Ride the lightning

A harsher alternative meaning for "go with the flow."

Going with the flow implies just going with whatever happens.

Since lightning is so fast, deadly, etc., "riding the lightning" denotes a "fuck it all" mentality in which the person is so fed up, that they ultimately concede and just adapt or let themselves go to arbitrary circumstance, no matter how austere or violent it may be.

"I can't take this shit no more..."
"Aww, fuck it all. Just go with flow, ride the lightning..."

Ride the lightning by cleon24769 April 23, 2008

Ride the lightning

1. Shot to death on a traffic stop
2. Electrocuted, especially an electric chair execution
3. A song and album by Metallica

Cop(gun drawn): Get out the car!!
Driver: What’s going on?
Cop: What’s going on is you fixin to ride the lightning son
Driver: Uhh...

Ride the lightning by Big_bobby April 13, 2021

ride the lightning

pure metal, straight up your ass.

too bad metallica sucks now, they used to be soo goooood.
the metalligod that failed
sad but true

ride the lightning by MetallilbangeR April 5, 2005

Ride the Lightning

A popular phrase used to refer to being electrocuted in an electric chair. Also used as an acronym for Let 'er buck, meaning to let the situation play out naturally and see what the results are.

Ted: I don't think I'm going to pass this exam tomorrow, I've barely studied for it and don't understand.

Bill: Sometimes you just have to Ride the Lightning and see what happens, I'm sure it'll work out.

Ride the Lightning by SomOfRambo December 6, 2019

Ride the Lightning

Ride the Lightning: a song by Metallica that will never be played by kidz bop

Guy 1: hearing 'Guilty as charged
But damn it, it ain't right
There is someone else controlling me"

guy 2: nope, there is no way in a kazillion years that Kidz bop will ever cover ride the lightning song

Ride the Lightning by Nukes.io February 21, 2020

Ride the lightning

taking dxm and cocaine at the same time.

I'm took some dxm and coke so I'm about to ride the lightning.

Ride the lightning by Swagmoding April 26, 2023

Ride the Lightning

Quite the album. Except for one song, all of them are quality. The exception is Fight Fire With Fire. Ya. In my opinion tied for Metallica's second best album with the black album, and behind Master of Puppets. However, It has my two fave Metallica songs being Fade to Black and For Whom the Bell Tolls. But all of the songs are amazin, you just never listen to them. The title song is amazin.

Flash before my eyes, now its time to die!
--Ride the Lightning (the title song)

Ride the Lightning by METAL HEALTH! November 18, 2005