Driftwood
Jesse Jo Stark Lyrics


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I've grown to love, to tasterive my own blood
You'll be the? and baby I'll be to flower
Don't? I feel you strange into the storm
You don't know me like you should, do you?
Drift on way I wish you was
Driftwood
We're still young, we still got time to waste
It's been fun but I gotta leave this place
I remember how you taste, if you promise to forget my face
You don't know me like you should, do you?
Drift on way I wish you was
Driftwood
You don't know me like you should, do you?




Drift on way I wish you was
Driftwood

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Jesse Jo Stark's song Driftwood describe a relationship that has come to an end as the singer has decided to leave the person they were with. The opening line "I've grown to love, to taste, to rive my own blood" suggests a sense of self-awareness and self-reliance, which could be interpreted as the singer finally realizing that they do not need someone else to define them. The next line "You'll be the? and baby I'll be to flower" is open to interpretation, but could be taken to mean that the person they were with was the catalyst for their growth and the singer has "blossomed" into their own person because of that.


The third line "Don't? I feel you strange into the storm" suggests that the breakup was not a smooth one and there was some turmoil between the two parties. The chorus repeats the line "You don't know me like you should, do you?" which could be interpreted as the singer saying that the person they were with never truly understood them, or that they have changed significantly since they were with that person.


The second verse describes the singer's need to move on and leave the past behind. They acknowledge that they had good times with the person they were with but it is now time to move on. The line "if you promise to forget my face" suggests that the singer wants a clean break and does not want to dwell on the past. The last two lines of the song repeat the chorus, emphasizing the idea that the person they were with never truly knew them and that the singer is now drifting away like a piece of driftwood.


Line by Line Meaning

I've grown to love, to taste
I have developed an intense affection for something that I have become accustomed to.


Rive my own blood
I have become so used to a situation that I am willing to harm myself to maintain it.


You'll be the? and baby I'll be to flower
You will be in control of our relationship, while I will be the one who is vulnerable and dependent.


Don't? I feel you strange into the storm
I am afraid that I will lose touch with reality and become overwhelmed by my emotions.


You don't know me like you should, do you?
I feel that you are not understanding me as well as you could or should.


Drift on way I wish you was
I want you to go away and leave me alone.


Driftwood
I am a person who is lost and adrift, like a piece of driftwood floating on the ocean.


We're still young, we still got time to waste
We are both young and have plenty of time to do things that are not necessarily productive or meaningful.


It's been fun but I gotta leave this place
I have enjoyed being here, but it's time for me to move on and try something new.


I remember how you taste, if you promise to forget my face
I have fond memories of our past experiences, but I do not want to be remembered or contacted in the future.




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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Nata A.S

[Verse 1]
I've grown to love
The taste of my own blood
You be the ark
And, baby, I'll be the flood

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Don't harbor this heart too long
I'll sail you straight into the storm

[Chorus]
You don't know me like you should
Do you?
Drift away, I wish you would
Driftwood

[Verse 2]
We're still young
We still got time to waste
It's been fun
But I gotta leave this place

[Pre-Chorus 2]
I'll remember how you taste
If you promise to forget my face

[Chorus]
You don't know me like you should
Do you?
Drift away, I wish you would
Driftwood
You don't know me like you should
Do you?
Drift away, I wish you would
Driftwood



All comments from YouTube:

Addison Miller

This chick is outta wack cool. Saw her at the Echo in Hollywood and was mesmerized and hypnotized. I'm keeping an eye on this one. She's gonna be packing stadiums and covering the globe in but a minute. Can't wait to get more. Feed us young lady. I along with the masses are in LOVE with your voice. Don't starve us baby. Give it up! Give us more! I'd be okay drowning to this track!!!! Go earn it youngin' you deserve it! CHIP

Nebris

all this

Tania Watson

ABSOLUTELY LOVE HER πŸ’œ

Nata A.S

[Verse 1]
I've grown to love
The taste of my own blood
You be the ark
And, baby, I'll be the flood

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Don't harbor this heart too long
I'll sail you straight into the storm

[Chorus]
You don't know me like you should
Do you?
Drift away, I wish you would
Driftwood

[Verse 2]
We're still young
We still got time to waste
It's been fun
But I gotta leave this place

[Pre-Chorus 2]
I'll remember how you taste
If you promise to forget my face

[Chorus]
You don't know me like you should
Do you?
Drift away, I wish you would
Driftwood
You don't know me like you should
Do you?
Drift away, I wish you would
Driftwood

Diego ZΓΊΓ±iga Zavala

you don't know how perfect this song fits in the situation that i'm living rn, tysm

Lucas UrquΓ­a

I love this song, i can’t stop listening to it

D D

I heard this song on Jonesy's Jukebox today and now I can't stop listening to it! Like a few people have said, it has a heavy Mazzy Star feel. Beautiful work.

allaboutracing

Drew O me too

EvilLikeMom

I thought Mazzy Star or Jill Andrews of The Everybodyfields.

Bryan Ariza

Very much so, I introduced Jesse Jo Stark to my Mazzy Star friends, and now we are still loving her trajectory in music and lyrics 6 years later.

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