Drift
Galimatias Lyrics


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I only miss you when the sun goes down
Oh, your voice is my favorite sound
Swaying like the palm trees
You and me we're poetry
Painting stories with our lips

You're like a wave washing over me
Pulling me underneath
Sinking slowly
You're like a wave washing over me
I'll stay underneath
Drifting slowly

Hey he-he-hey
Hey he-he-hey
Oh, hey he-he-hey
Hey hey hey

Foreign feelings that I can't ignore
Oh I never felt like this before
What's a king without a queen
You could be my everything
Can't you see?

You're like a wave washing over me
Pulling me underneath
Sinking slowly
You're like a wave washing over me
I'll stay underneath
Drifting slowly

Hey he-he-hey
Hey he-he-hey
Oh, hey he-he-hey
Hey hey hey hey

Hey he-he-hey
Hey he-he-hey




Oh, hey he-he-hey
Hey hey hey

Overall Meaning

Galimatias's song "Drift" is a love song that explores the intense and complex feelings that come with being in love. It begins with the singer expressing how he feels about missing his lover, only when the sun goes down, and how their voice is his favorite sound. He then goes on to use metaphors of waves to describe his relationship with his significant other. He sees his lover like a wave that washes over him, pulls him underneath and sinks him slowly. The metaphor is intriguing as waves have many different characteristics, at times, they can be gentle and calming, and at other times they can be strong, violent and destructive. This could be interpreted in a way that his relationship can be both careful and delicate, but also tumultuous and chaotic.


The song also touches on the foreign feeling that comes with being in love, and how one can never fully ignore it. The singer realizes that he has never felt like this before and concludes that the person he is in love with could be his everything. The song is a jumble of different feelings that come with loving someone; it explores the vulnerability, the comfort, the passion, and the uncertainty.


In conclusion, Galimatias's "Drift" highlights the complex and sometimes indescribable feelings of love that can be difficult to put into words. It is a slow and catchy tune that has a way of making listeners reminiscent about their own feelings of love.


Line by Line Meaning

I only miss you when the sun goes down
I realize my affection for you only during nights


Oh, your voice is my favorite sound
I am deeply fond of your voice


Swaying like the palm trees
We are dancing and enjoying each other's company like palm trees in the breeze


You and me we're poetry
Our relationship is comparable to a beautiful piece of poetry


Painting stories with our lips
We express our emotions through kisses and create a memorable story


You're like a wave washing over me
Your love engulfs me like the waves of an ocean


Pulling me underneath
Your love has the power to submerge me completely


Sinking slowly
I am slowly sinking in your love


I'll stay underneath
I don't want to come out of your love


Drifting slowly
I am slowly being carried away by my feelings for you


Foreign feelings that I can't ignore
I am experiencing unfamiliar emotions that I cannot disregard


Oh I never felt like this before
This is a completely new feeling for me


What's a king without a queen
A king needs a queen just like I need you


You could be my everything
You have the potential to be everything I need


Can't you see?
Can't you see how much I need you?




Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Alina Baraz

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@zainm1

I only miss you when the sun goes down
Oh, your voice is my favorite sound
Swaying like the palm trees
You and me we're poetry
Painting stories with our lips

[Chorus:]
You're like a wave washing over me
Pulling me underneath
Sinking slowly
You're like a wave washing over me
I'll stay underneath
Drifting slowly

Hey Hey
Oh Hey

Foreign feelings that I can't ignore
Oh I never felt like this before
What's a king without a queen
You could be my everything
Can't you see?

[Chorus:]
You're like a wave washing over me
Pulling me underneath
Sinking slowly
You're like a wave washing over me
I'll stay underneath
Drifting slowly

Hey Hey
Oh Hey

Hey Hey
Oh Hey



All comments from YouTube:

@saynomore9145

whoever did the violin, in the end, took this song to another level.

@population-_-420

It was me

@TheeMimiDeshun

Gawd yes

@Honeybee1418

Viola

@acousticmusic3464

Facts 💛💛💛

@timberwolfmountaineer873

My future wife just said the same. Well almost. She pointed out how the violin made the song so much better. I listen to this album for years and never payed attention to this detail. This album is pure love.

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@Jane-yw9qq

I haven’t listened to this song in ages I forgot how obsessed I was with it

@lilianorellana3871

Y'all don't understand how much I love this whole album

@mizukiaa2705

If i was ever gonna get an apartment with a city view.. this is my first song choice with dem city lights ♡

@aramboyd3906

Me too

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