"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.
I take the blame,
It's not the same,
What a shame,
Future lessons for past insinuations,
It makes sense to me,
Makes sense to me,
I left the keys under the seat.
If you're fuelling desire,
Its the need to,
Hit the lights and,
Fuck the liar,
When you're chewing on your words,
You won't need to believe me.
I know this would never stay between us,
And that's alright cause I don't have anything to hide,
And my only, desire is to uncover,
The truth about me.
Say oh well and grab a hand with anyone tonight,
But it's still life photos,
Overexposed with a footnote hanging on the wall won't stop me now.
Overexposed with a footnote hanging on the wall won't stop me now.
(It won't stop me now)
And I'll shake this cage we call the stage,
It's too late to be playing games,
All I'm saying is if you don't see change,
It's cause you haven't seen what I have seen.
This would never stay between us,
And that's alright cause I don't have anything to hide,
And my only, desire is to uncover,
The truth about me.
Say oh well and grab a hand with anyone tonight,
But it's still life photos,
Overexposed with a footnote hanging on the wall won't stop me now.
Overexposed with a footnote hanging on the wall won't stop me now.
Overexposed with a footnote hanging on the wall won't stop me now.
Overexposed with a footnote hanging on the wall won't stop me now.
It's not the same,
What a shame,
Future lessons for past insinuations,
It makes sense to me,
Makes sense to me,
I left the keys under the seat.
If you're fuelling desire,
Its the need to,
Hit the lights and,
Fuck the liar,
When you're chewing on your words,
You won't need to believe me.
I know this would never stay between us,
And that's alright cause I don't have anything to hide,
And my only, desire is to uncover,
The truth about me.
Say oh well and grab a hand with anyone tonight,
But it's still life photos,
Overexposed with a footnote hanging on the wall won't stop me now.
Overexposed with a footnote hanging on the wall won't stop me now.
(It won't stop me now)
And I'll shake this cage we call the stage,
It's too late to be playing games,
All I'm saying is if you don't see change,
It's cause you haven't seen what I have seen.
This would never stay between us,
And that's alright cause I don't have anything to hide,
And my only, desire is to uncover,
The truth about me.
Say oh well and grab a hand with anyone tonight,
But it's still life photos,
Overexposed with a footnote hanging on the wall won't stop me now.
Overexposed with a footnote hanging on the wall won't stop me now.
Overexposed with a footnote hanging on the wall won't stop me now.
Overexposed with a footnote hanging on the wall won't stop me now.
Lyrics submitted by raydeeyohed
Over Exposed Photo Lyrics as written by Joseph R. Hamilton David Schroeder
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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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.
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lol i dont know what its about either... they are pretty amazing....