Drive
ARTEMESIS Lyrics

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Driving to the west coast
Screaming your name
Thinking if I saw you
How it wouldn't be the same

I don't think I could forgive you
I don't think I could forgive you

I see us in the movies
I see us on the street
I think I'm going crazy
Are you over me?

Cuz I don't think I could forget you
I don't think I could forgive you

I'm about to lose my mind
All I wanna do is drive

Drive
Concrete floods my mind
What you did, what you said, what you want to criticize
I see in my headlights
What you did, what you said, you were never on my side
We were living in blind spots
Now I've given my time to you, time to you
She purrs, can you hear her?
See a past life in my mirror
Gotta hide from you, hide from you
I think I'll just drive

Made it to the PCH
I missed LA
Won't stop till I hit the bay
Think I forgot my name

I'm about to lose my mind
All I wanna do is drive

Drive
Concrete floods my mind
What you did, what you said, what you want to criticize
I see in my headlights
What you did, what you said, you were never on my side
We were living in blind spots
Now I've given my time to you, time to you
She purrs, can you hear her?
See a past life in my mirror

Gotta hide from you, hide from you
I think I'll just drive

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of ARTEMESIS's song Drive depict the singer driving towards the west coast while thinking about a past relationship. The singer screams the name of their former partner while remembering the bitterness of the aftermath. They reflect on the fact that if they saw their ex-partner again, they wouldn't be able to forgive them for what they had done. The singer then questions if their ex-partner is over them while the thought of the relationship drives them crazy.

As the song progresses, it becomes apparent that the singer is trying to escape from their past. They use driving as a metaphor for getting away from their past relationship. The past haunts them, represented by the flooding of the singer's mind with what their ex-partner did, said, and criticized. The lyrics reveal that the singer felt their ex-partner was never on their side, and their relationship was living in blind spots. The singer admits that they've given their time to their ex-partner but has come to the realization that they need to move on. The singer's car becomes their safe space, a place where they can hide from their ex-partner and drive away from the past.

The chorus of the song is repeated several times, emphasizing the importance of driving as a coping mechanism, a way to escape the thoughts and the pain of the past. The lyrics of the song Drive convey the feeling of wanting to escape, to leave everything behind and start anew.

Line by Line Meaning

Driving to the west coast
I am physically heading in the direction of the Pacific Ocean

Screaming your name
Thinking about you so intensely, it feels like I am screaming your name

Thinking if I saw you How it wouldn't be the same
Considering how seeing you now would be different from before and how it may not live up to my expectations

I don't think I could forgive you I don't think I could forgive you
Repeating that I cannot bring myself to forgive you

I see us in the movies I see us on the street I think I'm going crazy Are you over me?
Remembering our past and questioning whether you have moved on from our relationship

Cuz I don't think I could forget you I don't think I could forgive you
Repeating that I cannot forget or forgive you

I'm about to lose my mind All I wanna do is drive
Feeling overwhelmed and the only solution seems to be to drive

Drive
A one-word declaration of my desire to drive

Concrete floods my mind What you did, what you said, what you want to criticize I see in my headlights What you did, what you said, you were never on my side We were living in blind spots Now I've given my time to you, time to you She purrs, can you hear her? See a past life in my mirror Gotta hide from you, hide from you
Reflecting on the hurtful behavior and words from the past, the realization that I was unaware of the truth and how now I am detaching myself from you

Made it to the PCH I missed LA Won't stop till I hit the bay Think I forgot my name
Reaching the Pacific Coast Highway, and reminiscing about LA while now determined to keep going until I hit the bay, all the while feeling lost and disconnected from myself

I'm about to lose my mind All I wanna do is drive
Repeating my mental and emotional state, and my sole desire to drive

Drive
Reiterating my desire to drive

Lyrics © DistroKid, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: RUTH GALLIERS, SAM WILLIAMS

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