I think this song is about being free and happy with someone you love even though times are tough at home. I think the singer feels safe and as if he can escape from his problems when he is with this other person, friend or girlfriend or whatever. The reason I interpret it this way is because the bridge seems to be him getting a phone call with bad news - makes him go silent - and he has to go home now to face the storm, or face the troubles.
@AnnaSeale Have to agree with this interpretation. The conflict here is between the narrator's parents ("hate choosing sides), occurring at night (hence darkness). Escape comes from a car ride with the narrator's significant other. Eventually, his/her parents can't resolve their differences, but comfort comes from thoughts and the presence of the significant other, and hopefully buffers the pain of the current conflict and marital dissolution.
@AnnaSeale Have to agree with this interpretation. The conflict here is between the narrator's parents ("hate choosing sides), occurring at night (hence darkness). Escape comes from a car ride with the narrator's significant other. Eventually, his/her parents can't resolve their differences, but comfort comes from thoughts and the presence of the significant other, and hopefully buffers the pain of the current conflict and marital dissolution.
I think this song is about being free and happy with someone you love even though times are tough at home. I think the singer feels safe and as if he can escape from his problems when he is with this other person, friend or girlfriend or whatever. The reason I interpret it this way is because the bridge seems to be him getting a phone call with bad news - makes him go silent - and he has to go home now to face the storm, or face the troubles.
@AnnaSeale Have to agree with this interpretation. The conflict here is between the narrator's parents ("hate choosing sides), occurring at night (hence darkness). Escape comes from a car ride with the narrator's significant other. Eventually, his/her parents can't resolve their differences, but comfort comes from thoughts and the presence of the significant other, and hopefully buffers the pain of the current conflict and marital dissolution.
@AnnaSeale Have to agree with this interpretation. The conflict here is between the narrator's parents ("hate choosing sides), occurring at night (hence darkness). Escape comes from a car ride with the narrator's significant other. Eventually, his/her parents can't resolve their differences, but comfort comes from thoughts and the presence of the significant other, and hopefully buffers the pain of the current conflict and marital dissolution.