"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.
Well the fall hit me hard
I was on my back staring at stars
But it was daylight outside
So I stared up at those leaves
And I felt them underneath
And I watched as summer turned quiet
And somehow it made sense
How it all comes to and end only to begin again
Summer's pile of regrets
Was only spring's lost bets
And if it wasn't fall outside it was in
So just button up your coat
Here it comes, here we go
Just remember tomorrow never knows
And the colors are going to be
Ones like you've never seen
So say goodbye to green
Because here it comes in incredible yellows
Inevitable orange
And you can just get on down
To the feel good hit of the fall
Seasons come and go
And the next thing you know
You're right back where you started
But a whole lot smarter
All that matters is right now
So breathe in and breate out
All that matters is right now
So come on and get down
To the feel good hit of the fall
Well there's a few things in this world
Sadder than the end of summer
But there's a few things more beautiful than fall
And I never much liked winter
But I guess that's the price you pay
Because there's a few more things beautiful than spring
Changes this fall are going to last forever
I was on my back staring at stars
But it was daylight outside
So I stared up at those leaves
And I felt them underneath
And I watched as summer turned quiet
And somehow it made sense
How it all comes to and end only to begin again
Summer's pile of regrets
Was only spring's lost bets
And if it wasn't fall outside it was in
So just button up your coat
Here it comes, here we go
Just remember tomorrow never knows
And the colors are going to be
Ones like you've never seen
So say goodbye to green
Because here it comes in incredible yellows
Inevitable orange
And you can just get on down
To the feel good hit of the fall
Seasons come and go
And the next thing you know
You're right back where you started
But a whole lot smarter
All that matters is right now
So breathe in and breate out
All that matters is right now
So come on and get down
To the feel good hit of the fall
Well there's a few things in this world
Sadder than the end of summer
But there's a few things more beautiful than fall
And I never much liked winter
But I guess that's the price you pay
Because there's a few more things beautiful than spring
Changes this fall are going to last forever
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i really like this song-few things are sadder than the end of summer, but few things more beautiful than fall -- so right!!
I love this song.
i think its "inevitable" orange
good end of the summer song. classes and whatnot may be starting, but happiness can be found in the beauty of the season.
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i will never forget that incredible yellow
this makes me feel happy that it is fall right now. i love !!! even though their name is hard to google.
Does anyone else find the line "Changes this fall are going to last forever" totally fucking eerie considering that this album came out in June of 2001?
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