"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'd rather chase your shadow all my life
Than be afraid of my own
I'd rather be with you
I'd rather not know
Where I'll be than be alone and convinced that I know
And the world keeps spinning 'round
My world's upside down and I wouldn't change a thing
I've got nothing else to lose
I lost it all when I found you and I wouldn't change thing
No you and I wouldn't change a thing
Everything I know has let me down
So I will just let go
Let you turn me inside out
Cause I know I'm not sure
About anything but you wouldn't have it any other way
And the world keeps spinning 'round
My world's upside down and I wouldn't change a thing
I've got nothing else to lose
I lost it all when I found you and I wouldn't change thing
No you and I wouldn't change a thing
Spinning, turning, watching, burning
All my life has found its meaning
Walking, crawling, climbing, falling
All my life has found its meaning
You and I wouldn't change a thing
No you and I wouldn't change a thing
And the world keeps spinning 'round
My world's upside down and I wouldn't change a thing
I've got nothing else to lose
I lost it all when I found you and I wouldn't change thing
No you and I wouldn't change a thing
No you and I wouldn't change a thing
Than be afraid of my own
I'd rather be with you
I'd rather not know
Where I'll be than be alone and convinced that I know
And the world keeps spinning 'round
My world's upside down and I wouldn't change a thing
I've got nothing else to lose
I lost it all when I found you and I wouldn't change thing
No you and I wouldn't change a thing
Everything I know has let me down
So I will just let go
Let you turn me inside out
Cause I know I'm not sure
About anything but you wouldn't have it any other way
And the world keeps spinning 'round
My world's upside down and I wouldn't change a thing
I've got nothing else to lose
I lost it all when I found you and I wouldn't change thing
No you and I wouldn't change a thing
Spinning, turning, watching, burning
All my life has found its meaning
Walking, crawling, climbing, falling
All my life has found its meaning
You and I wouldn't change a thing
No you and I wouldn't change a thing
And the world keeps spinning 'round
My world's upside down and I wouldn't change a thing
I've got nothing else to lose
I lost it all when I found you and I wouldn't change thing
No you and I wouldn't change a thing
No you and I wouldn't change a thing
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Lifehouse is an amazing band.People may not see this band as a christain band. I think this song is about God.It seems that the it talks about no matter how hard life gets God is always there. "I've got nothing else to lose I lost it all when I found you" When your saved life finally has meaning and that is to serve the one and only true God.When you are saved nothing in life matters as is you've lost it because God will take care of it for you. This song is a great song. God bless
I just don’t think this is a Christian band it always seems like they are talking about some girl..... If they were Christian then they should not have any reason not to say Jesus or God in there lyrics.....Just another creed to me……. if you’re Christian say it!
it isn't, if you go look for lifehouse song meanings on google, you'd find a songmeanings list by jason wade, he said all that, it's about life, thus the name lifehouse. He said lifehouse was appealing to people and all their songs (almost) were about life. angelfire.com/md3/lifehouseworld/meanings.htm check it out... i forgot how to do html so just type it... im sorry
They did a good job on this song..i love the lyrics.
you know guys, you can take any song and find a line that makes it seem like the band is christian. does that mean it is?
No this has absolutely nothing to do with God....because this song is about risks in a relationship, with "God" as you guys call it...there's no risk in being involved with this religion.
There's not a chance that "God" as you call him will backstab you or go his own way...if you insist there's risks in that matter I'm just going to laugh.
This band has nothing to do with religion, esspecially not this song, you don't lose everything when you are part of a lousy religion. The only thing you lose is your soul's free will and time.
Such a wonderful song, hope it goes #1!!! I think this song's a love song that can be interpreted in tons of ways;)
Hey everyone- I know for a FACT that many of lifehouse's songs are worship songs to God. Many people think they are about a girl or a love song, and I can see how you'd think that, but it's not the case. Lifehouse USED to be a band called "blissed" and they played the worship music at my friend's church in southern California. They do not call themselves a christian band for several reasons. One is that not all of the guys in the band are Christians. I think only two of them are. Secondly, when a band is like hey hey hey we're christians, that in turn, pisses off people who are not christians because you immediately assume that they are going to get preachy on you and tell you what to do etc. Christianity is NOT something to be pushed on people, cos it's gotta be you're own choice. So basically, the guys that write this music are writing about something very very important to them (their relationship with God). They are simply sharing with you the joy they have with that through their music. Take a look at the lyrics to the song "Everything" and that should help clear things up. peace out.
PS creed is NOT christian!!!!!!
DUUHHHH!!! Creed is not Christian....... But many people think it cause it SEEMS like in some of there songs they proclaim Jesus...... Just like it could SEEM like they are worshiping the Lord... But its the way you look at it. Im just a guy with an opinion.... and thats what this site is all about..... Right?!?