"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.
Mirror, mirror, am I just like you?
Mirror, mirror, we look the same but is it true?
Mirror, mirror, sees through Idol dreams
Mirror, mirror, never goes, it's never been
As all the people gaze with starry eyes
The mirror of reflects, a wish for a disguise.
Forecast is set to change, to what's popular these days
Forecast is set to change, to what's popular these days
Mirror, mirror, am I just like you?
Mirror, mirror, we look the same but is it true?
Mirror, mirror, sees through Idol dreams
Mirror, mirror, never goes, it's never been
Mirror, mirror, am I just like you?
Mirror, mirror, we look the same but is it true?
Mirror, mirror, sees through Idol dreams
Mirror, mirror, never goes, it's never been
You're just another clone in a world that has no shame
In other words, it's you that is the blame.
Forecast is set to change, to what's popular these days
Forecast is set to change, to what's popular these days
To what's popular these days
To what's popular
Mirror, mirror, am I just like you?
Mirror, mirror, we look the same but is it true?
Mirror, mirror, sees through Idol dreams
Mirror, mirror, never goes, it's never been
Mirror, mirror, am I just like you?
Mirror, mirror, we look the same but is it true?
Mirror, mirror, sees through Idol dreams
Mirror, mirror, never goes, it's never been
Mirror, mirror, we look the same but is it true?
Mirror, mirror, sees through Idol dreams
Mirror, mirror, never goes, it's never been
As all the people gaze with starry eyes
The mirror of reflects, a wish for a disguise.
Forecast is set to change, to what's popular these days
Forecast is set to change, to what's popular these days
Mirror, mirror, am I just like you?
Mirror, mirror, we look the same but is it true?
Mirror, mirror, sees through Idol dreams
Mirror, mirror, never goes, it's never been
Mirror, mirror, am I just like you?
Mirror, mirror, we look the same but is it true?
Mirror, mirror, sees through Idol dreams
Mirror, mirror, never goes, it's never been
You're just another clone in a world that has no shame
In other words, it's you that is the blame.
Forecast is set to change, to what's popular these days
Forecast is set to change, to what's popular these days
To what's popular these days
To what's popular
Mirror, mirror, am I just like you?
Mirror, mirror, we look the same but is it true?
Mirror, mirror, sees through Idol dreams
Mirror, mirror, never goes, it's never been
Mirror, mirror, am I just like you?
Mirror, mirror, we look the same but is it true?
Mirror, mirror, sees through Idol dreams
Mirror, mirror, never goes, it's never been
Lyrics submitted by tryhardpunk
Mirror Mirror Lyrics as written by Christopher Marc Butcherine Andrew Jay J Atkins
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Hipgnosis Songs Group
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why do people not comment? After the fall are awesome! i saw them on thursday night at yallah!! they were soooo good. Love em!!!!
These lyrics are a bit off.
should be "to whats popular these days"
Anyway. The song is social commentary on the way the youth of society all follow the same trends, whatever is popular. They dress, talk and act the same. Therefore they are a mirror of each other. And tehre is no room for indiviuality.
forecast is set to change to whats popular these days
AFTER THE FALL ARE CHAMPION! whats with the lack of comments i mean bloody hell! and rabicle not everyone follows trends, not everyone is a mirror, i personally find those people retarded! anyway back to atf, they deserve more then well its 4 now comments, they're really good!
Hey AFTER THE FALL IS THE CHAMPIONS!!!!!
and i agree to RABicle.. but still not everyone follows people. some people try to be themself, but get labelled in a group.
Their best song about now following trends...