The Drive
D. Tropp Lyrics


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JB: Kage...
KG: Yeah?
JB: Let's go to this drive-thru.
(Motor Sounds)
KG: Oh good, I'm starvin'.
Drive-through guy: (mumbles)
JB: Yeah, um...ah
Drive-through guy: May I have your order?
JB: Yeah, hold on a second, I'm lookin' at the menu
Drive-through guy: okay
JB: ...ah l-
Drive-through guy: would you like special curly fries?
JB: Please, don't, don't offer me anything... I'll tell you what I want.
um...ok...you know how you have the six-piece nuggets?
Drive-through guys: six piece mcnuggets.
JB: Just, uh, can you give me just four nuggets? I'm, I'm tryin'to...
Drive through-guy: They come in six or twelve piece...do you want service?
JB: Shut up and listen to my order. Take the six nuggets, and throw two of them
away. I'm just wantin' a four-nugget thing. I'm tryin to watch my calorie
intake.
Drive-through guy: They come in six or twelve pieces sir...
JB: Put two of them up your ass, and give me four chicken mcnuggets. And then,
uh, can I have a junior western bacon chee? A JUNIOR western bacon chee. I'm
trying to watch my figure.
Drive-through guy: Western Bacon Cheeseburger...
JB: A JUNIOR Western Bacon Chee...
Drive-through guy: Would you like that with onions?
JB: No Onions.
Drive-through guy: Okay, Junior Bacon Chee...Total is $6.57
JB: Okay, and I'm gonna go with a fillet of fish sandwich, since that has less
calories, 'cause it's fish.
Drive-through guy: Fillet of Fish...
JB: Now if you could take a Coca-Cola, and just go half Coca-Cola, half Diet
Coke...'cause I'm tryin to watch my figure...Tryin to loose some of the weight.
Drive-through guy: You want half Coca-Cola, half...
JB: Um, and a SMALL, a *SMALL* Chocolate Shake. Because I'm tryin to watch my
figure, not a large, a small.
Drive-through guy: It come's in medium-small or medium-large.
JB: Um...
Drive-through guy: Small Chocolate Shake.
JB: Also a small seasoned-curlies
Drive-through guy: Seasoned-curlies...
JB: Small, seasoned-curlies.
Drive-through guy: Okay I got the small seasoned-curlies...western bacon
cheeseburger...
JB: Okay, uh...Fuck my ass, what else? Give me, uh...alright. Cherries Jubilee
and that's it.
Drive-through guy: Cherries Jubilee.
JB: Wait, Kage, what do you want?
KG: Ah...Jeez, let me have a...I think I want the regular, uh, western
bacon-cheeseburger, Large shake, um...
JB: Oh God! Come on with the order.
KG: I'm...
JB: Take forever.
KG: That's all I want. That's all I want...
JB: good. How much is that sir?
Drive-through guy: That'll be, uh, $14.75. At the window please, will you drive up?
JB: Do you have any money?
KG: Oh shoot, um, oh god. Yeah, I got...do you have s...I got like...
JB: Give it to me.
KG: Alright, here.
JB: Okay, we only have, uh...alright. I'm gonna need to cancel the last two




things on the order. Okay, thank you, let's go.
(Motor Sounds)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to D. Tropp's song The Drive are spoken word, telling the story of a trip through a fast food drive-thru. JB and Kage are the two characters in the song, with JB taking the lead in ordering the food. However, he seems to be more concerned with watching his calorie intake than actually ordering food. He argues with the drive-through guy about wanting only four nuggets instead of six and wanting half Coca-Cola and half Diet Coke. Meanwhile, Kage can't seem to decide on what he wants and they end up cancelling the last two things on the order due to a lack of funds. Through the comical back-and-forth between JB and the drive-through guy, the song highlights the absurdity of fast food and diet culture.


The Drive is a humorous take on a common experience, but it also touches on deeper issues of body image and societal pressure to watch what we eat. The obsession with calorie counting and dieting in the song reflects a larger trend in our culture. Additionally, the frustration with not having enough money for the entire order highlights the issue of food insecurity and financial struggles that many people face.


Line by Line Meaning

JB: Kage...
JB initiates a conversation with Kage.


KG: Yeah?
Kage responds to JB's call.


JB: Let's go to this drive-thru.
JB suggests going to a drive-thru to get food.


(Motor Sounds)
Sound of the car engine running as they drive towards the drive-thru.


KG: Oh good, I'm starvin'.
Kage expresses his hunger.


Drive-through guy: (mumbles)
The drive-through worker's inaudible greeting.


JB: Yeah, um...ah
JB hesitates before speaking.


Drive-through guy: May I have your order?
The drive-through worker requests an order.


JB: Yeah, hold on a second, I'm lookin' at the menu
JB needs time to look at the menu before ordering.


Drive-through guy: okay
The drive-through worker acknowledges JB's request.


JB: ...ah l-
JB stutters while speaking.


Drive-through guy: would you like special curly fries?
The drive-through worker offers special curly fries as a menu item.


JB: Please, don't, don't offer me anything... I'll tell you what I want.
JB wants to order only what he wants and doesn't want any suggestions from the worker.


um...ok...you know how you have the six-piece nuggets?
JB asks if the drive-through worker is familiar with a certain menu item.


Drive-through guys: six piece mcnuggets.
The drive-through worker confirms that they have six-piece nuggets.


JB: Just, uh, can you give me just four nuggets? I'm, I'm tryin'to...
JB requests a specific number of nuggets and shares his goal of reducing calorie intake.


Drive through-guy: They come in six or twelve piece...do you want service?
The drive-through worker informs JB of the available options for nugget servings and offers his service.


JB: Shut up and listen to my order. Take the six nuggets, and throw two of them away.
JB snaps at the drive-through worker and gives a specific instruction for his order.


I'm just wantin' a four-nugget thing. I'm tryin to watch my calorie intake.
JB reiterates his desire for a four-nugget serving and his goal of reducing calorie intake.


Drive-through guy: They come in six or twelve pieces sir...
The drive-through worker repeats the available options for nugget servings.


JB: Put two of them up your ass, and give me four chicken mcnuggets.
JB makes a crude comment and rephrases his order for a four-nugget serving.


And then, uh, can I have a junior western bacon chee? A JUNIOR western bacon chee.
JB requests for a specific menu item and emphasizes the size.


I'm trying to watch my figure.
JB states his desire to watch his body weight.


Drive-through guy: Western Bacon Cheeseburger...
The drive-through worker clarifies the menu item JB requested.


JB: A JUNIOR Western Bacon Chee...
JB reiterates the size of the burger he wants.


Drive-through guy: Would you like that with onions?
The drive-through worker asks JB if he wants onions on his burger.


JB: No Onions.
JB declines the offer for onions on his burger.


Drive-through guy: Okay, Junior Bacon Chee...Total is $6.57
The drive-through worker confirms JB's order and totals the cost.


JB: Okay, and I'm gonna go with a fillet of fish sandwich, since that has less calories, 'cause it's fish.
JB orders a fillet of fish sandwich after considering the calorie count.


Drive-through guy: Fillet of Fish...
The drive-through worker confirms JB's second order.


JB: Now if you could take a Coca-Cola, and just go half Coca-Cola, half Diet Coke...
JB makes a request for a custom Coke drink with a reduced calorie count.


'cause I'm tryin to watch my figure...Tryin to loose some of the weight.
JB states his desire to maintain his body weight and potentially lose weight.


Drive-through guy: You want half Coca-Cola, half...
The drive-through worker confirms JB's request for the Coke drink.


JB: Um, and a SMALL, a *SMALL* Chocolate Shake.
JB emphasizes the size of the chocolate shake he wants.


Because I'm tryin to watch my figure, not a large, a small.
JB explains his need to watch his body weight and desires the smallest size of shake.


Drive-through guy: It come's in medium-small or medium-large.
The drive-through worker informs JB of the available sizes of the chocolate shake.


JB: Um...
JB hesitates before making a decision.


Drive-through guy: Small Chocolate Shake.
The drive-through worker confirms JB's request for a small chocolate shake.


JB: Also a small seasoned-curlies
JB adds an extra order of small seasoned curly fries to his purchase.


Drive-through guy: Seasoned-curlies...
The drive-through worker confirms JB's addition to the order.


JB: Small, seasoned-curlies.
JB emphasizes the size and details of the curly fries order.


Drive-through guy: Okay I got the small seasoned-curlies...western bacon cheeseburger...
The drive-through worker confirms JB's entire order.


JB: Okay, uh...Fuck my ass, what else?
JB makes a crude comment and asks if there is any other order to make.


Give me, uh...alright. Cherries Jubilee and that's it.
JB adds an order of Cherries Jubilee to the purchase and confirms that's the end of the order.


Drive-through guy: Cherries Jubilee.
The drive-through worker adds the order of Cherries Jubilee.


JB: Wait, Kage, what do you want?
JB questions Kage about his desired order.


KG: Ah...Jeez, let me have a...I think I want the regular, uh, western bacon-cheeseburger, Large shake, um...
Kage takes time to think about his order and decides on a regular western bacon-cheeseburger and a large shake.


JB: Oh God! Come on with the order.
JB urges Kage to complete his order quickly.


KG: I'm...
Kage hesitates before continuing with his order.


JB: Take forever.
JB complains about Kage taking too long to complete his order.


KG: That's all I want. That's all I want...
Kage keeps his order simple and confirms the same to JB.


JB: good. How much is that sir?
JB confirms Kage's order and asks how much the total cost is.


Drive-through guy: That'll be, uh, $14.75. At the window please, will you drive up?
The drive-through worker confirms the total bill and requests JB to drive up to pay.


JB: Do you have any money?
JB asks Kage if he has money to pay for the order.


KG: Oh shoot, um, oh god. Yeah, I got...do you have s...I got like...
Kage panics about not having enough money, and JB questions him.


JB: Give it to me.
JB takes Kage's money to pay for the order.


KG: Alright, here.
Kage hands over the money to JB.


JB: Okay, we only have, uh...alright. I'm gonna need to cancel the last two things on the order. Okay, thank you, let's go.
JB realizes that they do not have enough money to pay for the full order and cancels the last two items. JB thanks the worker and signals to Kage to drive away.


(Motor Sounds)
Sound of the car engine running as they drive away from the drive-thru.




Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Kyle Richard Gass, Thomas Jacob Black

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