The document provides an analysis of the music video for Lana Del Rey's song "Ride". It summarizes that the video expresses the song's message of the woman seeking freedom and comfort from strangers. Scenes show Lana and her lovers spending individual time together, then her enjoying life with many people. The lyrics and video portray Lana's past relationships and desire to escape judgment by running away. They also show her vulnerability from suffering in relationships and wanting to make her life right.

1. Lana Del Rey - Ride
I like the video "Ride" because Lana Del Rey is one of my favourite artists and she
expresses her emotion into her videos, depending on what the subject of the
song.
Her lyrics are written from her experiences, including people who she loved and
lost. This makes the audience relate to her songs in some way. This is because she
can put her emotion into the lyrics and video which is what I find most
interesting.
The video is interesting as she likes to create a story and this video relates to the
lyrics of the song.
The message of the song is that the woman (Lana) wants to be completely free
and seeking out to strangers to the freedom of life. She needs the comfort of
other strangers to make her feel like home.
The video itself mainly focuses on her and her lovers each individually spending
time together on their own. Then at the end she is seen with many people,
enjoying her life. The whole video links to the lyrics and it clearly expresses her
need for true freedom which is being shown through her and her lovers’ actions.
"I've been out on that open road" is the first line of the song, explaining her need
for escaping from life and not needing to care. Because of her need to run away,
she finds herself being comfortable with strangers as they don't judge her. For
that reason she says "you can be my full time, daddy". The video includes men
being criminals and they are usually referred to as "daddy".
There is another message which is quite personal to her. She talks about her past
relationships and it shows that she has suffered from them. This is because she
says "Don't break me down", "Don't leave me now, don't say goodbye" and "I'm
alone in the night". These show her being vulnerable and she wants to make and
live her life right, by trying over again to change her life.
The last verse shows her reason for running away as she's alone and want
someone to love. "I'm tired of feeling like I'm fucking crazy" shows how many
people around her tell her that what she is doing is wrong and her thoughts are
making it difficult to live a normal life. This goes back to her seeking comfort to
strangers and calling them "daddy".
"I drive fast. I just ride. Just ride. I just ride. I just ride" is in the hook of the song
because the pain and wanting true freedom is a repetitive feeling for her. But this
is could be the same for many people which could be the reason why they
understand the message behind her song. They understand this because her video

2. links to the lyrics and could remind them of memories and experiences they have
had.
Lana del Rey is one of my favourite artists and her song "Ride" and others are
songs I enjoy listening to because she writes about her own experiences which
can be understood by others and she uses emotion to sing in a unique way.