"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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Pays her money well spoken class lost son
Cleverly thieves the fun
Cleverly leaves the sun
Girl with black guns lion's odours
He sees faces in the skies
Girl with black guns lion's odours
He sees faces in disguises
He lays an infinite holograph
Days are sunny swell-open grass lost sun
Heavenly bleeds the sun
Heavy the beads of sun
Girl with black guns lion's odours
He sees faces in the skies
Girl with black guns lion's odours
He sees faces in disguises
Please leave me soulful sunshine
The million bright ambassadors of morning
The million bright ambassadors are dawning
(May mourn lasso the same in my dream)
(She left the air in my dreams)
As she waves
Imitate
Better days
As she's watching the watcher
Slowly sighs
Be aware
Leather eyes
Slowly questions the piper
As she waves
Imitate
Better days high
Slowly sighs
Be aware
Leather eyes fly!
As she waves
Imitate
Better days high
Slowly sighs
Be aware
Leather eyes fly!
Underneath
Ripening
Wandering
Under nervously thunder
Marigolds
Slow and sweet
On retreat
Marry me I see trembles
Underneath
Ripening
Wandering sky
Marigolds
Slow and sweet
On retreat why?
Underneath
Ripening
Wandering sky
Marigolds
Slow and sweet
On retreat why?
The million bright ambassadors of morning
The million bright ambassadors are dawning
(May mourn lasso the same in my dream)
(She left the air in my dreams)
Pays her money well spoken class lost son
Cleverly thieves the fun
Cleverly leaves the sun
Girl with black guns lion's odours
He sees faces in the skies
Girl with black guns lion's odours
He sees faces in disguises
He lays an infinite holograph
Days are sunny swell-open grass lost sun
Heavenly bleeds the sun
Heavy the beads of sun
Girl with black guns lion's odours
He sees faces in the skies
Girl with black guns lion's odours
He sees faces in disguises
Please leave me soulful sunshine
The million bright ambassadors of morning
The million bright ambassadors are dawning
(May mourn lasso the same in my dream)
(She left the air in my dreams)
As she waves
Imitate
Better days
As she's watching the watcher
Slowly sighs
Be aware
Leather eyes
Slowly questions the piper
As she waves
Imitate
Better days high
Slowly sighs
Be aware
Leather eyes fly!
As she waves
Imitate
Better days high
Slowly sighs
Be aware
Leather eyes fly!
Underneath
Ripening
Wandering
Under nervously thunder
Marigolds
Slow and sweet
On retreat
Marry me I see trembles
Underneath
Ripening
Wandering sky
Marigolds
Slow and sweet
On retreat why?
Underneath
Ripening
Wandering sky
Marigolds
Slow and sweet
On retreat why?
The million bright ambassadors of morning
The million bright ambassadors are dawning
(May mourn lasso the same in my dream)
(She left the air in my dreams)
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Concept album? Maybe. What is "the dark third"? Night, of course. How does this fit? Maybe the entire album is just... dreams, and the character wakes up in the end, in the morning, when the million bright ambassadors return once again.
There's probably no narrative or at least it isn't chronological (the first time the ambassadors are mentioned is in this, which is the fourth song in the album), but there's definitely something.
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And through the window in the wall Comes streaming in on sunlight wings A million bright ambassadors of morning
I think this is a concept album, mainly because of repeated lyrics and the flowing between most of the songs. But what is the theme? One of my friends, who is a genius especially at music interpretation and the like, says that this is about space travel. Others have said it is a fantasy story about a woman, but they didn't know any details either. Anyone for interpretation?
I believe the lyrics on the inside of the album cover say "million bright ambassadors adorning" not "are dawning"
if you want to find out more, I have a much more indepth discussion of it on prrambassadors.proboard41.(com?). if you can't find that, google Pure Reason Revolution forum. the topic is dark third meaning and discussion.
I believe the lyrics on the inside of the album cover say "million bright ambassadors adorning" not "are dawning"