"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.
your number is going to double the popes age. your method of losing weight is going to have to change. chivalry never felt so wrong. your acting needs work. i suggest wheel of fortune, but check your spelling. tonight the world will hear your last scream. pissing blood for a week. feel it in your kidneys. blow a load like a shotgun right through the back of your skull. take that to the bank and cash it. enjoy your new skin. ill see you at the bottom of the barrel.
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Fast Car
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
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Ebba Grön
Ebba Grön
This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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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.
Holiday
Bee Gees
Bee Gees
@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
No Surprises
Radiohead
Radiohead
Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc. But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life. People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"--being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. On No Surprises, the narrator is realizing how this life is killing him slowly. In the video, his helmet is slowly filling up with water, drowning him. But he's so complacent with it. This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians and businessmen, perhaps) is not the way to live. But there is seemingly no way out but death. He'd rather die peacefully right now than live in this cage. While our lives are often shielded, we're in our own protective bubbles, or protective helmets like the one Thom wears, if we look a little harder we can see all the corruption, lies, manipulation, etc. that is going on in the world, often run by huge yet nearly invisible organizations, corporations, and 'leaders'. It's a very hopeless song because it reflects real life.
some sick shit. can't wait for sounds of underground tour
I never understood what "Your number is going to double the pope's age" meant. Anyone know?
fuck yeah dude. "your number is going double the pope's age." - i thought it was about how many guys she's fucked. "your method of losing weight is going to have to change." - losing weight from sex
does anyone know the signifcance of the number 3750? is it reprsenting double the popes age/ how many guys shes done? because that would be one old pope...
not to mention a lot of guys she's done...
does anyone know the signifcance of the number 3750? is it reprsenting double the popes age/ how many guys shes done? because that would be one old pope...
Q: What is the true significance behind the number 3750? I did read that it was a spin on the things you despised in your lives in an effort to rid yourself of those demons. Would you care to expound on this?
A: 3750 – in its literal sense – is northeast street slang for weed rolled with crack and smoked. I took that and used it as a metaphor for the “worst of the worst” of the people in the world, the kind of people who spend their lives in the gutter; or the “bottom of the barrel”.
from an interview. fourteeng.net/acaciastrain.html
thanks dude!! also thanks for the explanation of the popes age as well i wondered about that
do you get this line "I suggest wheel of fortune, but check your spelling."
thats the only thing i dont get about this song now
maybe its saying to try and do something worthwhile in your life, but dont fuck it up?