Please Drive Faster
Braid Lyrics
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And dry your eyes
Cause you've been dreaming of mourning
You can't disguise it
I've got a picture we can doctor right up
"So what" you sigh "alright" I reply
get up
We've been staring at the ceiling too long
And downstairs there's a party going on
And it's your number she goes
"please drive faster."
Spoken like a champion
Oh no, disaster.
Wait up, we got to a hospital groove
And here's some bad news
Carrying a crutch
On you crush
Gotta hurry boys
We've got a lot to lose
We've got a lot to loosen up
And you know that we can take it
Cause we're so tough
A one and a two and the red light out of you
Oh vein contusion or two
And it's your number she goes
"please drive faster"
Spoken like a champion
Oh no, disaster.
Code blue I want you
Cold blue emergency room
Some buckle some bloom
When I want you
Wake up wait up wake up
Don't you know you've plenty of your life to lose
Carrying a crutch
On you crush
Gotta hurry boys
We've got a lot to lose
We're getting number
We go "please drive faster."
Spoken like a champion.
Oh no, disaster.
The song "Please Drive Faster" by Braid is about the singer's desperate attempt to hold onto a moment in their life that they feel slipping away. The singer wakes up from a dream of mourning, indicating that they are not ready to move on from a recent loss. However, they suggest doctoring a picture, indicating that they are willing to manipulate their memories in order to hold onto them. The singer then urges their companion to get up and join them at a party, indicating that they are trying to distract themselves from their grief. The urgency in the lyrics, including the repetition of "please drive faster," emphasizes the singer's desperation to cling to their current experience.
The middle section of the song introduces a new element, a hospital visit that the singer and their companion are rushing to attend. The details of this experience are fuzzy, but medical jargon like "code blue" and "vein contusion" suggest that it may be related to the recent loss that the singer is struggling to come to terms with. Once again, the singer urges their companion to hurry, emphasizing the importance of this moment.
Overall, the lyrics of "Please Drive Faster" capture the feeling of trying to hold onto a moment in time, even as it slips away. The urgency and desperation in the singer's voice suggest that they are not yet ready to move on from their grief, but are trying to distract themselves in order to delay the inevitable.
Line by Line Meaning
wake up
The singer is urging the listener to wake up from their dream
And dry your eyes
The singer is asking the listener to stop crying
Cause you've been dreaming of mourning
The listener has been dreaming of sadness and grief
You can't disguise it
The listener cannot hide their sadness
I've got a picture we can doctor right up
The artist has a picture that they can edit to make it better
"So what" you sigh "alright" I reply
The listener responds with apathy, but the singer agrees to help anyways
get up
The singer is urging the listener to get out of bed
I got a feeling
The artist has a hunch
We've been staring at the ceiling too long
The listener has been wasting time doing nothing
And downstairs there's a party going on
There is a fun event happening downstairs
And it's your number she goes
"please drive faster."
Spoken like a champion
Oh no, disaster.
Someone urgently needs to go somewhere and is asking the driver to go faster, but the situation is not good
Wait up, we got to a hospital groove
The artist and listener are now at the hospital
And here's some bad news
The singer is about to deliver unwelcome news
Carrying a crutch
On you crush
Someone is injured and is using a crutch to get around
Gotta hurry boys
We've got a lot to lose
There is a sense of urgency to get somewhere or do something quickly to avoid losing something valuable
We've got a lot to loosen up
And you know that we can take it
Cause we're so tough
The artist and listener are capable of handling whatever comes their way
A one and a two and the red light out of you
Oh vein contusion or two
The artist is making light of a situation, possibly to distract from the stress
Code blue I want you
Cold blue emergency room
Some buckle some bloom
When I want you
There is a medical emergency and the singer urgently needs someone's help
Wake up wait up wake up
Don't you know you've plenty of your life to lose
The singer is urging the listener to stay alert and be careful with their life
We're getting number
We go "please drive faster."
Spoken like a champion.
Oh no, disaster.
The situation has become urgent again and someone is calling for the driver to go faster, but the outcome is uncertain
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Jennifer Reyes
One of their best songs. Thank all things good for Braid.
Bryton's Thoughts
Probably their best song.
It's the riff that makes it amazing.
TooFuckingBad Band
Bryton Cherrier the drumming sells me on it. It just has an energy to it you can't hear often
CharismaStrategies
Awesome song, but not their best in my opinion. You need to sit down and listen to their ENTIRE catalogue just to feel and know how great this band really is. They have so many underrated bangers. Too many.
notyourkindofwhite
this band....is the best. thing. ever. I can't believe I haven't heard of them sooner.
TJ
new album is fucking good too
William Eugene Tipton
They're awesome, three of the members are also in Hey Mercedes (more traditional Second Wave Emo and less Post-Hardcore Emo).
Jennifer Reyes
They are fantastic.
wrarmatei
There's lots of good music like this out there. Age of the internet...look into it. I'm fine with all the bad music out there. People can listen to their garbage and I can enjoy my sweet obscure bands from when I was a kid.
Space Ghost
Man I haven't heard braid in so long! Great music!