The Paper Kites - Don’t Keep Driving

lyrics:

Half of this city turning their lights on
Like half of this city has an idea
Cars slowly passing right down on main street
Don't keep on driving, let me say something

There's nothing wrong with a little space
But not right now, don't leave
There's nothing wrong with a little time
But for the memories, for the good things
Don't leave

The stars in the night sky, the distance between them
By the time that you'd reach them, they would be gone
But the distance between us is half of this city
Don't keep on driving, let me say something

There's nothing wrong with a little space
But not right now, don't leave
There's nothing wrong with a little time, a little space
For the memories, for the good things
Turn around now, turn around
Don't leave me now

(Don't push me, push me away)
(Don't push me, push me away)
Don't leave
(Don't push me, push me away)
(Don't push me, push me away)
There's nothing wrong with a little space right now
(Don't push me, push me away)
Don't keep driving
(Don't push me, push me away)
Don't leave me
(Don't push me, push me away)
Call me
(Don't push me, push me away)
Turn around, turn around now

(Don't push me, push me away)
(Don't push me, push me away)
Don't run away from me
(Don't push me, push me away)
(Don't push me, push me away)
Don't leave, don't leave
(Don't push me, push me away)
Oh
(Don't push me, push me away)
(Don't push me, push me away)
(Don't push me, push me away)

music: The Paper Kites

photo: An Haze

[christoper-reyjimenez]

Sadness is addiction. If you love feelin lonely, theres no escape on it.

[everlee]

When you find someone who makes you feel the same way music does, that’s when you found someone special.

[gita_andani]

I love how everyone in this comment section each has different imagery of what to do with this song. Some want to slow-dance, some want to walk by the seashore, some want to smoke cigs in the balcony. I personally think of this song as a perfect companion to stroll in the city on midnight with him.

[prarthnap]

This song is feels like the scene from a movie when you're moving out, packing stuff, looking at old things and finally you sort them into cardboard boxes and then you are riding the long train journey to a new city to follow your dreams and it's snowing hard, you look from the train window.

[theviolette]

A perfect song to play while getting lost in the city

[hindelyadiri]

I miss the little me, whom I lost while growing up

[Aqsrmd]

About 6 months ago when i first time found and listened to this song, i was in relationship with a girl. Somehow this song made me love her even more. Somehow this song made me realize how awesome our relationship was.
We made a plan for my birthday to go travel to another city using a public bus and have fun. And i was planning to show her this song on our way to our destination and enjoy it together on the bus (was hoping to cuddle while enjoying this song).
But turns out we have a great fight on my birthday, and all my expectations and plans was destroyed. The problem wasn't solved for 2 weeks. In the end, we broke up.
After that incident, the beauty of this song was collapsed. That incident hurts me so bad, it makes me scared to expect something, it makes me don't want to fall in love. I couldn't listen to this song again (because when i listen to it, it just brings the moment back to me). This song doesn't feel the same like when i felt it the first time.
And this is the first time i listen to this song again after 6 months trying to cope with everything.


I know some of you maybe don't care about this story, i just think if i get it out of my chest maybe it will helps me accept the reality and moving on.

[sanjayaekanayake]

Let's go somewhere and never come back.

[nestae]

*guitar intro plays*


me: *immediately starts crying*

[kennedymariahcox]

i fall asleep to different sleeping playlists every night, and one night at 4 am i woke up to this song, out of the blue. that night, before i had gotten into bed, was one of the roughest of my entire life. i swear, god meant for me to wake up at that time to hear this song. it means so much to me. it has no reason to, but it does.

[hicaratland]

This song made me feel homesick for people I've never had.

[mindxcircus]

A good music hits you good when you're not even a contemporary dancer but immediately 4 seconds into the song and you're just stretching your limbs at 2.46 in the morning, just loving to let go... of every bit of hurt that's still lives in you.. Paper Kites are just amazing in their song writing and thanks Daydreaming for always picking out the best ones!

[FransJSuper]

I am addicted to these guitar riffs... They take me back to my youth, although I don't know why and to what music... But I'm homesick...

[fabianolindolpho]

The perfect song for a sleepless night alone in my bed...

[ShadwCmpany]

The Paper Kites never fail to captivate me... I just wish I could find a female that shares the same passion for great music like this.

[grayamet]

this gives me late 90s vibes and I fricking love it

[brunoguerreiro]

For the past week I have been listening to this song on repeat. I can't get her out of my mind, and sometimes I wonder if I listen to this because I don't want to.

[ilyu_andme]

the intro alone is just so good, i love it already from the first listen

[emg]

Lyrics:
Half of this city turning their lights on
Like half of this city has an idea
Cars slowly passing right down on main street
Don't keep on driving, let me say something

There's nothing wrong with a little space
But not right now, don't leave
There's nothing wrong with a little time
But for the memories, for the good things
Don't leave

The stars in the night sky, the distance between them
By the time that you'd reach them, they would be gone
But the distance between us is half of this city
Don't keep on driving, let me say something

There's nothing wrong with a little space
But not right now, don't leave
There's nothing wrong with a little time, a little space
For the memories, for the good things
Turn around now, turn around
Don't leave me now

(Don't push me, push me away)
(Don't push me, push me away)
Don't leave
(Don't push me, push me away)
(Don't push me, push me away)
There's nothing wrong with a little space right now
(Don't push me, push me away)
Don't keep driving
(Don't push me, push me away)
Don't leave me
(Don't push me, push me away)
Call me
(Don't push me, push me away)
Turn around, turn around now

[AndrewNguyenOfficial]

YouTube recommended this to me. I am so happy they did. This is exactly the kind of music I love and exactly what I've been needing more of in my life.

Now, I have to go cruising around my city late at night while listening to this.