"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.
Please go away won't you leave me alone
I'm just so drunk and miserable
You started with me
You started with me
Please go away won't you leave me alone
I'm just so drunk and miserable
You started with me
You started with me
What's it gonna be
What're you gonna say to set it all off
It doesn't take much these days, my dear
You started with me
You started with me
It started with you
You started with me
It started with you
It ends with me
Wait and see
Hey look what's that sound
Everybody look who's going down
It started with you
It started with you
You're so quick to forget everything that was said
Over and over again in my head
It started with you
It started with you
It started with you
You started with me
It started with you
It started with you
It ends with me, wait and see
Things could have been easier
If it was all so much slower
Don't you think?
You think too much
And you know too much
I'm gonna have to kill you now
Take all your letters and postcards and pictures
And burn them and flush 'em
Forget it!
I've forgotten it!
I'll see you in Hell!
Reiterating
Don't blame the obvious
Throw me a curve
Be spontaneous
Reiterating
Don't blame the obvious
Throw me a curve
Be spontaneous
I don't want to play this game
Go home
I don't want to play this game
Go home
I don't want to play this game
Go home
I don't want to play this game
Go home
I'm just so drunk and miserable
You started with me
You started with me
Please go away won't you leave me alone
I'm just so drunk and miserable
You started with me
You started with me
What's it gonna be
What're you gonna say to set it all off
It doesn't take much these days, my dear
You started with me
You started with me
It started with you
You started with me
It started with you
It ends with me
Wait and see
Hey look what's that sound
Everybody look who's going down
It started with you
It started with you
You're so quick to forget everything that was said
Over and over again in my head
It started with you
It started with you
It started with you
You started with me
It started with you
It started with you
It ends with me, wait and see
Things could have been easier
If it was all so much slower
Don't you think?
You think too much
And you know too much
I'm gonna have to kill you now
Take all your letters and postcards and pictures
And burn them and flush 'em
Forget it!
I've forgotten it!
I'll see you in Hell!
Reiterating
Don't blame the obvious
Throw me a curve
Be spontaneous
Reiterating
Don't blame the obvious
Throw me a curve
Be spontaneous
I don't want to play this game
Go home
I don't want to play this game
Go home
I don't want to play this game
Go home
I don't want to play this game
Go home
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Fast Car
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
The Night We Met
Lord Huron
Lord Huron
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"
Bron-Y-Aur Stomp
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
This is about bronies. They communicate by stomping.
Son Şansın - Şarkı Sözleri
Hayalperest
Hayalperest
This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
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/
I remmember when I first went to a C22 show, I was late and they were playing this song, even if I wasn't in yet, it was awsome. This was a great evening because there was Reel Big Fish on the same stage