Riptide

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Riptide by Vance Joy

About Riptide

"Riptide" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy. It was first released as a track on his debut EP "God Loves You When You're Dancing", serving as its second single, and is also featured on his debut studio album "Dream Your Life Away". The song was written by Joy, who also produced it with drummer Edwin White. The upbeat indie folk song has been lyrically described as a "coming of age love story" and is known for its metaphors and pop culture references. .

Riptide Lyrics

[00:09.96] I was scared of dentists and the dark
[00:14.79] I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversations
[00:19.47] Oh, all my friends are turning green
[00:24.29] You're the magician's assistant in their dream
[00:28.94] Ah-ooh, ah
[00:36.10] And they come unstuck
[00:38.92] Lady, running down to the riptide
[00:42.59] Taken away to the dark side
[00:44.81] I wanna be your left-hand man
[00:47.92] I love you when you're singing that song
[00:51.40] And I got a lump in my throat
[00:53.83] 'Cause you're gonna sing the words wrong
[00:57.65] There's this movie that I think you'll like
[01:02.00] This guy decides to quit his job and heads to New York City
[01:06.93] This cowboy's running from himself
[01:11.43] And she's been living on the highest shelf
[01:16.55] Ah-ooh, ah-oh
[01:23.12] And they come unstuck
[01:26.26] Lady, running down to the riptide
[01:29.90] Taken away to the dark side
[01:32.49] I wanna be your left-hand man
[01:35.35] I love you when you're singing that song
[01:38.78] And I got a lump in my throat
[01:41.09] 'Cause you're gonna sing the words wrong
[01:45.04]
[01:50.05] I just wanna, I just wanna know
[01:54.34] If you're gonna, if you're gonna stay
[01:58.84] I just gotta, I just gotta know
[02:03.24] I can't have it, I can't have it any other way
[02:07.64] I swear she's destined for the screen
[02:12.38] Closest thing to Michelle Pfeiffer that you've ever seen, oh
[02:17.35] Lady, running down to the riptide
[02:20.91] Taken away to the dark side
[02:23.28] I wanna be your left-hand man
[02:26.42] I love you when you're singing that song
[02:29.82] And I got a lump in my throat
[02:32.04] 'Cause you're gonna sing the words wrong
[02:35.66] Oh lady, running down to the riptide
[02:39.57] Taken away to the dark side
[02:42.09] I wanna be your left-hand man
[02:45.18] I love you when you're singing that song
[02:48.12] And I got a lump in my throat
[02:50.72] 'Cause you're gonna sing the words wrong
[02:54.38] Oh lady, running down to the riptide
[02:58.28] Taken away to the dark side
[03:00.50] I wanna be your left-hand man
[03:03.80] I love you when you're singing that song
[03:07.26] And I got a lump in my throat
[03:09.53] 'Cause you're gonna sing the words wrong
[03:12.26] Yeah, I got a lump in my throat
[03:14.42] 'Cause you're gonna sing the words wrong
[03:16.23]

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