"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.
Started a search to no avail
A light that shines behind the veil trying to find it
And all around us everywhere is all that we could ever share
If only we could see it
Believe there's truth that's beyond me
Life ever changing weaving destiny
(And) it feels like I'm flying above you
Dream that I'm dying to find the truth
Seems like your trying to bring me down
Back down to earth back down to earth
Layers of dust and yesterdays
Shadows fading in the haze of what I couldn't say
And though I said my hands were tied
Times have changed and now I find I'm free for the first time
Feel so close to everything now
Strange how life makes sense in time now
A light that shines behind the veil trying to find it
And all around us everywhere is all that we could ever share
If only we could see it
Believe there's truth that's beyond me
Life ever changing weaving destiny
(And) it feels like I'm flying above you
Dream that I'm dying to find the truth
Seems like your trying to bring me down
Back down to earth back down to earth
Layers of dust and yesterdays
Shadows fading in the haze of what I couldn't say
And though I said my hands were tied
Times have changed and now I find I'm free for the first time
Feel so close to everything now
Strange how life makes sense in time now
Lyrics submitted by Earthsick84, edited by SGSGS
Flying Lyrics as written by Daniel Cavanagh
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
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I don´t think is about love.. I think is about a personal goal.. a realization.. he knows now more about life and he begin to feel that the life has new meanings But the people in general is trying to take him down to reality tide him, to the earth
All around us everywhere is all that we could ever share, if only we could see it.
Hmm...It's definitely about some sort of enlightenment or knowledge. My only thought is that it's about the need to find more in life than what you're presented with; the solace provided by escapism in things like religion and drugs.
fairly speculative though.
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oh damn! such a beautiful song and no comments!?
The vocal power is just right on this song.
Haven't heard the original, but I do have the promo release Hindsight.. not really sure if I like this one or not. I definitely think the lyrics have something to do with enlightenment, though.
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"Seems like u're tryin to bring me down. Back down to earth." u feel like u're drifting. U're free-flying but she loves u. She tries to bring u down back to earth. Back to reality but is it too late?