,
The daily journey to work in the morning,


Everything is orange and bright.
The surroundings are vividly colored and well-lit.


Your invisible now,
You are unnoticed and insignificant now,


And I know that it's hard to get used to.
I understand that this change may be difficult for you.


The panoramic scene,
The broad and comprehensive view of the environment,


The landscape's grand design,
The majestic arrangement of the terrain,


The moment overtakes your life.
The experience overwhelms your existence.


In the silver morning sun
Under the shining light of dawn,


The worst is magnified
The negative aspects are intensified,


It makes you see the use of Christ.
It causes you to recognize the value of faith in God.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: MICHAEL IVINS, STEVEN DROZD, WAYNE COYNE

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Comments from YouTube:

Unknowable Clarity

Not too far from 2025 so I can ride to work listening to this

Marcos Antonio

now that you mention i hope.they play this son on that year

brownyuio

One of my favorite songs of all time

aaron mumbles

this is one of their absolute best

FLYNN

[Verse 1]
On some driven ship, the morning commuter ride
Everything is orange and bright
In reflection, you can see you're standing paralyzed
Your suspended disbelief has lied

[Chorus]
Your invisible now, and I know that it's hard to get used to
'Cause you're the last secret agent reporting back
But you're reporting back to nothing

Your invisible now, and I know that it's hard to get used to
Your invisible now, and I know that it's hard to get used to

[Verse 2]
The panoramic scene, the landscape's grand design
The moment overtakes your life
In the silver morning sun the worst is magnified
It makes you see the use of Christ

Merging Marky

That BASSLINE!

Limewater

Only 5 more years till I get to drive to work and play this song. God I can’t wait

Super Tian

And I thought I was the only one with a black and white optical illusion profile picture

stronkman

​@Super Tiancheck out pulse demon by merzbow thats where the cover comes from, amazing record

Michael

YOU'RE INVISIBLE NOW!
*touches wall*
OH SHI-
-1 LIFE!

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