"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.
We keep writing, talking and planning, but everything's changing
We all know what to do but know one does it
Now this time has passed and full of regret
Two in my heart have left me a while, I stand alone
When they get back, it won't be the same
My life, you've always been there
Now you're gone and my heads spinning
Left the childhood, left the memories, left the good times in the past
Moving on your time has run out
Wishing the clock would stand still, the world can wait
Wasting away once again, once lived as friends
As time passes by, regrets for the rest of my life
The ones who I confide were gone in the black of the night
Never will I forget you, and all the memories past
So rarely I get to see your face
Growing I looked to you in guidance
We knew that time would kill us, but you're still so close to me
To me you were my life
To me you were my soul companion
Now you are so far away
Nothing can take away the time and the memories we had
Come back, to the days when we were young
Come back, to the days when nothing mattered
To the days when nothing mattered
And I feel that time passes by, regrets for the rest of my life
The ones who I confide were gone in the black of the night
We all know what to do but know one does it
Now this time has passed and full of regret
Two in my heart have left me a while, I stand alone
When they get back, it won't be the same
My life, you've always been there
Now you're gone and my heads spinning
Left the childhood, left the memories, left the good times in the past
Moving on your time has run out
Wishing the clock would stand still, the world can wait
Wasting away once again, once lived as friends
As time passes by, regrets for the rest of my life
The ones who I confide were gone in the black of the night
Never will I forget you, and all the memories past
So rarely I get to see your face
Growing I looked to you in guidance
We knew that time would kill us, but you're still so close to me
To me you were my life
To me you were my soul companion
Now you are so far away
Nothing can take away the time and the memories we had
Come back, to the days when we were young
Come back, to the days when nothing mattered
To the days when nothing mattered
And I feel that time passes by, regrets for the rest of my life
The ones who I confide were gone in the black of the night
Lyrics submitted by chickndood
Second Heartbeat Lyrics as written by James Owen Sullivan Brian Elwin Haner Jr.
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing
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I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
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"To me you were my life. To me you were my soul companion."
obviously a girlfriend, end of debate
these guys are great. an amazing song from an amazing band.
wow, this song is truely great, i love it. i think this song is talking about a gf as well, after they broke up hence the lines
left the memories, left the good times in the past. Moving on… your time has run out.
and
Never will I forget you, and all the memories past. So rarely I get to see your face. Growing I looked to you in guidance. We knew that time would kill us, but you’re still so close to me
and most of the rest of the song. at least thats what it seems to me. also the part as time pases by regrets for the rest of my life. he spent all this time and energy into this girl, but now its over and he feels like it was a waste and he regrets it bc she is gone now..............
The song is about friends and family growing old and all the hard ship you face in life, friends and enemies will come and go, but if you read the lyrics its about friends through childhood.
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This song almost makes me well up.
is this about parents leaving/dying?
or is it, a childhood friend dying/leaving?
goodsong nonetheless.
one or the other,,, deffinately a good song
Kinda sounds like he lost a great friend, and now is full of regret. Or maybe thats too obvious.