Poland POLAND 2021 - RAFAŁ - The Ride

[escYOUnited]

Lights, beaming down the rainy street
All the faces that I meet tell me I'm wrong
Ride, staring at the neon signs
Making up a storyline, gotta hold on
Not lost, even in the death of night
I can make it out alright
Just let me go
Yeah, I, I will make it through somehow
Let me figure out what is in and out

So baby, hold on for the ride of your life
High above ground, living it now
I'm gonna take you to the end of the line
Taking that fight, make it alright
It doesn't matter if I stumble and fall
I'll make it through, I'll never touch the ground
So baby, hold on for the ride of your life
Hold on real tight, make it alright

Hard, I won't give my heart and soul
I am going for the glow, no looking back
I'm gonna rise high up in the atmosphere
I ain't got no time to fear
Follow my tracks

Not lost, following the neon lights
Shooting through the summer skies
Just let me go
Yeah I, I will make it through somehow
Let me figure out what is in and out

So baby, hold on for the ride of your life
High above ground, living it now
I'm gonna take you to the end of the line
Taking that fight, make it alright
It doesn't matter if I stumble and fall
I'll make it through, I'll never touch the ground
So baby, hold on for the ride of your life
Hold on real tight, make it alright

I'm gonna take all the world tonight (Oh-woah-oh-oh)
Not gonna ask, gonna take what's mine (Oh-woah-oh-oh)
So hold on tight, baby, let's get high (Oh-woah-oh-oh)
High above the ground
Ride, staring at the neon signs
Let me figure out what is in and out

So baby, hold on for the ride of your life
High above ground, living it now
I'm gonna take you to the end of the line
Taking that fight, make it alright
It doesn't matter if I stumble and fall
I'll make it through, I'll never touch the ground
So baby, hold on for the ride of your life
Hold on real tight, make it alright​

 

[Iker]

So it turns out we ended up very far from a qualifying spot in our SF just like I suspected. We need to send something with a local flavour next time instead of some random Swedish demo.

 

[jatojo]

So it turns out we ended up very far from a qualifying spot in our SF just like I suspected. We need to send something with a local flavour next time instead of some random Swedish demo.

The main problem with the Polish entry is that 99 percent of those who listen to it the first time will go: Hey, it's the same sound throughout the song. But I eventually loved the song - like I love the verses of Taylor Swift's "Out Of Style" and Cardigans' "My Favourite Game". The title "The Ride" fits perfectly to the mood, it's so car ride friendly.

 

[burrito]

So it turns out we ended up very far from a qualifying spot in our SF just like I suspected. We need to send something with a local flavour next time instead of some random Swedish demo.

Yeah but let's not send another Tulia. If we had something like Shum or Solovey, that would be perfect. Very local yet modern and intriguing