"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.
Right!
I can't bite the hand that's gonna feed me.
You like to see me try this appetite of mine.
And I, and I
I lost sight of things you want to show me.
Your fingers scratch my eyes.
This time I'm going blind.
And I, and I
You want it.
You need it.
You love it.
You hate it.
(Soul creation)
You see it.
You feel it.
You touch it.
Believe it.
(Your salvation)
Right, right, right,
You want it.
You need it.
You love it.
You hate it.
(Soul creation)
You see it.
You feel it.
You touch it.
Believe it.
(Your salvation)
Right.
Right.
Right.
I can't taste the poison that I'm drinking.
Your death is in disguise.
I chose to say goodbye.
And I, and I
You want it.
You need it.
You love it.
You hate it.
(Soul creation)
You see it.
You feel it.
You touch it.
Believe it.
(Your salvation)
You want it.
You need it.
You love it.
You hate it.
(Soul creation)
You see it.
You feel it.
You touch it.
Believe it.
(Your salvation)
Not enough to break
Not enough to break
Not enough to break
Not enough to break
Not...enough to fuckin' break this!
(Just Listen...)
You want it.
You need it.
You love it.
You hate it.
(Soul creation)
You see it.
You feel it.
You touch it.
Believe it.
(Your salvation)
Right, right, right, right
You want it.
You need it.
You love it.
You hate it.
(Soul creation)
You see it.
You feel it.
You touch it.
Believe it.
(Your salvation)
Your salvation
You want it!
You need it!
Soul creation...
You want it, you need it!
You love it!
Your salvation...
You want it, you need it
You love it, you hate it
Soul creation
Believe it!
Right, right, right
I can't bite the hand that's gonna feed me.
You like to see me try this appetite of mine.
And I, and I
I lost sight of things you want to show me.
Your fingers scratch my eyes.
This time I'm going blind.
And I, and I
You want it.
You need it.
You love it.
You hate it.
(Soul creation)
You see it.
You feel it.
You touch it.
Believe it.
(Your salvation)
Right, right, right,
You want it.
You need it.
You love it.
You hate it.
(Soul creation)
You see it.
You feel it.
You touch it.
Believe it.
(Your salvation)
Right.
Right.
Right.
I can't taste the poison that I'm drinking.
Your death is in disguise.
I chose to say goodbye.
And I, and I
You want it.
You need it.
You love it.
You hate it.
(Soul creation)
You see it.
You feel it.
You touch it.
Believe it.
(Your salvation)
You want it.
You need it.
You love it.
You hate it.
(Soul creation)
You see it.
You feel it.
You touch it.
Believe it.
(Your salvation)
Not enough to break
Not enough to break
Not enough to break
Not enough to break
Not...enough to fuckin' break this!
(Just Listen...)
You want it.
You need it.
You love it.
You hate it.
(Soul creation)
You see it.
You feel it.
You touch it.
Believe it.
(Your salvation)
Right, right, right, right
You want it.
You need it.
You love it.
You hate it.
(Soul creation)
You see it.
You feel it.
You touch it.
Believe it.
(Your salvation)
Your salvation
You want it!
You need it!
Soul creation...
You want it, you need it!
You love it!
Your salvation...
You want it, you need it
You love it, you hate it
Soul creation
Believe it!
Right, right, right
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Soul Creation Lyrics as written by Kenny Craig Jason Bieler
Lyrics © TuneCore Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Great version of a great song,
No Surprises
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Blue
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Plastic Bag
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“I overthink and have trouble sleepin’ / All purpose gone and don’t have a reason / And there’s no doctor to stop this bleedin’ / So I left home and jumped in the deep end,” Ed Sheeran sings in verse one. He continues by adding that this person is feeling the weight of having disappointed his father and doesn’t have any friends to rely on in this difficult moment. In the second verse, Ed sings about the role of grief in his friend’s plight and his dwindling faith in prayer. “Saturday night is givin’ me a reason to rely on the strobe lights / The lifeline of a promise in a shot glass, and I’ll take that / If you’re givin’ out love from a plastic bag,” Ed sings on the chorus, as his friend turns to new vices in hopes of feeling better.
this song fucking kicks ass the best fucking song ever
later fuckers