"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.
Here I am this is me
I come into this world so wild and free
Here I am so young and strong
Right here in the place where I belong
It's a new world it's a new start
It's alive with the beating of young hearts
It's a new day in a new land
And it's waiting for me
Here I am
It's a new world it's a new start
It's alive with the beating of young hearts
It's a new day in a new land
And it's waiting for me
Here I am
I come into this world so wild and free
Here I am so young and strong
Right here in the place where I belong
It's a new world it's a new start
It's alive with the beating of young hearts
It's a new day in a new land
And it's waiting for me
Here I am
It's a new world it's a new start
It's alive with the beating of young hearts
It's a new day in a new land
And it's waiting for me
Here I am
Lyrics submitted by CherryLover
Here I Am Lyrics as written by Hans Zimmer Bryan Adams
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Great version of a great song,
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sorry to here about ur bf cherrylover anyway i useualy listern to rock music nut i love horses so i decided to see spirit -stalion of the cimmaron and when i did (i loved it by the way) i heard this song and for some unknown reson i liked it so lol here i am i agree that its about young love (which i have experianced b4 and now i am experinceing again with my currant gf, im 16) but its also about the old wild west b4 it was colonised ie "It's a new world - it's a new start It's alive with the beating of - young hearts It's a new day - it 's a new plan "
and i love that outro bit at the end thats like horses galoping
I like this song, it is so pretty. My favorite part is (its silly), but towards the end, you can hear him singing "waiting, waiting, waiting" in the background. It just makes the song all that much more pretty. I think its about young love, hopes, dreams, adventerous, and looking forward to what is to come.
I totally agree with AThousandMoons on this song. I too think it is about young love, when nothing else in the world matters and everything just seems right!
This is kinda funny, the first time I heard this song, me and my boyfriend were having our first kiss. After the kiss we became aware of the lyrics and started laughing, because it fit our situation so perfectly. Now its one of my favorite songs ;)
I love it! Thats all i have to say- i agree with u ALLL:)
This song is really great!
Hi CherryLover here, I put the song on here in June. It is a very good song and it was me and my ex-boyfriends song.He dumped me tonight:( But everytime I hear this song it will forever make me think of him-and the good times we had!
I love this song. It basically saying that he's ready to start a relationship and see where it goes.
whoa, this song is very special to me. :-D it's the first song of bryan adams, my very favourite singer, i actually heard and knew that it was by him...(before, i'd heard other songs on the radio, but i didn't know it was BA. :-D) i saw it on tv as a live performance, and i couldn't help- i fell for the song. and also the way he performs- in concerts, he's such a genious, as somehow, you can feel his passion in every second you're there... it's my personal favourite song of all times, or more: over time, it has gotten it... in every difficult situation, i can listen to it and afterwards, i'll feel better, i dunno, it just helps me in every moment- i couldn't tell u why exactly this song, but it's so beautiful, u know, it's a new day... and stuff, actually, it helps me to get better again when i'm feeling soooo down.... :-D i think it's about love and life and just new beginnings maybe, i'm not even that sure- i just know how much i love the song. :-D sigh of relieve
I supposed Coffee & Cigarettes makes a 'MAN' but singing excellent love songs makes a 'PUSSY'. Right, some logic that is. Can't even spell properly, 'MAN' that is.
Excellent love song on hope, dreams. I have the musical version, which has less singing but both are equally good.
Sorry bout what happened to you there, CherryLover, glad that you can haven't develop any adverse reaction to this song though & still able to focus on the good times u've had. ^_^ ata girl.