After Driver Eight broke up two of the three members, Andy Blunda and Alex Parnell, joined Paloalto. Andy Blunda has also been a tour guitarist for Fastball. The bands frontman, Matt McCartie is currently writing and recording under the moniker, Theft.
His stuff lives at www.myspace.com/theftspace.
Drive
Driver Eight Lyrics
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Funny how these dots and lines can ease your mind and take me away
The way back home
Winding in and out of sleep and fairy tales if things we've seen
The air is hotter then when we were standing still take me away
The Driver Eight's song Drive describes someone who's found a way to escape their current reality and go on a journey of self-discovery. In the first verse, the singer mentions that with their "thing" in gear (presumably a car), they're now going and leaving their previous life behind. The singer finds solace in the dots and lines of the road they're traveling on. It's interesting to note that this song is a perfect example of how music can help someone to escape their reality and be transported to a different world.
In the chorus, the singer mentions the way back home. This line could be interpreted in a few ways. The singer could be referring to their actual home, the place they consider home, or their inner self. The way back home could represent a journey of self-discovery, a journey back to one's true self. The second verse talks about the singer's journey and how they've been winding in and out of sleep and fairytales. This line could be interpreted as the singer's struggle to find their true self or dealing with the ups and downs of life. The singer is tired of standing still and is being taken away on a journey they hope will bring them closer to their true self.
Overall, the song's lyrics can be interpreted in many ways. Still, the most apparent interpretation is that the singer is going on a journey of self-discovery and leaving their current reality behind.
Line by Line Meaning
Finally got this thing in gear and now we're gone won't see things
We've finally started moving and everything around us will no longer be visible as we drive away
Funny how these dots and lines can ease your mind and take me away
It's surprising that the lines and dots on the road can make me feel relaxed and take my mind off things
The way back home
Our destination is our hometown
Winding in and out of sleep and fairy tales if things we've seen
Drifting in and out of consciousness while reminiscing about memories that seem like fairy tales
The air is hotter then when we were standing still take me away
The heat is more intense while we're driving, compared to when we were stationary, and I want to escape from it
The way back home
Our destination is still our hometown
Contributed by Colin D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@anthonymadrid4699
Em Am G G/F# Em
The walls are built up, stone by stone
Am G G/F#
fields divided one by one
Em Am
and the train conductor says
G G/F#
Take a break, Driver 8
Em Am
Driver 8, take a break
G G/F#
we've been on this shift too long
D C D
And the train conductor says
C D
Take a break, Driver 8
C D
Driver 8, take a break
C Em
we can reach our destination
Em/F# Em
(but itโs still a ways away)
Em/F# Em
(but itโs still a ways away)
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I saw a treehouse on the outskirts of the farm
power lines have floaters so the airplanes won't get snagged
bells are ringing through the town again
children look up, all they hear is sky-blue bells ringing
And the train conductor says
Take a break, Driver 8,
Driver 8, take a break
we can reach our destination
(but itโs still a ways away)
(but itโs still a ways away)
(but itโs still a ways away)
(but itโs still a ways away)
Am C
Way to seal the hated heat
G D
a way to put myself to sleep
Am C
way to seal the hated heat
G D
a way to put myself, my children sleep
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Piloted this song in a plane like that one
she is selling faith on the Go Tell Crusade
Locomotive 8, Southern Crescent, hear the bells ring again
fields of wheat are stricken thin
And the train conductor says
Take a break, Driver 8,
Driver 8, take a break
we've been on this shift too long
And the train conductor says
Take a break, Driver 8,
Driver 8 take a break
we can reach our destination
(but itโs still a ways away)
(but itโs still a ways away)
(but itโs still a ways away)
(but itโs still a ways away)
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@coolhotlantan
When this video was filmed in my hometown of Clifton Forge Virginia, I was a young Locomotive Engineer for the C&O/Chessie System. I was running the Locomotive in 2 of the scenes in the video. You can't see me but I was there! It was so cool that they chose our town to shoot this video! Love REM!
@Clifton_Clowers597
Chessie system
@timdavidson4456
Cool that used to be a huge titan of a company and business. Originally Louisville & Nashville and now CSX Teansportaion premier Eastern sea board Rail Road. The reviews on Conductor occupation online are so terrible and discouragement.i have immense legacy with this company. Wish it were more like the original Louisville Nashville.
@stuffedanimalmagickshop
So cool!
@brettscott8288
I grew up in Williamsburg, Va! Spent many years in Richmond ๐ฅ
@i.a.1475
Nice SD50 8558 you conducted sir!
@williammonteith6653
Living in the projects with a drug addict mother no dad around these guys got me through some really rough times. I'm 45 now and still rock out to them.
@1qwasz12
God Bless You & keep you close to His heart.
@Dahlia4777
Glad you made it through the rough times.......GodisLifeisGood
@donny763222
Hang in there 7632227173 don......
Would love to jam with you much respect