Places (song)

"Take Me Away"
"****Places****"
"Fade"

"**Places**" is a song performed by the musical duo The Driver Era. It was released as a single on August 7, 2020.

## Background

On August 3, 2020, the band shared the cover, title and date of the new single on their social media.

## Music and composition

Rocky for Dork:

> “'Places' is me opening up and becoming honest with myself and with another girl in a relationship, finding new territory and new emotions and not necessarily knowing how to navigate them, that's primarily what 'Places' is. It's me opening up and being surprised by the confusion of it.
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> “A lot of times I'll write a song about a situation or relationship or a girl after the fact, like 'I wish this still existed', or whatever. Maybe I won't see that person ever again. This was a situation where I was driving in my car to go see this girl, playing the song and driving through the neighbourhood and writing it as I'm experiencing these things. So it's actually one of the more crazy situations for me with releasing a song. The song almost isn't even finished, in a way. It's special, for sure.”
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## Critical reception

Euphoriazine opined:

> “With a sonic sensibility that’s classic yet futuristic– much like their name– the duo conjure up vibrant romanticism, hopeless heartbreak, and every other romantic notion in-between in their stylistically unpredictable musicality and well-pondered songwriting.”
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HOLR Magazine:

> “Rocky takes the lead on the self-penned and -produced track, which was inspired by his relationship with his current girlfriend. “I let her inside. She was coming by, but no I’ve never seen the place,” he sings on the opening lines. “Now my mind is running wild, and you can see it on my face.” His evocative vocals perfectly complement the lush production.”
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## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I let her inside

She was coming by, but

No, I've never seen the place

Now my mind is

Running wild and

You can see it on my face

[Pre-Chorus]

I'll come inside

If you don't mind

If you don't mind it

Turn it back around

We're going down

We're going down

We like it that way

[Chorus]

How is it so

I keep going places, going places

I'm too stoned

Are we gonna make it

Put your fingers in my mouth

When we were all alone

Now the weathers cold

And I keep going places, going places

[Verse 2]

And she's right the way I left her

Hiding underneath my sweater

Said she prefers to be the pleasure

Of course I'll let her, I let her

We go one night

Till another stranger

Come knocking at my door

Soon I'll go, I'll leave her waiting

Lying in the cold

[Pre-Chorus]

I'll come inside

If you don't mind

If you don't mind it

Turn it back around

We're going down

We're going down

We like it that way

[Chorus]

How is it so

I keep going places, going places

I'm too stoned

Are we gonna make it

Put your fingers in my mouth

When we were all alone

Now the weathers cold

I keep going places, going places

[Outro]

And she's right the way I left her

Hiding underneath my sweater

Said she prefers to be the pleasure

Of course I'll let her, I let her

## Gallery

THE DRIVER ERA - PlacesThe Driver Era Play Us an Alternate Version of 'Places' and Discuss Staying Honest in Their MusicTHE DRIVER ERA - Places (Lyric Video)
## References

1. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CDcSf4HA4pK/
2. ↑ https://www.readdork.com/news/the-driver-era-single-places
3. ↑ https://www.euphoriazine.com/blog/2020/08/music/tracks-the-driver-era-places/
4. ↑ https://holrmagazine.com/the-driver-era-drops-new-single-places/