First Turn
Drift
Key in ignition, dashboard waking up blue then gold. The engine catches and the whole world opens. Synths and drive for the moment between stillness and motion.
Lyrics
Key in the ignition, morning cold
Dashboard waking up, blue then gold
The engine catches like it knew
Something in the chest that says go
No destination on the map
Just the feeling of the road ahead
First turn out the driveway and I'm free
The whole world opening in front of me
Not because I planned it, not because I knew
Just the road, the morning, coming through
Windows down before the highway on-ramp
Radio scanning, finding its own voice
The sun is sitting on the steering wheel
Moving was the only natural choice
No destination on the map
Just the feeling of the road ahead
First turn out the driveway and I'm free
The whole world opening in front of me
Not because I planned it, not because I knew
Just the road, the morning, coming through
Sometimes the engine knows before you do
That sitting still was never going to work
The road doesn't ask you where you're headed
It just lets you go
Variations
- First Turn 3:07
- First Turn (Variation) 2:17