"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.
Cut my life into pieces, this is my last resort.
Suffocation, no breathing.
Don't give a fuck if I cut my arm bleeding.
This is my last resort.
Cut my life into pieces.
I've reached my last resort – Suffocation, no breathing.
Don't give a fuck if I cut my arms bleeding.
Do you even care if I die bleeding?
Would it be wrong, would it be right if I took my life tonight?
Chances are that I might.
Mutilation out of sight and I'm contemplating suicide.
Cause I'm losing my sight, losing my mind.
Wish somebody would tell me I'm fine.
Losing my sight, losing my mind.
Wish somebody would tell me I'm fine.
I never realized I was spread too thin,
Til it was too late and I was empty within.
Hungry, feeding on chaos and living in sin.
Downward spiral, where do I begin?
It all started when I lost my mother.
No love for myself and no love for another.
Searching to find a love upon a higher level,
Finding nothing but questions and devils.
Cause I'm losing my sight, losing my mind.
Wish somebody would tell me I'm fine.
Losing my sight, losing my mind.
Wish somebody would tell me I'm fine.
Nothing's alright. Nothing is fine.
I'm running and I'm crying.
I'm crying, I'm crying.
I'm crying, I'm crying.
I can't go on living this way.
Cut my life into pieces, this is my last resort.
Suffocation, no breathing.
Don't give a fuck if I cut my arm bleeding.
Would it be wrong, would it be right if I took my life tonight?
Chances are that I might.
Mutilation out of sight and I'm contemplating suicide.
Cause I'm losing my sight, losing my mind.
Wish somebody would tell me I'm fine.
Losing my sight, losing my mind.
Wish somebody would tell me I'm fine.
Nothing's alright. Nothing is fine.
I'm running and I'm crying.
I can't go on living this way.
Can't go on living this way.
Nothing's alright.
Suffocation, no breathing.
Don't give a fuck if I cut my arm bleeding.
This is my last resort.
Cut my life into pieces.
I've reached my last resort – Suffocation, no breathing.
Don't give a fuck if I cut my arms bleeding.
Do you even care if I die bleeding?
Would it be wrong, would it be right if I took my life tonight?
Chances are that I might.
Mutilation out of sight and I'm contemplating suicide.
Cause I'm losing my sight, losing my mind.
Wish somebody would tell me I'm fine.
Losing my sight, losing my mind.
Wish somebody would tell me I'm fine.
I never realized I was spread too thin,
Til it was too late and I was empty within.
Hungry, feeding on chaos and living in sin.
Downward spiral, where do I begin?
It all started when I lost my mother.
No love for myself and no love for another.
Searching to find a love upon a higher level,
Finding nothing but questions and devils.
Cause I'm losing my sight, losing my mind.
Wish somebody would tell me I'm fine.
Losing my sight, losing my mind.
Wish somebody would tell me I'm fine.
Nothing's alright. Nothing is fine.
I'm running and I'm crying.
I'm crying, I'm crying.
I'm crying, I'm crying.
I can't go on living this way.
Cut my life into pieces, this is my last resort.
Suffocation, no breathing.
Don't give a fuck if I cut my arm bleeding.
Would it be wrong, would it be right if I took my life tonight?
Chances are that I might.
Mutilation out of sight and I'm contemplating suicide.
Cause I'm losing my sight, losing my mind.
Wish somebody would tell me I'm fine.
Losing my sight, losing my mind.
Wish somebody would tell me I'm fine.
Nothing's alright. Nothing is fine.
I'm running and I'm crying.
I can't go on living this way.
Can't go on living this way.
Nothing's alright.
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this song says exactly how i feel. life sucks
@stupified thats what I thought when I first heard it
This song is about someone that is experiencing a lot of heart ache in their life and things don't turn out the way they would like. It's about emotional suffering and wanting to give up. He's looked back and seen all the messed up things that have happen to him in his life and to him it doesn't seem worth it to keep living, so suicide is being considered. Not knowing how to deal with you painful feelings and turning to cutting (self mudilation) as a pain release.
People that are cutters (self mudilaters) feel hopeless,alone, misunderstood, ignored, unwanted, unloved, not worth being loved and they don't think it's worth it to go on. They don't know how to express their feelings in a healthy way. So they cut to release the pain. To them physical pain is better than emotional pain to them.
Trust me when I say that that is what this song is about. I used to be a cutter til I found something worth living for and loved me for me. The good the bad and they ugly moments.
Oh i also ment to mention that they experience panic attacks, hence the words suffication no breathing.<br /> <br /> I can break this song up better, let me know if ya want me to.
please do...
thanks for your explanation,..<br /> and I'm so glad that life is now better for you,<br /> you deserve it.<br /> <br /> share the love.
Well I think this song is about how he feels. he said "...it all started when I lost my mother. no love for my self and no love for another.." that says that his mother must of been someone who should him the good in life and kept the bad away and when she died for whatever everything hit him like a slap to the face. his life probably started to go from bad to worse to pure hell. then he probably felt like everyone was ignoring his pain and felt like "...would it be wrong or right if I took my life tonight chances are that I'm right.."
this is about someone who (obvously although no one else mentioned it) is into self mutilation(cutting) an they are just sick of being depressed an are considering suicide as a way out. i think this is a very good song, it doesn't take much thought to figure out the lyrics but alot of people can relate to it which is a good thing, overall i think this is an excellent song!
I thought the whole point of music was to enjoy it. But fair enough, the guy does seem like a bit of an idiot. sic_n_twisted, she is just saying what the song means to her. You said what you had to say so accept what she has to say. Fool.
your rude dont hit me im only 14
no... this song is about how his mother died, so he feels bad about himself, and he doesnt know where to go, so he wants to end his pain by commiting suicide
He is not an idiot at all. He is miserable because he lost his mother. Everybody gets miserable when they lose their mother, especially if you are a kid when she dies (I feel the song's narrator is a teenager).
It means those teenage years (or later) when you're depressed and you think no-one else understands you. Wish you would look around and realise there are thousands of people feeling the same, only you're too busy feeling misunderstood to look around and see how little effort you're making to understand anyone else. And don't think I don't understand; been there, done that, got the prescription medication. My Doctor said 1 in 10 people who go to her go because of depression. You're not alone, stop pretending you are so you can wallow in self pity. Have a go at understanding your parents, rather than telling them they don't understand you. It's 6 years since I was diagnosed, and I'm still here, getting on with a damn good life (off the pills and everything).
Rant over...
Cut my life into pieces This is my last resort, Suffocation, no breathing Don't give a fuck if I cut my arm bleeding
This is my last resort
Cut my life into pieces I've reached my last resort, Suffocation, no breathing Don't give a fuck if I cut my arm bleeding Do you even care if I die pleading Would it be wrong, would it be right If I took my life tonight, Chances are that I might Mutilation out of sight And I'm contemplating suicide
'Cause I'm losing my sight, losing my mind Wish somebody would tell me I'm fine Losing my sight, losing my mind Wish somebody would tell me I'm fine
I never realized I was spread too thin 'Til it was too late and I was empty within Hungry, feeding on chaos and living in sin Downward spiral, where do I begin? It all started when I lost my mother No love for myself and no love from another Searching to find a love upon a higher level finding nothing but questions and devils
'Cause I'm losing my sight, losing my mind Wish somebody would tell me I'm fine Losing my sight, losing my mind Wish somebody would tell me I'm fine
Nothin's alright, nothin' is fine I'm running and I'm crying I'm crying, I'm crying, I'm crying, I'm crying
I can't go on living this way
Cut my life into pieces This is my last resort, Suffocation, no breathing Don't give a fuck if I cut my arm bleeding
Would it be wrong, would it be right If I took my life tonight, Chances are that I might Mutilation out of sight And I'm contemplating suicide
'Cause I'm losing my sight, losing my mind Wish somebody would tell me I'm fine Losing my sight, losing my mind Wish somebody would tell me I'm fine
Nothin's alright, nothin' is fine I'm running and I'm crying
I can't go on living this way
Can't go on Living this way Nothing's al...right!
This songs about somebody saying something stupid to him and not knowing anything about his life so now it's time for suicde
ok, i'm gonna get some hate for this, but who cares. ok, first of all, how many more retarded "i'm so depressed and i want to cut myself up cause it's the cool in thing to do these days" songs are we gonna have to listen to? your doing what every musician wants to do, professioanlly recording music. quit looking for pity. i lost respect for them as soon as i heard this song, about five minutes after i had heard of them. not to say that they are not talented, but come on, what happened to music? why does our generation have crap for music? what happened to music that stood for something? i hate when musicians are all telling us how to vote, and like these guys wioth this gay song, "oh i'm such a loser, i'm depressed" all your gonna do is get a bunch of depressed kids to listen to it, and then kill themselves, and your fan base is gone. grow up. people these days i swear.
@fastfingerz oh my god, i was just think about this a few days ago. I've wasted my middle school years becoming this emotional reck that i almost commited suicide. A few days ago i was thinking about everything and how i messed up. Suicidal isnt just something you can "become" and im sure being emo is what most drama craving girls and boys want to be these days. They want to be pitied, to be cared for, and to be loved. too bad they dont see that people do love them. They act like this emotional reck (much like i did) and expect people to immediately jump to help them. I dont know what it is with my generation, but theyll regret it later.<br /> <br /> btw i totally agree with you and im just a kid.
@fastfingerz no hate intended but... music like this is actually helpful idk if its just me but hearing this makes me feel like im not alone in feeling suicidal and wanting to cut. idk though...
@fastfingerz everyone who is depressed is looking for pity? are you serious? please think before you speak because you might hurt someone (you probably don't care, right?) the fact that you haven't dealt with a mental illness doesn't mean it is not hard .(would you say the same thing for someone with a physical illness?)
Anybody would be sad if they lost their mother, especially those people who were kids when their mothers died. It doesn't matter what you are doing with your life, if you lose your mother, you will be sad. <br /> <br /> These types of songs SAVE people from suicide. They help kids learn that they are not alone, and that makes them feel a lot better. People who DON'T listen to these types of songs are more likely to commit suicide, which you hopefully have by now, fastfingerz.