We Went for a Ride
Escaping Twilight: A Serenade to the Forbidden Journey
Lyrics
We went for a ride
The speaker and someone else went for a ride.
Undercover of the twilight
They went during twilight, perhaps in a hidden or secretive manner.
And the traffic on the road
There was traffic on the road.
And there's only you and I
Only the speaker and the other person were present.
I hope we never get back home
The speaker doesn't want the ride to end; they want to prolong the moment.
'Cause I'm feeling serenaded
The speaker feels romantic or deeply moved, possibly by the night.
By the coming of the night
The night's arrival is influencing the speaker's emotions.
And I wish we'd go forever
The speaker wishes the ride would last indefinitely.
And I wish we could just
Expressing desire for the ride to continue without interruption.
Drive away
The desire to escape or drive away from their current situation.
We could drive away
Repeated emphasis on the urge to drive away into the night.
We could drive away
-Into the night
Reiterating the desire to escape into the night.
We went for a ride
Recounting aspects of the ride: consolation, white trees, hoping for a red light to extend the moment.
With your words of consolation
-And the trees of crystal white
-I'll be praying for a red light
-To extend this precious night
-'Cause we both know where I'm going
Acknowledging they're heading somewhere known to both but isn't right; despite that, they keep moving forward.
And we know it just ain't right
-But there's nothing we can do
-Except to keep on moving
-Drive away
Repetition emphasizing the desire to escape into the night.
We could drive away
-We could drive away
-Into the night
-We went for a ride
Reiteration of the fact they went for a ride.
We went for a ride
-We went for a ride
-We went for a ride
Reaffirming the ride they took together.
Here we are
Emphasizing being together, alone, during the ride.
We are alone together
-We went for a ride
-Here we are
-We are alone together
-Here we are
Reiteration of being together and the ride they took.
We are alone together
-We went for a ride
-Here we are
Further emphasis on being together during the ride.
We are alone together
-Here we are
-Here we are
-We are alone together
-Drive away
Continued emphasis on the desire to drive away.
Drive away
-To any place faraway
Expressing the wish to escape to a distant place.
Here we are
Reiterating being together, alone, at their current location.
We are alone together
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