"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'm just so tired
Won't you sing me to sleep
And fly through my dreams
So I can hitch a ride with you tonight
And get away from this place
Have a new name and face
I just ain't the same without you in my life
Late night drives
All alone in my car
I can't help but start
Singing lines from all our favorite songs
And melodies in the air
Singing life just ain't fair
Sometimes I still just can't believe you're gone
And I'm sure the view from heaven
Beats the hell out of mine here
And if we all believe in heaven
Maybe we'll make it through one more year
Down here
Feel your fire
When it's cold in my heart
And things sort of start
Reminding me of my last night with you
I only need one more day
Just one more chance to say
I wish that I had gone up with you too
And I'm sure the view from heaven
Beats the hell out of mine here
And if we all believe in heaven
Maybe we'll make it through one more year
Down here
You won't be coming back
And I didn't get to say good bye (goodbye)
I really wish I'd got to say
Good bye
And I'm sure the view from heaven
Beats the hell out of mine here
And if we all believe in heaven
Maybe we'll make it through one more year
I hope that all is well in heaven (I'll be singing in heaven?)
'Cause it's all shot to hell down here (we need you here)
I hope that I find you in heaven (singing in heaven)
'Cause I'm so lost without you
Down here
You won't be coming back
And I didn't get to say goodbye (goodbye)
I really wish I'd got to say goodbye
Won't you sing me to sleep
And fly through my dreams
So I can hitch a ride with you tonight
And get away from this place
Have a new name and face
I just ain't the same without you in my life
Late night drives
All alone in my car
I can't help but start
Singing lines from all our favorite songs
And melodies in the air
Singing life just ain't fair
Sometimes I still just can't believe you're gone
And I'm sure the view from heaven
Beats the hell out of mine here
And if we all believe in heaven
Maybe we'll make it through one more year
Down here
Feel your fire
When it's cold in my heart
And things sort of start
Reminding me of my last night with you
I only need one more day
Just one more chance to say
I wish that I had gone up with you too
And I'm sure the view from heaven
Beats the hell out of mine here
And if we all believe in heaven
Maybe we'll make it through one more year
Down here
You won't be coming back
And I didn't get to say good bye (goodbye)
I really wish I'd got to say
Good bye
And I'm sure the view from heaven
Beats the hell out of mine here
And if we all believe in heaven
Maybe we'll make it through one more year
I hope that all is well in heaven (I'll be singing in heaven?)
'Cause it's all shot to hell down here (we need you here)
I hope that I find you in heaven (singing in heaven)
'Cause I'm so lost without you
Down here
You won't be coming back
And I didn't get to say goodbye (goodbye)
I really wish I'd got to say goodbye
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According to Yellowcard's official site:
"What is the song 'View From Heaven' about? The song is dedicated to Scott Shad, who was the co-founding drummer for Inspection 12. Scott was sadly killed in a car accident in 2001; he was best friends with several members of Yellowcard."
i feel like someone is shoving a knife through my gut everytime i hear this song... its hard not being able to say goodbye.
hey guys. i posted the rest of the new YC lyrics on plyrics.com so go check them out..ill try and post them on here when its enabled unless someone gets to it before me..
This is such a good song, does anyone know who the girl is that chimes in during the chorus?
wow, a sad one. yeah, the backing vocals are amazing, one of my favourite songs by yc
actually this song is about his grandpa, NOT about the drummer of inspection 12
Wow, I like that song a lot, it has some lyrics that are really powerful to me...
this song has the bestt lyrics ive heard in a long ass time but the actual song is terrible...it dosnt go with the lyrics correctly..but still this shit is good
damn the violin at the beginning is orgasmic, yellowcard are a damn decent line-up.
Its nice to dedicate a song to an old friend.
this is a great song..'i hope that i find you in heaven cause im so lost without you down here' ...man do i love this song..and i love how you can here the girl in the background..its sounds so magicall...