Fading Driver’s Seat
v4
@Daniel Sanchez Monteblanco
Fading Driver’s Seat
v4
@Daniel Sanchez Monteblanco
Text
[Verse 1]
Coffee cooling in the cup holder
Your sweater on the backseat
Rolling like a ghost
I talk to traffic like it’s you
Say I’m fine
But the rearview knows
[Chorus]
I keep your side unlocked
Like you’re coming back
Finger on the presets you picked last
Every red light
I rehearse what I’d say
Then the green hits
And it all fades
You were here
Then a blur on the highway
Now it’s me and the empty driveway
[Verse 2]
I drive circles through the old routes
Past your window
But I never look up
Our song hits on the radio
I let it play
But I don’t sing much
[Chorus]
I keep your side unlocked
Like you’re coming back
Finger on the presets you picked last
Every red light
I rehearse what I’d say
Then the green hits
And it all fades
You were here
Then a blur on the highway
Now it’s me and the empty driveway
[Bridge]
Tried to change the oil
Sell the car
Delete your name from the GPS
But every turn still leads me back
To the space where your hand used to rest (yeah)
[Chorus]
I keep your side unlocked
Like you’re coming back
Finger on the presets you picked last
Every red light
I rehearse what I’d say
Then the green hits
And it all fades
You were here
Then a blur on the highway
Now it’s me and the empty driveway
Coffee cooling in the cup holder
Your sweater on the backseat
Rolling like a ghost
I talk to traffic like it’s you
Say I’m fine
But the rearview knows
[Chorus]
I keep your side unlocked
Like you’re coming back
Finger on the presets you picked last
Every red light
I rehearse what I’d say
Then the green hits
And it all fades
You were here
Then a blur on the highway
Now it’s me and the empty driveway
[Verse 2]
I drive circles through the old routes
Past your window
But I never look up
Our song hits on the radio
I let it play
But I don’t sing much
[Chorus]
I keep your side unlocked
Like you’re coming back
Finger on the presets you picked last
Every red light
I rehearse what I’d say
Then the green hits
And it all fades
You were here
Then a blur on the highway
Now it’s me and the empty driveway
[Bridge]
Tried to change the oil
Sell the car
Delete your name from the GPS
But every turn still leads me back
To the space where your hand used to rest (yeah)
[Chorus]
I keep your side unlocked
Like you’re coming back
Finger on the presets you picked last
Every red light
I rehearse what I’d say
Then the green hits
And it all fades
You were here
Then a blur on the highway
Now it’s me and the empty driveway
Musikstyle
Moody indie-pop ballad with male vocals, close-mic and intimate. Fingerpicked acoustic guitar and soft piano carry the verses; subtle pulse of brushed drums and warm bass enter on the chorus. Chorus blooms with airy harmonies and a delayed lead line, bridge strips back to almost a whisper before a final, resigned hook.
