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I know it's late now I know I ought to go
Ride in your car now but please don't drop me home
My head's so heavy, could this be all a dream?
Promise me maybes and say things you don't mean
Rain fall from concrete coloured sky
No boy, don't speak now you just
Drive, drive, drive
Take me through make me fell alive, alive
When I ride with you

Keep my heart turning on axles around you
Keep our love burning just like it used to do
Now just for us, they could play our favourite tune
Let's not discuss all these things we can't undo
Let

Rain fall from concrete coloured sky
No boy, don't speak now you just
Drive, drive, drive
Take me through make me fell alive, alive
When I ride with you

Rain fall from concrete coloured sky
No boy, don't speak now you just drive
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Cover art for Drive lyrics by Bic Runga

a warm bed. covers thrown around and out of place. 12:00 flashing over and over again on the clock. early dawn light coming through the window. just me and the one i love, laying in bed. half asleep. fully awake. amazing.

Cover art for Drive lyrics by Bic Runga

i think this song is about a couple going through problems.. the narrator obviously cares about him, and regrets what happened (perhaps the problems are the "promise me maybes and say things you dont mean").

"keep our love burning just like it used to do" and "lets not discuss all these things we cant undo" give that feeling of regret.. remembrance of a better time in their relationship.

this is a beautiful song. even the "concrete colored skies" give the image of a lifeless day (i think most skies are really beautiful, but that plain gray sky, where it drizzles rain, its depressing and lifeless), where only being with the person she cares about gives that ride any life to it. awesome song :)

Cover art for Drive lyrics by Bic Runga

A great song. One of my favorites from Bic Runga.

Cover art for Drive lyrics by Bic Runga

I think this song is about her thinking about all their troubles while they're having sex.

Cover art for Drive lyrics by Bic Runga

Oh yeah, and she feels like sex is the only thing keeping them together.

Cover art for Drive lyrics by Bic Runga

This is one of my favorite songs from Bic Runga. I like how the song is simply done, by acoustic guitar. For the meaning of the song, I'd have to agree with the second comment made. A beautiful, simple song.

Cover art for Drive lyrics by Bic Runga

When I listen to this song I think she has just broken up with someone and he is driving her home. So she knows it's over but doesn't want to believe it. She doesn't want him to drop her off because that will really be the end, whereas while they're in the car she can pretend everything's still all right.

Cover art for Drive lyrics by Bic Runga

I love this song, it's so.. melancholy. I also love the simplicity of the song, being played by acoustic guitar as well; it makes the lyrics that much more powerful. I always thought this song was about someone falling out of love and knowing it was time to end things, but they had so much history filled with beautiful moments, she tried to focus on them, almost in an attempt to fool herself into believing they should still be together. "Rain fall from concrete coloured skies" is my favourite line too. Wonderful imagery.

Cover art for Drive lyrics by Bic Runga

I read that she wrote this song right before a show..within 5 minutes or something. Amazing song

Cover art for Drive lyrics by Bic Runga

it was written 5 minutes before her first gig when she didnt have enough songs to make up a 40 minute set