The Ride - Amanda Palmer

Everyone’s too scared to open their eyes up

But everyone’s too scared to close them

Everyone’s frightened they don’t know what’s coming

But everyone’s frightened of knowing

Everyone’s reading the rules of engagement

And everyone’s starting to doubt them

Everyone’s reaching to put on a seatbelt

But this kind of ride comes without them

I want you to think of me sitting and singing beside you

I wish we could meet all the people behind us in line

The climb to the crest is less frightening with someone to clutch you

But isn’t it nice when we’re all afraid at the same time?

And it’s just a ride

It’s just a ride

And you’ve got the choice to get off anytime that you like

It’s just a ride

It’s just a ride

The alternative is nothingness

We might as well give it a try

Everyone’s terrified that they’ll be justified by the collapse that will happen

Everyone’s placing their bets just in case

The whole thing’s a profound disappointment

Everyone’s trying to stay on the side where the water’s just boiling more slowly

Frogs in a pot, well that’s one thing I’ve got

At least some of the frogs in here know me

I want you to think of me sitting and singing beside you

The chain pulls us up and we know that we’re all gonna dive

The blur and the noise of the screaming can blind and distract you

But isn’t it nice when we all can scream at the same time?

And it’s just a ride

It’s just a ride

And you’ve got the choice to get off anytime that you like

It’s just a ride

It’s just a ride

The alternative’s nothingness

Might as well give it a try

And as we all go down

And as we all go round

And as we pitch from side to side

Everything is gonna be alright

Everyone’s getting real scared to come out because coming out’s going down badly

Feel the city breaking and everybody’s shaking

And I just want someone to hold me

Some are too scared to let go of their children

And some are too scared now to have them

Suicide, homicide, genocide, man, that’s a fuck-ton of sides you can choose from

I want you to think of me sitting and singing beside you

I wish we could meet all the people who got left behind

The ride is so loud it can make you think nobody’s listening

But isn’t it nice when we all can cry at the same time?

And it’s just a ride

It’s just a ride

And you’ve got the choice to get off anytime that you like

It’s just a ride

It’s just a ride

The alternative’s nothingness

Might as well give it a try

And as we all go down

And as we all go round

And as we switch from side to side

Everything is gonna be just fine

Everyone you love is gonna die

Hopefully, this song will come remind you

That’s it’s just a ride

It’s just a ride

From the sister you miss

To the father you don’t want to write

It’s just a ride

It’s just a ride

From the lover you loved to the one that you’re frightened to find

It’s just a ride

It’s just a ride

From the baby you lost to the one that you’re growing inside

Come out darling

And don’t you cry

It’s just a ride