1) An five piece Alternat… Read Full Bio ↴Several artists are known under this name:
1) An five piece Alternative rock band from the Southeast Michigan/ Northwest Ohio area. The band consists of three permanent members: Mat Kerekes (vocals), Nick Hamm (guitars) & Eric Hamm (bass). They are currently signed to Run For Cover Records (http://facebook.com/citizentheband) (http://citizenmi.bandcamp.com/)
2) A brocore band from Denver, Colorado. Loud, fast, douchey and rather boring to say the least. (http://citizenhardcore.bandcamp.com)
3) A hardstyle duo, consisting of Cristiano Giusberti (technoboy), Riccardo Tesini;
4) A US guerilla extremist grindcore band (which features members of Exhumed and Cretin);
5) A fastcore band from the Sunshine Coast, Australia;
6) A progressive psy-trance project;
7) An underground house/techno/uk bass producer from London (real name Claudio Lillo);
8) A short-lived and unfortunately unsigned post-punk/britpop group from east London active throughout the 1990s and during some time in 2006.
The Night I Drove Alone
Citizen Lyrics
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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
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
Contributed by Mateo D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@modelchick518
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.
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.
And you talk like someone else.
@GivesProps
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.
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.
And you talk like someone else.
@thaprojektkidd
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, whoa
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, whoa-whoa
Whoa-whoa
And you talk like someone else
@megannicole4927
It's so strange to come back to this song after I'm okay and doing well.
@kb_x7
so much has changed
@sinelacico823
Same thing here.
@TheMekaBunnie
I'm glad someone is. 🖤🖤
@corvaliis
I hope one day to feel like this. Music has kept me company all these years and I still feel so bad.
@stroodge1341
Corvalis it’ll get better it just takes a long time sometimes hang in there
@neverbloom8405
"...and I should've crashed the car..."
The feels are real.
@neverbloom8405
***** Teen Suicide is really good too.
@TheTurtleneck64
both of u join my band plz! called Assfeet
@flowerchild1193
https://www.facebook.com/groups/678644985805381/?ref=group_browse_new New group about!!! Citizen Crashposting !!!