"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.
The way that girl can break a heart
It's like a work of art
And this is the worst part
She knows it
And she's so confident
That she's what everybody wants
But nobody wants
Her to know that
So fall back on all of your premonitions
And just learn to listen
To those that have more wisdom than you
And just stop
Putting so much stock
In all of this stuff
Live your life for those you love
And I'm still waiting for
You to be the one I'm waiting for
The way that girl can turn a head
Well she is such a threat
But don't ever forget
She knows it
And she's got it all
All figured out
And she won't let you doubt
She knows it
I'm still waiting for
You to be the one I'm waiting for
Something tells me that this is going to make sense
Something tells me it's going to take patience
Something tells me that this will all work out in the end
It's like a work of art
And this is the worst part
She knows it
And she's so confident
That she's what everybody wants
But nobody wants
Her to know that
So fall back on all of your premonitions
And just learn to listen
To those that have more wisdom than you
And just stop
Putting so much stock
In all of this stuff
Live your life for those you love
And I'm still waiting for
You to be the one I'm waiting for
The way that girl can turn a head
Well she is such a threat
But don't ever forget
She knows it
And she's got it all
All figured out
And she won't let you doubt
She knows it
I'm still waiting for
You to be the one I'm waiting for
Something tells me that this is going to make sense
Something tells me it's going to take patience
Something tells me that this will all work out in the end
Lyrics submitted by BrandNew1208
The One I'm Waiting For Lyrics as written by Matthew Arnold Thiessen
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Capitol CMG Publishing
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I've heard 2 things about this song. One site said that it was supposed to be about Christ waiting for his church to be who they're supposed to, and another said that it was about Matt's struggle, waiting for the right girl. At first the one about the church didn't make sense, but now i'm starting to think that it was meant to have multiple meanings.
Ridiculously good
The new cd is SOOOOO good. Relient K is amazing. And that is that.
awwh good song!!!
ahh luve the beat on this one....! its different
My theme song, haha.
Id bake this song into a cake... It's soo good
my theme song!!! alot of people can relate to this..
i hadn't thought that it could be about Christ waiting for the church but now it really makes sense!!!
i dont get how its supposed to be about a church when it keeps saying "she" sorry im just stupid!!