Motorcycle Drive By · letra

Verse 1

Summer time and the wind is blowing Outside in lower Chelsea And I don't know what I'm doing in this city The sun is always in my eyes It crashes through the windows And I'm sleeping on the couch When I came to visit you That's when I knew That I could never have you I knew that before you did Still I'm the one who's stupid

Chorus

And there's this burning Like there's always been I've never been so alone And I've never been so alive

Verse 2

Visions of you on a motorcycle drive by The cigarette ash flies in your eyes And you don't mind And you smile and say The world it doesn't fit with you I don't believe you You're so serene Careening through the universe Your axis on a tilt You're guiltless and free I hope you take a piece of me with you

Pre-Chorus

And there are things I would like to do That you don't believe in I would like to build something But you'll never see it happen

Chorus

And there's this burning Like there's always been I've never been so alone And I've, I've never been so alive

Post-Chorus

And there's this burning And there's this burning Yeah, yeah, yeah

Bridge

Where's the soul? I wanna know New York City's evil The surface is everything But I could never do that Someone would see through that And this is the last time We'll be friends again And I'll get over you You wonder who I am

Chorus

And there's this burning Just like there's always been And I've never been so alone I've never been so alive So alive

Outro

I go home to the coast It starts to rain I paddle out on the water Alone I taste the salt I taste the pain I'm not thinking of you again Summer dies and swells rise The sun goes down in my eyes See this rolling wave Darkly coming to take me home And I've never been so alone And I've never been so alive