"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.
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Fast Car
Tracy Chapman
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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.
Gentle Hour
Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo
This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
Head > Heels
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
“Head > Heels” is a track that aims to capture what it feels like to experience romance that exceeds expectations. Ed Sheeran dedicates his album outro to a lover who has blessed him with a unique experience that he seeks to describe through the song’s nuanced lyrics.
Page
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
There aren’t many things that’ll hurt more than giving love a chance against your better judgement only to have your heart crushed yet again. Ed Sheeran tells such a story on “Page.” On this track, he is devastated to have lost his lover and even more saddened by the feeling that he may never move on from this.
This song has a more literal meaning to me. There are four clear divisions in the song and I always imagine the span of seasons happening throughout the course of the song. Starting with autumn and its gloomy chill, the sky is getting grey and the leaves are turning yellow, red, and brown and falling off the trees. then the snow begins to fall for winter and the mood lightens a little (I love snow so maybe it's just me) everything is peaceful and calmer. then when the distortion kicks in its like spring bursting onto the scene with the snow melting, leaves growing on trees, flowers blooming, animals coming out of hibernation and everyone is excited about the warmth coming back. then, just like in reality, the division between spring and summer is less clear but towards the end of the song i can always feel the heat pounding down like mid august with the heat rising off the pavement and mirages in the distance...it's an amazing song and to me it's a beautiful portrait of the flow from autumn to summer...I don't think the meaning needs to be deeper than that. What's deeper than life and nature anyways?
This song has some mad ass street credit, yo. Absolutely love that guitar riff in the middle, these lads know how to play..suprised I'm the first one to comment.
Although your choice of vocabulary is far off from what I would have said, I agree that this is a fantastic instrumental.
Just a stab at this: The song could be about bipolar disorder. The shift from autumn to summer could be a mood shift, maybe from bliss to rage, or anything for that matter.
This song was written in major key.. It's a positive song about moving from something bad to something good
The interpretation given by thesameoldtune is very interesting. As for the figurative interpretation: Autumn always signifies something coming to an end; for example, the last years of a person's life. Summer usually symbolizes the high-point and is characterized by love. The song could be going from morose to enjoyment. It could also be about actually going backwards in time. I'm sure if you asked the guys of Pelican, they would honor all these possible meanings.