Lyrics
How would you like to
Expressing an invitation or suggestion to accompany the speaker on a drive.
Take a drive with me?
Asking if the listener would like to join the speaker on a drive.
We're both not doing anything
Both individuals are idle or not occupied.
I'll watch as you sing the words
The speaker will observe the listener singing their favorite songs quietly.
To your favorite songs under your breath
Describing the act of singing favorite songs softly, implying a lack of confidence in one's singing ability.
Cause you think you can't sing
Reiterating the perception of the listener about their inability to sing.
You think you can't sing
Repetition of the listener's belief that they cannot sing.
Our summer ends
Signifying the conclusion of a shared summer experience when memories start fading.
When our remember whens run dry
Memories or recollections of past events start diminishing, indicating the end of a phase.
On the way home
The speaker anticipates encountering red traffic lights on the way back home.
I'll hope for every red light
Expressing a desire for delays during the drive home, possibly to prolong the moment with the listener.
Every red light
Reiteration of the wish for every red traffic light encountered during the journey.
I guess this is why I'm scared of getting close
Expressing fear or apprehension about forming close relationships.
I know when to leave
Awareness of when it's appropriate to depart or end a situation.
But I'll never go
Despite knowing when to leave, the speaker chooses not to depart.
This cyclical life of cutting ties with all the
Describing a recurring pattern of severing connections with people important to the speaker.
Ones i care about
The individuals the speaker cares about are the ones they disconnect from.
When they mean everything to me
Expressing the deep significance of these disconnected relationships to the speaker.
You mean everything to me
Reaffirming the immense importance of the listener to the speaker.
And our summer ends
Reiteration of the end of a shared summer experience as memories fade.
When our remember whens run dry
Similar to line 10, signifying the decline of shared memories.
I had my chance
Reflecting on a missed opportunity in the past.
But I ran
The speaker avoided or didn't take advantage of the opportunity presented.
Every red light
Expressing the speaker's action of avoiding delays or obstacles during the journey home.
Every red light
Reiteration of the speaker's action of intentionally avoiding red traffic lights.
We don't talk like we used to
Noticing a change in communication patterns between the speaker and the listener.
Don't you feel the same?
Asking if the listener shares the same sentiment about the altered communication.
All those times we spent we're never meant
Highlighting that the shared moments were not intended to be disregarded or thrown away.
To be thrown away
The speaker emphasizes a desire to hear about the listener's daily experiences.
I just want to hear about
Expressing the speaker's willingness to engage and listen to the listener's daily activities.
What you did today
An open invitation for the listener to communicate and share their daily life with the speaker.
If you change your mind
Implying that if the listener changes their mind about communication, the speaker is only a few obstacles or delays away.
I'm only
Reiterating the proximity of the speaker if the listener decides to reconnect.
A few red lights
Emphasizing the limited distance or obstacles separating the speaker and the listener.
A few red lights away
Reiteration of the idea that the speaker is close by and available if the listener decides to reconnect.
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