Turn on this wheel
Turn on headlights
A hundred different bibles by my side
In my white gown
I go flying down
He said no, it cannot be
All that time, it cannot be
Easy said, it cannot be
I'm just driving till it dies
Tell him I'm driving, it's alright
You tell him that I had a skin full
You tell him that I couldn't sit still
Imagine your whole self is filled with light
Your voice ringing out
Through the whole fucking town
He said no, it cannot be
All that time, it cannot be
Oh my eyes, it cannot be
You tell him I'm driving
You tell him I'm driving
You tell him I'm driving
This song is about Schizophrenia or possably dissociative identity disorder. Driving refers to being the controling identity. The singer is telling her other, possably more distructive identities that she is firmly in control, though clearly she is not. The mention of 100 different bibles is in reference to the fact that many people suffering from mental illness seek the help of religion, often to their disapointment. "The ghosts fly their asses off tonight" a reference to the episode of delusions the singer is currently experiencing. Feeling like she is filled with voices and images and "ghosts" if you will she cannot sit still.
Driving is about a bride running away from a marriage.
The song is about a woman running away from a marriage. She ran from the alter and drived until the car died. "In my white gown, I go flying down" is a reference to her wedding dress. She feels too free to be tied down - "imagine your whole self is filled with light".
i really like both the interpretations here.
except i always assumed "white gown" was referring to a nightgown.