"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.
I have the sweetest of sights, you've got to know it
It's turned me sideways
I had some fire in my eyes once you got me going
It's seeping south and out my mouth
Rest easy tonight 'cause I'm starting to write it down
Somehow saying the things that your ears won't believe
Is all for the principle
I had the flattest of sights, that's all I'm showing
I took those walls off
I am from left to the right, ripped, round, and roaring
From safe and sound to proud and loud
Rest easy tonight 'cause I'm starting to write it down
Somehow saying the things that your ears won't believe
Is all for the principle
Rest easy tonight, yeah, 'cause I'm starting to, I'm starting to
Rest easy tonight 'cause I'm starting to write it down
Somehow saying the things that your ears won't believe
I'll try not to scream if you're trying to sleep
It's all based on the principle
Yeah, based on the principle
It's turned me sideways
I had some fire in my eyes once you got me going
It's seeping south and out my mouth
Rest easy tonight 'cause I'm starting to write it down
Somehow saying the things that your ears won't believe
Is all for the principle
I had the flattest of sights, that's all I'm showing
I took those walls off
I am from left to the right, ripped, round, and roaring
From safe and sound to proud and loud
Rest easy tonight 'cause I'm starting to write it down
Somehow saying the things that your ears won't believe
Is all for the principle
Rest easy tonight, yeah, 'cause I'm starting to, I'm starting to
Rest easy tonight 'cause I'm starting to write it down
Somehow saying the things that your ears won't believe
I'll try not to scream if you're trying to sleep
It's all based on the principle
Yeah, based on the principle
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This has to be my fav. song on the new album together with Cut! Print it. I love the last chorus.
Honestly, it's my least favorite on the new cd. Neither the music nor the lyrics say anything special to me; they don't make me feel anything the way that almost ALL of tsl's other songs do. anyone else feel this way?
Like marco, this is my favorite song on the cd.. to me, it has a lot of meaning and unlike watchme, I feel A LOT when I listen to this song :)
"It's seaping south and out my mouth" Sound exactly like the "were so close" from photography on the album....
this song is alright. kenny sounds really super cute in this song. Especially his' OOoOh'ing, and when he says 'roaring'. Gosh i love mister Vasoli.
the songs kind of obviously about songwriting. so well put, "I'll try not to scream if you're trying to sleep"
"I am, from left to the right, ripped, round, and roaring, From safe and sound to proud and loud," OH EM EF GEEE!
its kinda ironic in a way like when he says "i'll try not to scream if your trying to sleep" and hes almost screaming, i think ken has a problem with screaming, his nature tells him to scream so sometimes in songs he should stop himself.
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Love this song. I especially love the way that he sings "I am from left to the right, ripped round and ROARRRRRINGGGGGGGGG." Such emotion.