Forever Always (song)

"A Kiss"
"****Forever Always****"
"OMG Plz Don't Come Around / flashdrive"

"**Forever Always**" is a song performed by The Driver Era. It serves as the closing track on The Driver Era's second album, Girlfriend. It was released as a double release single with A Kiss on October 25, 2019.

## Background

During the presentation of Billboard, a Q&A was asked with questions asked by fans, when the band was asked "When will they release more than five songs?" Ross replied that they worked (with Rocky) on two new songs that are possibly released as a double release. The double release would be called "A Kiss Forever Always" and it would probably be released "before November" according to Rocky.

## Music and composition

Rocky clarified that the track was mixed while they were in Utah, in the preparations for Riker's wedding, while attending the calls of his manager. Rocky clarifies that the tracks were spontaneously, that they always do things at the last minute, and that they were happy with the final result.

Rocky Lynch for PAPER MAG:

> “So many of my songs seem like "relationship struggle" vibes. I think that is where I experience a little more confusion, honestly. "Forever Always" is a bit of a pessimistic view towards a relationship. I wasn't even in a relationship at the time, but it was what I was seeing happening around me.”
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## Critical reception

The London Centrist opined:

> “The lost twin to the band’s morbid *Welcome to the End of Your Life* from *X*, *Forever Always* seems like a creative step back. But with a conclusive confidence that can only come from a band that knows exactly what it wants, it is a perfect symbolic end to this honeymoon record.”
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Black Squirrel Radio opined:

> “Though this disc did not disappoint, I was surprised to see it contain several pre-released singles, some of which date all the way back to 2019. However A Kiss and Forever Always still sound impressive while also matching the groovy vibes of the rest of the album.”
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## Lyrics

[Intro]

Forever always

[Verse 1]

Take me from my ocean view

Now what do I become to you ooh

Strip you from the numbers

Your heart cross summer

Face to the cold

Does it ever get warmer

Maybe you’re the cover

Complacent to the stubborn

Keep it so clean

And it’s just for the other

[Pre-Chorus]

Yeah it’s all for the others now

You’re doing bad things

I’m doing the same

And you want me to stay (Stay stay stay)

Before it’s too late (Late late late)

[Chorus]

To forever always

To forever always

To forever always

To forever always (Just you and me)

To forever always

To forever always

(To forever always)

[Post-Chorus (Spoken \*kinda\*)]

(Forever, just you and me, forever)

[Verse 2]

Take my BMW

And you can empty out my pockets too

And now you wear nothing

There’s no point loving

Thinking too many times

Trying to find something

I have you undercover

But still I wonder

I want to be as certain

This is all for the others now

[Pre-Chorus]

Ooo, yeah it’s all for the others now

You’re doing bad things

I’m doing the same (oh)

And you want me to stay (Stay stay stay)

Before it’s too late (Late late late)

[Chorus]

To forever always (To forever always)

To forever always (To forever always)

To forever always (Alright, to forever always)

To forever always (To forever always, just you and me)

To forever always

To forever always

[Bridge]

(Forever, just you and me, forever)

To forever always

To forever always

To forever always

To forever always

[Outro]

To forever always

To forever always

To forever always

To forever always

(Forever, just you and me, forever)

To forever always

(Just you and me)

## References

1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeFoH\_xEy2Q
2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeFoH\_xEy2Q
3. ↑ https://www.papermag.com/the-driver-era-girlfriend-2655307846.html?rebelltitem=17#rebelltitem17
4. ↑ https://thelondoncentrist.com/track-by-track-review-of-the-driver-eras-girlfriend/
5. ↑ https://blacksquirrelradio.com/album-review-girlfriend-by-the-driver-era/#:~:text=Overall%2C%20I%20really%20enjoyed%20The,from%20one%20into%20the%20next.