"Fast car" is kind of a continuation of Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run." It has all the clawing your way to a better life, but in this case the protagonist never makes it with her love; in fact she is dragged back down by him.
There is still an amazing amount of hope and will in the lyrics; and the lyrics themselve rank and easy five. If only music was stronger it would be one of those great radio songs that you hear once a week 20 years after it was released. The imagery is almost tear-jerking ("City lights lay out before us", "Speeds so fast felt like I was drunk"), and the idea of starting from nothing and just driving and working and denigrating yourself for a chance at being just above poverty, then losing in the end is just painful and inspiring at the same time.
I don't know when it got this way
I don't know how long she's gonna stay
Every week it's the same in her room
That's why I came
Here I go, I go again
Our rendezvous never seem to end
I know where I'll be, I'll make this confession
Back in her bed for another goddamn session
[Chorus]
I'll never learn
God knows I try
Keep coming back for session
And I don't know why
I'll never learn, I'll never see
Just tell me why these sessions got a hold on me
Some might say it's a fling
For all I know it don't mean a thing
Either way I can't complain
Ain't no strings
Guess I got it made
Here I go, I go again
Our rendezvous' never seem to end
I know where I'll be
I'll make this confession
Back in her bed for another goddamn session
[Chorus]
I don't know how long she's gonna stay
Every week it's the same in her room
That's why I came
Here I go, I go again
Our rendezvous never seem to end
I know where I'll be, I'll make this confession
Back in her bed for another goddamn session
[Chorus]
I'll never learn
God knows I try
Keep coming back for session
And I don't know why
I'll never learn, I'll never see
Just tell me why these sessions got a hold on me
Some might say it's a fling
For all I know it don't mean a thing
Either way I can't complain
Ain't no strings
Guess I got it made
Here I go, I go again
Our rendezvous' never seem to end
I know where I'll be
I'll make this confession
Back in her bed for another goddamn session
[Chorus]
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This song is sort of like Self-Esteem off of Smash. Probably about the same girl. But Session is one of those songs that can always get me going. I have my ipod to play this song as my alarm. All I need to hear are those first 4 words, and I know its time to get up! aaahhhhh fuck! fuck! fuck! FUUUUCK!!!
It's about being trapped in a purely-sexual relationship that's destroying the guys sanity.
Guess he must want more.
i don't think it's about the relationship destroying his sanity, but he's definitely questioning himself in a humorous way...
"Either way I can't complain Ain't no strings Guess I got it made "
he's thinking, well maybe it's not right, but doesn't every guy want this? and there's no way he's gonna stop as long as he has it.
it's definitely a catchy song and i didn't even realize the meaning until i looked up the lyrics lol, pretty amusing though.
ignition is the best album by the, so underrated
sorry for the typo meant to say by them.
"Back in her bed for another goddamn session "
good line, lol
Stupid girls.
Its a fuck buddy type-o-thang...
I love when Dexter sings about SEX... hahaha
Its a fuck buddy type-o-thang...
I love when Dexter sings about SEX... hahaha
I always though this was another song about weed like "Mota". He is talking about how he always seems to come back for another sess and how no matter how hard he trys to quit, he always comes back for another session, thats why he says 'I'll never learn God knows I try.'
One of my favs of Ignition, but then again it is so hard to deside because the whole album kicks ass!!
@fluxwildlyuncut except for he refers to "back in her bed" and other sexual references that suggest it isn't about a drug (other than sex).
I think the song is about a guy who doesn't necessarily want the purely-sexual relationship, but goes along with it anyway because, Hell, many guys want easy sex