: This often symbolizes a girl (or person) embracing a new, potentially dangerous or overwhelming direction in life.
Beyond the music, "riptide" is often used as a metaphor for dealing with intense external forces or emotional distress. Riptide
“Grief is not a wave. It's a riptide. Unseen. Unannounced. Cruel in its timing... In these moments, when you feel the currents are too strong to resist, allow yourself the freedom to relax and let it take you.” Facebook · Grief Speaks · 1 year ago : This often symbolizes a girl (or person)
Vance Joy has described the "riptide" as a metaphor for being suddenly pulled into a relationship or a new lifestyle without fully thinking it through—much like a swimmer caught in an actual ocean current. It's a riptide
: A playful way of saying he wants to be right by her side, despite her being "destined for the screen" and perhaps out of his league.