"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.
"Oh my God! What a fabulous room! Are all these your guitars?
"I'm sorry sir, I didn't mean to startle you"
"This place is bigger than our apartment"
"Let me know when you're entering a room"
"Yes sir"
"Um, Can I get a drink of water?"
"I was wondering about"
"You want some, huh?"
"Yes"
"Oh wow, look at this tub? Do you want to take bath?"
"I'll have to find out from Mrs. Bancroft what time she wants to meet us, for her main"
"What are watching?"
"If you'll just let me know as soon as you can Mrs Bancroft" "Mrs Bancroft"
"Hello?"
"I don't understand"
"Are you feeling okay?"
Day after day, love turns grey
Like the skin of a dying man
And night after night, we pretend its all right
But I have grown older and
You have grown colder and
Nothing is very much fun any more
And I can feel one of my turns coming on
I feel cold as a razor blade
Tight as a tourniquet
Dry as a funeral drum
Run to the bedroom,
In the suitcase on the left
You'll find my favorite axe
Don't look so frightened
This is just a passing phase
One of my bad days
Would you like to watch T.V.?
Or get between the sheets?
Or contemplate the silent freeway?
Would you like something to eat?
Would you like to learn to fly?
Would'ya?
Would you like to see me try?
Would you like to call the cops?
Do you think it's time I stopped?
Why are you running away?
"I'm sorry sir, I didn't mean to startle you"
"This place is bigger than our apartment"
"Let me know when you're entering a room"
"Yes sir"
"Um, Can I get a drink of water?"
"I was wondering about"
"You want some, huh?"
"Yes"
"Oh wow, look at this tub? Do you want to take bath?"
"I'll have to find out from Mrs. Bancroft what time she wants to meet us, for her main"
"What are watching?"
"If you'll just let me know as soon as you can Mrs Bancroft" "Mrs Bancroft"
"Hello?"
"I don't understand"
"Are you feeling okay?"
Day after day, love turns grey
Like the skin of a dying man
And night after night, we pretend its all right
But I have grown older and
You have grown colder and
Nothing is very much fun any more
And I can feel one of my turns coming on
I feel cold as a razor blade
Tight as a tourniquet
Dry as a funeral drum
Run to the bedroom,
In the suitcase on the left
You'll find my favorite axe
Don't look so frightened
This is just a passing phase
One of my bad days
Would you like to watch T.V.?
Or get between the sheets?
Or contemplate the silent freeway?
Would you like something to eat?
Would you like to learn to fly?
Would'ya?
Would you like to see me try?
Would you like to call the cops?
Do you think it's time I stopped?
Why are you running away?
Lyrics submitted by Demau Senae, edited by Mellow_Harsher, nasses321
One of My Turns Lyrics as written by Roger Waters
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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This song sounds like he is thinking about commiting suicide to me. I would say the lyrics indicate that he hates his life and is depressed. He realizes he is in one of his depressed moods again and he thinks about killing himself but never does. He doesn't becuase he knows its a passing phase and he will feel better. My evidence for this is teh mention of razerblade when talking about being depressed. Getting old/love fading are causes for depression. Nothing is fun. He then decides to have a little fun and scares the girl by asking her to get his favorite axe(the guitar). Which someone might interpret as this guy is a serial killer why would he have a favorite axe(the weapon).
He lists things that they can do but with sarcasm because they all dont interest him. The last one "Silent highway" one involves staring at a window which is where he transitions to saying to the groupie would you like to see me jump. He is considering jumping out the window to his death. IMO he thinks maybe that will entertain him and if not it will end his misery.
Thats what I think the song is talking about but it maintains a crazy aspect to it because thats how he is dealing with depression and boredom by being crazy and spontanious and purposely scaring the groupie away as he is no longer interested in her.
@Truffinator I think he is depressed and doesn’t want to carry on his life. But I think scaring the groupie is unintentional and is just because he is slipping into insanity, and he can feel the madness coming on, I’m bipolar and can feel when thing are slipping and it can be scary for people that don’t understand the disorder, the change can be very quick and severe, ask my ex wife!!! <br /> That was a bit too much information but hey that’s what I hear