FAWM: "The Dangers of Self Driving Cars"

The Dangers of Self Driving Cars

4 days ago by @jeffdesantis

The Dangers of Self Driving Cars

jeffdesantis

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Liner Notes

Wrote this for my father-in-law who passed away in 2025.

Lyrics

I was thinking There's trouble in my thinking I need to Shake myself loose when I Feel like I'm sinking I would talk about it But you're not around anymore

I remember my age The day I got old The air was warm but my skin felt cold I've never been a soldier but I Feel like I've been fighting a war

And Don't try to tell me That gravity Doesn't always get the better Of you and me And I'll decide when I leave And it won't be behind the wheel of some self-driving car

What does it take To just let go and be When I Know that the source of the problem is me People won't stop falling in love And neither did we

And Don't try to tell me That gravity Doesn't always get the better Of you and me And I'll decide when I leave And it won't be behind the wheel of some self-driving car

So many things we're taught to believe So many things I have yet to achieve I refuse to think that this was a test Or that When you get tired, It's a sin to rest

Comments

@aflinner 1d

Sorry for your loss, Jeff. Really creative, "self-driving car" has a understated quirkiness that grabs my ear in a really effective way but doesn't feel comedic. Those harmonies are so sweet. Thanks for sharing.

@robinski 3d

Love it. Really cool, melancholic tone. Very pleasing cadence to it, and I enjoyed the economy of the lyric. Very satisfying, and worthy tribute. Condolences.

(* Footnote, I'm a professional transport planner - 38 years; don't get me started on self-driving cars...)

@ductapeguyMod 4d

Sorry for your loss. All those wonderful dichotomies paint such a human picture. At first I thought those beautiful background vocals were a horn section. They lift the whole song

@ayeahmur 4d

Sorry for your loss. The space people leave in our lives when they go always feels so raw and unapproachable, and you do a wonderful job here of conveying that feeling. What a lovely song.