"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.
There goes the siren that warns of the air raid
Then comes the sound of the guns sending flak
Out for the scramble we've got to get airborne
Got to get up for the coming attack.
Jump in the cockpit and start up the engines
Remove all the wheel blocks there's no time to waste
Gathering speed as we head down the runway
Gotta get airborne before it's too late.
Running, scrambling, flying
Rolling, turning, diving, going in again
Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die
Run, live to fly, fly to live, aces high.
Move in to fire at the mainstream of bombers
Let off a sharp burst and then turn away
Roll over, spin round and come in behind them
Move to their blindsides and firing again.
Bandits at 8 O'clock move in behind us
Ten ME-109's out of the sun
Ascending and turning our spitfires to face them
Heading straight for them I press down my guns
Rolling, scrambling, flying
Rolling, turning, diving, going in again
Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die
Run, live to fly, fly to live, Aces high.
Then comes the sound of the guns sending flak
Out for the scramble we've got to get airborne
Got to get up for the coming attack.
Jump in the cockpit and start up the engines
Remove all the wheel blocks there's no time to waste
Gathering speed as we head down the runway
Gotta get airborne before it's too late.
Running, scrambling, flying
Rolling, turning, diving, going in again
Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die
Run, live to fly, fly to live, aces high.
Move in to fire at the mainstream of bombers
Let off a sharp burst and then turn away
Roll over, spin round and come in behind them
Move to their blindsides and firing again.
Bandits at 8 O'clock move in behind us
Ten ME-109's out of the sun
Ascending and turning our spitfires to face them
Heading straight for them I press down my guns
Rolling, scrambling, flying
Rolling, turning, diving, going in again
Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die
Run, live to fly, fly to live, Aces high.
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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.
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Great version of a great song,
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What most people dont seem to realize is that when bands do a cover of a song, they perform the cover with their own style. And here i see everyone making comparisons left and right and flaming either one version or the other. I happen to love bother versions. All this arguing is retarded.
I have no problem with COB covering bands like Maiden. What I do hate is when these "Kiddies Rock" bands like Sum 41 cover Metallica songs. Now that's blasphemy right there! Children Of Bodom is the shit and I couldn't give a shit what you faggots think. Alexi didn't get the Metal Hammer award for best guitarist for nothing.
Right on buddy!
A great cover of a great song. Prolly my second Favorite cover, behind turn the PAge from Metallica.
Well, the special thing about the site is the discussion feature, but it is also a collection of lyrics for those who just want to read them. So someone looks for the lyrics to Aces High by CoB he should find it here, and not only at the Maiden page...
Too right IQ.
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this song is first of all iron maiden cover...i dont see why the hell is it in here? Why the hell...i mean this site`s name is songs meanings..meaning dosnt chance if someone else playes the song.
I love the gutair in this cover better then the one the original because it is heavier but i really hate the persons voice that sings it unlike iron madien which i like the singing... if only you could combine the 2....
Alexi Laiho made this song ten times more bad ass than befopre and the vocals fit the guitar work! dont fuck with Alexi!!
So can Children of bodom write they're own songs... seems they enjoy slaugtering bands like Iron maiden, and even britany spears. Now to take something terrible from her and make it even worse, thats sad.
IRON MAIDEN KICKS ASS!
iron madien is awsome yes... But Children OF Bodom so did NOT slaughter Aces High or the Spears song! they took the song and made it worth listening to. Now Aces High is more bad ass than before
It's a nice cover, however I think CoB have tried to disguise the fact that they couldn't keep up with Steve Harris on bass. But that's nothing to be ashamed of.