"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.
do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do, duh-dah-duh-dah-dah
you give good face, you've got so many
rubbing both your hands like you were shining up a penny
everyones your friend everyones your lover
i pull the knife out of my back, just to discover
loyalty is motivation settling it's score
no matter what you give in it will always want some more
obsticles are opportunities waiting without wings
i need a bat to smash the mirror my conclusions bring
i count on me to count on nothing, i can count that on no hands
i count on me to count on nothing, found me someone who understands this
i think it's you. i think it's you. i think it's you that i want into
and if you do. if you do too. and if you do then i hope you
keep up the pace you'll find hope if there's any
trouble wears your face like a finger holding back the levy
never one to bend, never one to wonder
i'm the fool 'cause i don't understand, so i stand under
royalty of post invasion, life is not a chore
give everything then give in, tell me who could ask for more
popsicles and firecrackers angels without wings
i need to stack and burn to black all of my favorite things
and count on me to count on nothing, i can count that on no hands
i count on me to count on nothing, found me someone who understands this
i think it's you. i think it's you. i think it's you that i want into
and if you do, if you do too, and if you do then i hope you
don't wait up 'cause i'm not going to sleep
out of all of these thoughts decide which ones i can keep
don't wait up 'cause i'm not going to bed, so much of nothing to do
i guess i'll sleep when i'm dead
so much of nothing to do
i guess i'll sleep when i'm dead
so much of nothing to do
i guess i'll sleep when i'm dead
you give good face, you've got so many
rubbing both your hands like you were shining up a penny
everyones your friend everyones your lover
i pull the knife out of my back, just to discover
loyalty is motivation settling it's score
no matter what you give in it will always want some more
obsticles are opportunities waiting without wings
i need a bat to smash the mirror my conclusions bring
i count on me to count on nothing, i can count that on no hands
i count on me to count on nothing, found me someone who understands this
i think it's you. i think it's you. i think it's you that i want into
and if you do. if you do too. and if you do then i hope you
keep up the pace you'll find hope if there's any
trouble wears your face like a finger holding back the levy
never one to bend, never one to wonder
i'm the fool 'cause i don't understand, so i stand under
royalty of post invasion, life is not a chore
give everything then give in, tell me who could ask for more
popsicles and firecrackers angels without wings
i need to stack and burn to black all of my favorite things
and count on me to count on nothing, i can count that on no hands
i count on me to count on nothing, found me someone who understands this
i think it's you. i think it's you. i think it's you that i want into
and if you do, if you do too, and if you do then i hope you
don't wait up 'cause i'm not going to sleep
out of all of these thoughts decide which ones i can keep
don't wait up 'cause i'm not going to bed, so much of nothing to do
i guess i'll sleep when i'm dead
so much of nothing to do
i guess i'll sleep when i'm dead
so much of nothing to do
i guess i'll sleep when i'm dead
Lyrics submitted by THOR9595
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Fast Car
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Lord Huron
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This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
Just A Little Lovin'
Dusty Springfield
Dusty Springfield
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:
"'Just a Little Lovin’ is a timeless country song originally recorded by Eddy Arnold in 1954. The song, written by Eddie Miller and Jimmy Campbell, explores the delicate nuances of love and showcases Arnold’s emotive vocals. It delves into the universal theme of love and how even the smallest gesture of affection can have a profound impact on our lives." https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-just-a-little-lovin-by-eddy-arnold/
Page
Ed Sheeran
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There aren’t many things that’ll hurt more than giving love a chance against your better judgement only to have your heart crushed yet again. Ed Sheeran tells such a story on “Page.” On this track, he is devastated to have lost his lover and even more saddened by the feeling that he may never move on from this.
This was fucking awesome live!
Maybe...he's talking of society in general. We stab others in the back, and we can look how ever we want "you give good face you've got so many" meaning we can put on many false faces for different situations, i came close but this might be a little weird. Because in the beginning he talks about pulling the knife out of his back, still alive. Then he says I think ill sleep when I'm dead. Conforming that he was talking about the society in general. Because of this, their not talking literal, because the few that have to be stepped on, (those stabbed in the back) werent killed because it says ill sleep when I'm dead, now he's lazy theres nothing left to do, his MOTIVATION was drained when his loyalty was ended with an abrupt stab in the back. Then we just put on another face to cover it up.
YOU DONT HAVE TO READ THROUGH ALL OF THAT THAT WAS JUST MY ANALYSIS READ THE VERY END!
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