"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.
Sell all your shit
Get on a plane
And you can fly away
Every time that you are asked to talk
All that you've got to say is
My love is right it tells me what to do
Take my advice and sell all your shit too
My love is right it tells me what to do
Take my advice and sell all your shit too
My love is right it tells me what to do
Take my advice and sell all your shit too
We don't sleep at night
We don't sleep at all
We don't sleep at night
We don't sleep at night
Sell all your shit
Get on a plane
And you can fly away
My love is right it tells me what to do
Take my advice and sell all your shit too
My love is right it tells me what to do
Take my advice and sell all your shit too
Get on a plane
And you can fly away
Every time that you are asked to talk
All that you've got to say is
My love is right it tells me what to do
Take my advice and sell all your shit too
My love is right it tells me what to do
Take my advice and sell all your shit too
My love is right it tells me what to do
Take my advice and sell all your shit too
We don't sleep at night
We don't sleep at all
We don't sleep at night
We don't sleep at night
Sell all your shit
Get on a plane
And you can fly away
My love is right it tells me what to do
Take my advice and sell all your shit too
My love is right it tells me what to do
Take my advice and sell all your shit too
Lyrics submitted by chrisriggs
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This is a sweet song, and noone's commented on it! I love the intro, and then how it turns into a louder bass.
On to the meaning... Maybe if he wants to be with his loved one, he has to drop everything else out of his life? If he wants to keep her, he has to get rid of all the shit out of life.
Although, I don't see how the "we don't sleep at night" could fit into this theory...
This is a sweet song, and noone's commented on it! I love the intro, and then how it turns into a louder bass.
On to the meaning... Maybe if he wants to be with his loved one, he has to drop everything else out of his life? If he wants to keep her, he has to get rid of all the shit out of life.
Although, I don't see how the "we don't sleep at night" could fit into this theory...
they dont sleep at night because they are having sex.. come on, you all know the band, you all know the sexual references..
Where is this song from? I don't think it on an album...any one know where I could listen to it?
It's from the Romantic Rights EP. Don't know how I didn't stumple upon this earlier.
Great song. Love the intro. My fav from the Romantic Rights EP (and the techno-ish "Girls are Short" remix of Romantic Rights).
I think it's about a guy that's had so many failed relationships that he just "sold all his shit" and decided to get away from it all.
i personally think it is about becoming a musician and the sacrifices you have to make. when people ask you to explain why you do it, you explain to them that it is love. and that is all that matters. and sometimes you stay up all night creating what you love. if you want to make it in the business, all nighters may be necessary.