Driver

“I'm not a baby, but I hate to show maturity.” 試問有誰不曾盼望長大，卻又討厭那個裝作成熟的自己呢？

Kingsley Mak 事隔兩年帶着最新單曲《Driver》回歸。這次的主題延續了EP《17》對青少年成長的描述，並討論邁入成年期的心境轉變。歌曲透過兒時父親開車接送的角色比喻成年人的責任，並訴說著成長中的孤獨以及隨之長出的堅強。

還記得小時候，很自然地坐在汽車的「後座」，享受被父母照顧的無拘無束嗎？那是心裏由衷的快樂與自由。相反，少年時期的我們好像更渴望得到「自主權」。父母的保護和教訓猶如成長的負擔、一種枷鎖。於是，我們想盡辦法擺脫他們的掌控，把握機會走自己的路。

在歌曲中，「駕駛座」代表的是大人的壓力，也象徵只有自己才能解決困難、繼續前進。或許每個離家到陌生的地方生活的人，都不曾奢望找到成長的「避風港」。但與朋友和尊敬的人相背而行後，他意識到只有坦然接受挑戰，才會明白何謂「獨立」。

在編曲上，歌中每一次的停頓都寓意着心境上的轉變。越發激烈的節奏也代表主角被迫成長，獨自面對生活的進程。或許成長是一條孤獨的單程路，但最後一段的副歌刻意營造出流行樂隊「大合唱」的氛圍，讓有共嗚的聽眾和那個稚嫩的自己一同唱着：成長的旅途再不孤單。

SONG 歌曲

Lyrics & Composition 詞曲 | Kingsley Mak
Arrangement 編曲 | Kingsley Mak
Producer 監製 | Kingsley Mak
Music Performance 音樂演出 | Kingsley Mak
Backing Vocal Arrangement 和聲編寫 | Kingsley Mak
Backing Vocal 和聲 | Kingsley Mak
Sample 採樣 | Mom 媽咪
Recording 錄音 | Kingsley Mak
Mixing 混音 | Kingsley Mak
Mastering 母帶後期製作 | CloudBounce
Special Thanks 特別鳴謝 | Sample Focus, Angela, Sonia, May

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SINGLE COVER 單曲封面

Artwork 繪畫 | Kingsley Mak

(小心啲啦！)

Sitting in the back seat
Looking at my dad's silhouette
He's driving me to school
And that's when I was ten

Holding my mother's hand
Carrying my heavy school bag
She's walking me to school
And that's when I was ten

Looking out the window
I felt so free
All of these were the best for me

In the future, I wouldn't need the driver's seat
I loved the back seat, maybe I was crazy
In the future, I wouldn't need the driver's seat
I loved the back seat, maybe I was silly

Sitting in the back seat
My dad was scolding me
He said, "you're still a young boy"
And that's when I was seventeen

Talking to my best friends
They knew what's in my head
They saw me as an adult
And that's when I was seventeen

Looking out the window
I needed a relief
I should break all the chains on me

I hoped someday I would be in the driver's seat
I had a big dream, I had to reach it
I hoped someday I would be in the driver's seat
I don't belong here. Now it's time to leave

I get in my own car, I drive my way
To a kingdom far, far away
Without looking back
I fasten the seatbelt
"Hey, it's time to go astray"
Still waiting for the response from my high school mates
But it turns out, the back seat's just an empty space, just an empty...

I'm sitting in the driver's seat
The mess right in front of me
Is there anyone to help me out here?
I think about my childhood years
My parents might not know my fears
But they would always be here for me
I'm sitting in the driver's seat
Thinking of my father's speech
He's getting old now
He drove me for years
I think about my teenage years
I believe I have lived my dreams
I'm on my own now, but I end in tears

I hope someday I'll get back to the back seat
I'm not a baby, but I hate to show maturity
I hope someday I'll get back to the back seat
I'm not a baby, but I hate responsibility

Sitting in the back seat
Being reckless, wild and free
Don't need no driver's seat
Who doesn't love this fantasy