"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.
It started all in early September
When my god given little became a lot older
Goodbyes seal my broken heart
Hold on to your teardrops, You got a long way to go
Did you get older doing nothing today?
Don't you wanna stop complaining?
If one is easy then hard is two
No one knows where you're heading to
Once my private collection, always betting on you
No consolation prizes
Spit out your lies & chewing gum
Cut off your hair yeah that's it!
If you look like that I swear I'm gonna love you more
I thought about this for a long time
Never had the chance to try and make it better
My heart is waiting for a new you
And there's no other option on the schedule
Love like ours should never die with years
Once you start you can't ever go backwards
Cause if dark is one then bright is two
No one knows where we're heading to
No matter what it takes, never give up on you
I want you to change it all
I am gonna make it better
No consolation prizes
Spit out your lies & chewing gum
Cut off your hair yeah that's it!
If you look like that I swear I'm gonna love you more
No consolation prizes
Spit out your lies & chewing gum
Cut off your hair yeah that's it!
If you look like that I swear I'm gonna love you more
More more more
When my god given little became a lot older
Goodbyes seal my broken heart
Hold on to your teardrops, You got a long way to go
Did you get older doing nothing today?
Don't you wanna stop complaining?
If one is easy then hard is two
No one knows where you're heading to
Once my private collection, always betting on you
No consolation prizes
Spit out your lies & chewing gum
Cut off your hair yeah that's it!
If you look like that I swear I'm gonna love you more
I thought about this for a long time
Never had the chance to try and make it better
My heart is waiting for a new you
And there's no other option on the schedule
Love like ours should never die with years
Once you start you can't ever go backwards
Cause if dark is one then bright is two
No one knows where we're heading to
No matter what it takes, never give up on you
I want you to change it all
I am gonna make it better
No consolation prizes
Spit out your lies & chewing gum
Cut off your hair yeah that's it!
If you look like that I swear I'm gonna love you more
No consolation prizes
Spit out your lies & chewing gum
Cut off your hair yeah that's it!
If you look like that I swear I'm gonna love you more
More more more
Lyrics submitted by fadingtrails
Consolation Prizes Lyrics as written by Frederic Moulin Christian Mazzalai
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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catchy beats in this song, like it a lot. Love their sound, it's so original
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I noticed the song practically from the moment I heard it. Even better when Mars singing the part, "Cut off your hair yeah that's it! If you look like that I swear I'm gonna love you more, more, more..." It's funny because I was actually in the same situation when this guy whom I had history with suddenly turned out to someone I've never known. His whole appearance changed and I hope he'd be back like he used to be, the one I like. But then I realize it's just simply a false alarm, he's not the one.
this is one of the best phoenix songs, ever. the music, everything, it is just soo...perfect. happy sad yes no love hate!
i really like this song alot
what's this song about?
I don't really get what the song is about but I love the line "My heart is waiting for a new you." This song is really good, it puts me in a happy mood.. even though some of the lyrics don't seem very positive.
"Did you get older doing nothing today?"
I think this song is about a guy who's in a relationship with a girl that's changed and he doesn't like the new her. They've taken a break and he's saying he'll love her more when she changes back to who she was.
Not sure if that's correct though!
Gun song though!! Phoenix are awesome =].
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I think that Lou-Lou is correct as far as thinking that the guy does no like the way his godgiven has evolved; he does not like the current her. However I do not think that he wants her to be the old her as Lou-Lou wrote, rather I think he wants her to better herself ("change it all") and for their relationship to be #1 ("I am gonna make it better"), no consolation prizes.