"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.
You are stellar
Meet me in outer space
We could spend the night
Watch the earth come up
I've grown tired of that place
Won't you come with me?
We could start again
How do you do it?
Make me feel like I do
How do you do it?
It's better than I ever knew, uh
Meet me in outer space
I will hold you close
If you're afraid of heights
I need you to see this place
It might be the only way
That I can show you how it feels to be inside of you
How do you do it?
Make me feel like I do
How do you do it?
It's better than I ever knew, uh
How do you do it?
Make me feel like I do
I do, oh, uh-uh-uh
You are stellar
You are stellar
How do you do it?
Make me feel like I do
How do you do it?
It's better than I ever knew, uh
How do you do it?
Make me feel like I do
How do you do it?
Make me feel like I do, yeah
Meet me in outer space
We could spend the night
Watch the earth come up
I've grown tired of that place
Won't you come with me?
We could start again
How do you do it?
Make me feel like I do
How do you do it?
It's better than I ever knew, uh
Meet me in outer space
I will hold you close
If you're afraid of heights
I need you to see this place
It might be the only way
That I can show you how it feels to be inside of you
How do you do it?
Make me feel like I do
How do you do it?
It's better than I ever knew, uh
How do you do it?
Make me feel like I do
I do, oh, uh-uh-uh
You are stellar
You are stellar
How do you do it?
Make me feel like I do
How do you do it?
It's better than I ever knew, uh
How do you do it?
Make me feel like I do
How do you do it?
Make me feel like I do, yeah
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I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
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Brandon Boyd- "The lyrics were inspired by my lover, Jo an English girl I met in France. It's about love as a transcendental feeling, like free-floating in outer space. It's kind of a traditional song in that way."
I think we know that supersprm57, but Brandon says it in so much a nicer way than : "You're such a great shag you."
grrr.. how can no one post on this song? i love it!
In most lovey-dovey type songs, the singer is a white girl who didn't even write the song. But this is totally different. It's sung by a guy who wrote the song about his girlfriend and although the words might not sound as smooth as some girl's voice, it's the most romantic song I've ever heard. This guy let his guard down, after being in a band that likes to scream and be very blunt. That is what I call a real man.
This song is completely beautiful. The lyrics, the meaning, and even the way he sings is amazing :]
although this song is about sex and love it inspired me in a different way. I've always liked to plan my baby names for the future, even though I'm 14 lol. It's just what we do at this age. the meaning of stellar is really inspiring to me. so i actually plan to name my boy, if i have one, Lyle Issac Stellar ( two middle names).
also this song reminds me of when your in a great relationship and all you wanna do is be alone with that person. away from the world, away from worries and your struggles. somehow when your just with them everything around you disappears.
no kidding! this song is somthing else. i love it too. its not really like incubus to write a love type song.
omg woah...everytime i hear this song it feels like i'm on soma and i feels liek im nagating through a cosmic journey as fast as 3000 billion light years..... you know like a adrelanin rush when Brandon whispers "we could spned..a..AGAIN" ...i so amazing ;)
incubus is so amazing. i love this song, it's a perfect description of the headrush you get from love
I love this song!!! Just imagine being "Held close if you're afraid of heights" sigh.
this is just the sweetest song ever. how do you do it, make me feel like i do...