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==Analysis / Notes==
 
==Analysis / Notes==
It is not yet clear who wrote the lyrics and the music to this song. There is, however some basic discussion on the lyrics in The Heartland Forums' [https://myheartland.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=9 Lyrics Section], see [http://myheartland.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=7046 ''The Driver''...]<br/>
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It is not yet clear who wrote the lyrics and the music to this song, nor is there an actual confirmed version of the lyrics at all. There is, however some basic discussion on the lyrics in The Heartland Forums' [https://myheartland.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=9 Lyrics Section], see [http://myheartland.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=7046 ''The Driver''...].<br/>
  
 
A very recommendable and informative article about '''Driver''' is also available at the [https://sistersfan.blogspot.com/ ''I Was A Teenage Sisters of Mercy Fan'' blog] under the entry [https://sistersfan.blogspot.com/2017/09/driver-demo.html ''Driver (demo)''].<br/>
 
A very recommendable and informative article about '''Driver''' is also available at the [https://sistersfan.blogspot.com/ ''I Was A Teenage Sisters of Mercy Fan'' blog] under the entry [https://sistersfan.blogspot.com/2017/09/driver-demo.html ''Driver (demo)''].<br/>
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Leave the sirens far behind me <br>
 
Leave the sirens far behind me <br>
  
Call me weird and call me Friday <br>
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Call me weird and call me frightened <br>
 
Call me when the sun goes down <br>
 
Call me when the sun goes down <br>
We will find a public highway <br>
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We will fly the public highway <br>
 
We will wind the windows down <br>
 
We will wind the windows down <br>
 
Call me at the magic hour <br>
 
Call me at the magic hour <br>
When the morals run to ground <br>
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When the marvels run to ground <br>
Effects yeild to speed and power <br>
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Reason used to yield the power <br>
 
While the wheels go wheeling round and round<br>
 
While the wheels go wheeling round and round<br>
 
{{#ev:youtube|bDoREVuFDOM|250x170|right|The Sisters of Mercy - ''Driver'' (full)|frame}}
 
{{#ev:youtube|bDoREVuFDOM|250x170|right|The Sisters of Mercy - ''Driver'' (full)|frame}}
 
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Life is short and life is cruel <br>
 
Life is short and life is cruel <br>
But we have fear and we have fuel <br>
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But we have here and we have fuel <br>
 
We are never coming down <br>
 
We are never coming down <br>
  
Drench the future on the glass <br>
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Dress the creature up in glass <br>
Lines across the middle <br>
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Lines across the middle and the<br>
And the mountain places, ever faster <br>
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House is waste, ever faster <br>
 
Rushing through the shame and shadow <br>
 
Rushing through the shame and shadow <br>
 
While the pleasure flashes past<br>
 
While the pleasure flashes past<br>
 
The sound that fills the big black cars<br>
 
The sound that fills the big black cars<br>
Is ours, the drum machines and fast guitars<br>
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A thousand drum bursts<br>
 
[[File:ITSOA-Cover-Front-Web.jpg|thumb|left|270px|''In The Shadow Of Angels'' - Cover (front)]]
 
[[File:ITSOA-Cover-Front-Web.jpg|thumb|left|270px|''In The Shadow Of Angels'' - Cover (front)]]
 
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{{#ev:youtube|eRrcVQTrwfE|250x170|right|Candle (Demo) AKA Driver (Instrumental)|frame}}
 
{{#ev:youtube|eRrcVQTrwfE|250x170|right|Candle (Demo) AKA Driver (Instrumental)|frame}}
But use your mad acceleration <br>
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We should have a celebration<br>
 
We are never coming down <br>
 
We are never coming down <br>
 
We will live forever <br>
 
We will live forever <br>
 
While the wheels go wheeling round and round <br>
 
While the wheels go wheeling round and round <br>
 
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Call me weird and call me Friday <br>
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Call me weird and call me frightened<br>
 
Call me when the sun goes down <br>
 
Call me when the sun goes down <br>
 
We will fly along the highway <br>
 
We will fly along the highway <br>
 
We will wind the windows down <br>
 
We will wind the windows down <br>
 
Call me at the magic hour <br>
 
Call me at the magic hour <br>
When the morals run to ground <br>
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When the marvels run to ground <br>
Reason yeilds to speed and power <br>
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Reason used to see the power <br>
 
While the wheels go wheeling round and round<br/>
 
While the wheels go wheeling round and round<br/>
 
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Latest revision as of 02:23, 5 January 2024

Acoustics From The Beehive - Cover (front)


Driver was recorded during the 1982-83 era (duration: 3:17 min.) and is one of the Portastudio Demos of the time.

Although it was never released officially, Driver has come to light on various bootlegs, such as Acoustics From The Beehive, Before The Flood, Hard Reign, In The Shadow Of Angels and others. There have been speculations that this song could have been a potential canditate for a Sisters single.

The lyrics are mostly concerned with how the band will pile into a car, wind the windows down, and fly along the public highway, yielding reason to speed and power. Some early hints towards the way later release of Black Planet on The Sisters' first studio album First And Last And Always in 1985, maybe. The first two lines later became the first two lines of Heartland, and the music, too, is in the same line with Heartland

An instrumental version of this song has also surfaced on some bootlegs, in that case it is often named "Candle". That version is far superior to the recording quality of Driver. To get an impression, you might find an animated picture video here (Driver - fading) or still video here (Driver - full) with many thanks to the uploader endemoniada75.

Hard Reign - Cover (front)


Analysis / Notes

It is not yet clear who wrote the lyrics and the music to this song, nor is there an actual confirmed version of the lyrics at all. There is, however some basic discussion on the lyrics in The Heartland Forums' Lyrics Section, see The Driver....

A very recommendable and informative article about Driver is also available at the I Was A Teenage Sisters of Mercy Fan blog under the entry Driver (demo).

The Sisters of Mercy - Driver (fading)
Before The Flood - Cover (front)

Lyrics

Lay me down the long white line
Leave the sirens far behind me

Call me weird and call me frightened
Call me when the sun goes down
We will fly the public highway
We will wind the windows down
Call me at the magic hour
When the marvels run to ground
Reason used to yield the power
While the wheels go wheeling round and round

The Sisters of Mercy - Driver (full)


Life is short and life is cruel
But we have here and we have fuel
We are never coming down

Dress the creature up in glass
Lines across the middle and the
House is waste, ever faster
Rushing through the shame and shadow
While the pleasure flashes past
The sound that fills the big black cars
A thousand drum bursts

In The Shadow Of Angels - Cover (front)


Candle (Demo) AKA Driver (Instrumental)

We should have a celebration
We are never coming down
We will live forever
While the wheels go wheeling round and round

Call me weird and call me frightened
Call me when the sun goes down
We will fly along the highway
We will wind the windows down
Call me at the magic hour
When the marvels run to ground
Reason used to see the power
While the wheels go wheeling round and round


Words & music: unclear ...
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