"drifts from" is correct and usable in written English.
It is a verb phrase meaning to move away or depart from someone/something. Example: The conversation drifted from his job to his hobbies.
German oompah-pah music drifts from a CD player.
Tibetan flute music drifts from a hidden speaker.
He drifts from bed to bed without much pleasure.
As it drifts from topic to topic, its characters debate war, heroism, mortality and social change.
The more minutely the film analyzes Picasso's paintings, the further it drifts from its subject.
The mind drifts, from the chill of a dark day to a springtime of color.
The metal-gray sky hangs low, as smoke drifts from the brick chimneys.
A mariachi band often drifts from table to table, belting out ballads.
The star attraction drifts from table to table, saying hello, making small talk, being nice.
Dry-ice vapor scented with nutmeg drifts from the top of the mug.
Meanwhile, the associative drifts – from geopolitics into springtime into sex – are dizzying.
