Drive
Black Coffee / David Guetta - Drive Lyrics
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To break free from the bond of your love
And I ain't been strong enough
To let go and let gone
I can't see clear enough
To look past the dust you left behind
And I can't get high enough
To forget why I cry (I cry, I cry)
So I'll drive
Ten thousand miles into the dead of night
Till I run out of love for you, baby
Till I've got no more love for you, baby
Oh, I'll drive
Ten thousand miles into the endless sky
Till I run out of love for you, baby
Till I've got no more love for you, baby
I will drive all night
I will drive all night
Leave it all behind
I will drive all night
I will drive all night
I will drive all night
Leave it all behind
I will drive all night
I will drive all night
I paint a silhouette (I paint a silhouette)
In the shadow of every headlight
I turn up my radio (I turn up my radio)
But I can't turn off my mind
Somehow you get to me (somehow you get to me)
It don't matter the distance I go
All love is dead to me (dead to me)
But I believe in ghosts
So I'll drive
Ten thousand miles into the dead of night
Till I run out of love for you, baby
Till I've got no more love for you, baby
Oh, I'll drive
Ten thousand miles into the endless sky
Till I run out of love for you, baby
Till I've got no more love for you, baby
I will drive all night
I will drive all night
Leave it all behind
I will drive all night
I will drive all night
I will drive all night
Leave it all behind
I will drive all night
I will drive all night
The song “Drive” by Black Coffee and David Guetta portrays a narrative of a person who is trying to forget about their past love by driving far away from them. The lyrics depict a person who is trying to escape the attachment and the strong feeling that their past love has left on them.
The first verse of the song explains the inability to break free from the bond of one's love, and the struggle to forget about the past, as no matter how hard they try to move on, they always end up reminiscing about their past love. The chorus of the song shows the lengths that the person is willing to go to forget about their love, including driving thousands of miles away from them.
The second verse of the song ’Drive’ describes how the person cannot turn off their mind regardless of how much they try to distract themselves. The lyrics signify how driving for miles into the dead of night and into the endless sky is the only way for them to find peace and move on. The song’s intense musical arrangement and passionate lyrics effectively deliver the emotions of heartbreak and the struggle to move on.
Overall, ‘Drive’ is a song about unrequited love, heartbreak, and the struggle to let go of the past that resonates with many who have experienced similar situations in their own lives.
Line by Line Meaning
I can't go fast enough
I feel like I'm moving too slow to escape the hold of your love
To break free from the bond of your love
I'm trying to get away from the emotional attachment that we shared
And I ain't been strong enough
I lack the courage to let go of you completely
To let go and let gone
I'm struggling to release the past memories that we made together
I can't see clear enough
I'm having a hard time seeing through the emotional baggage that you left me with
To look past the dust you left behind
I can't move on from the hurt you caused me
And I can't get high enough
I can't escape the pain and sadness that I feel
To forget why I cry (I cry, I cry)
I am deeply affected by the pain that our love caused me and it's difficult to forget about it
So I'll drive
As a way of coping, I'll use long drives as an escape from the emotional turmoil of our past relationship
Ten thousand miles into the dead of night
I'll be driving for a long time through the darkest hours, seeking solace from the distance between us
Till I run out of love for you, baby
I'll keep driving until my love for you fades away completely
Till I've got no more love for you, baby
I'll continue driving until there's no more residual feelings for you
I will drive all night
I'll spend the entire night driving in order to take my mind off the pain
Leave it all behind
I'll use this time and distance as a chance to move on from our relationship
I paint a silhouette (I paint a silhouette)
As I drive, I'm using the headlights of my car to cast shadows of things and people around me
In the shadow of every headlight
The shadow effects are caused by the beams of light that shine from my car's headlights
I turn up my radio (I turn up my radio)
I use music as a way of distracting myself from the thoughts of you that constantly invade my mind
But I can't turn off my mind
I still can't forget about the memories we shared, no matter how much I try
Somehow you get to me (somehow you get to me)
Even though I'm physically far from you, thoughts of you still have the power to affect me
It don't matter the distance I go
No matter how far I drive, I can still feel the emotional connection that I shared with you
All love is dead to me (dead to me)
The hurt caused by our relationship has made me unable to love anyone else
But I believe in ghosts
Even though I'm unable to love anyone else, I still hold on to the memories of love and happiness that we had
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Nkosinathi Innocent Maphumulo, Ralph Wegner, Phillip Fender, David Guetta, Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel Eriksen, Ilsey Juber
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Lyrics:
I can't go fast enough
To break free from the bond of your love
And I ain't been strong enough
To let go and let gone
I can't see clear enough
To look past the dust you left behind
And I can't get high enough
To forget why I cry (I cry, I cry)
So I'll drive
Ten thousand miles into the dead of night
Till I run out of love for you, baby
Till I've got no more love for you, baby
Oh, I'll drive
Ten thousand miles into the endless sky
Till I run out of love for you, baby
Till I've got no more love for you, baby
I will drive all night
I will drive all night
Leave it all behind
I will drive all night
I will drive all night
I will drive all night
Leave it all behind
I will drive all night
I will drive all night
I paint a silhouette (I paint a silhouette)
In the shadow of every headlight
I turn up my radio (I turn up my radio)
But I can't turn off my mind
Somehow you get to me (somehow you get to me)
It don't matter the distance I go
All love is dead to me (dead to me)
But I believe in ghosts
So I'll drive
Ten thousand miles into the dead of night
Till I run out of love for you, baby
Till I've got no more love for you, baby
Oh, I'll drive
Ten thousand miles into the endless sky
Till I run out of love for you, baby
Till I've got no more love for you, baby
I will drive all night
I will drive all night
Leave it all behind
I will drive all night
I will drive all night
I will drive all night
Leave it all behind
I will drive all night
I will drive all night
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