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The Night I Drove Alone
Citizen Lyrics


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I ran away from you
Now look how far I've got
I shared some secrets that I hope you'd keep
They're words that don't come out

And I should've crashed the car
The night I drove alone
Escape from August cold, woah

And you talk like someone else




I ran away from you
And now something's killing me
You hang me up
As a souvenir of what I couldn't be

And I should've crashed the car
When I was all alone
Escape from all I know, woah oh, woah oh

And you talk like someone else

Overall Meaning

The Night I Drove Alone by Citizen is a song that's all about the pain of leaving someone behind and the feeling of being lost, lonely and longing to escape. The lyrics convey the idea of running away from someone and ending up feeling responsible for leading a life of regret, where you wish you had crashed the car instead of surviving the lonely drive. The song's lyrics subtly suggest that the singer has made a mistake by leaving someone behind, and it is now haunting him/her. The lyrics showcase the singer's feelings of guilt, solitude, and emptiness.


The lines "I shared some secrets that I hope you'd keep, They're words that don't come out" depict how the singer has put his/her trust, and heart into someone who has been left behind. He/she shared with this person some secrets that he/she cannot share now. The secrets are like weight over the singer's heart that can't be lifted, adding to the feeling of being overwhelmed. The line "And you talk like someone else" best represents the lost feeling, emphasizing the thought that the person who was once close to them, now feels like a stranger.


Overall, the lyrics convey a sense of melancholy, regret, and confusion, one that most people have felt at some point. This song may resonate with people who have lost a partner or a friend, leaving them in a state of sadness, and aimlessness.


Line by Line Meaning

I ran away from you
I left you behind and started a new life on my own


Now look how far I've got
I have achieved a lot of success and grown both personally and professionally


I shared some secrets that I hope you'd keep
I confided in you and trusted you to keep my secrets safe


They're words that don't come out
I had a hard time expressing these secrets to anyone else, but I felt comfortable telling you


And I should've crashed the car
I should have taken a drastic action to escape my thoughts and emotions


The night I drove alone
When I was completely isolated from anyone else


Escape from August cold, woah
I wanted to get away from the cold and harsh reality of my life


And you talk like someone else
You have changed, and I don't recognize the person you've become


And now something's killing me
My past is haunting me and making it hard for me to move on


You hang me up
You keep reminding me of my past mistakes and failures


As a souvenir of what I couldn't be
You use me as a reminder of what I could not achieve in the past


When I was all alone
When I was completely isolated from anyone else


Escape from all I know, woah oh, woah oh
I wanted to escape from everything I was familiar with, and start fresh




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