"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.
THIS IS HOW THE STORY GOES :
'tween four fellas playing bacci ball
and suddenly a bolt of lightning struck down
it was stunning the way they separated
and all the atoms fell just like confetti
but somehow found their way up to heaven
called the ghost out, our father spinning around and around
how captivating they wound about each other
just like a little wedding
and the head spectre said please get yourselves together
but the problem with the particles is they can't remember
who is who - am I you? or are there two of us together
or am I, am I me forever?
and the one that was a part of bob's hand said understand ?
I am done being held down by this man then he ran
last winter, I heard he was living in the wind pipe of a famous opera singer
and another one fell down and found himself inside a cannon
part of a daredevil's heart no one's sure of where he landed
but the moment of the shot the crowd
all got the chills I still swear that I can feel it
and another
now a drummers arm they say hes outta work
and is now a little lonely poorly store clerk
but I know he'll be back have you heard the way he used to hit the high hat
how he hit the high hat, hit the high hat ....
'tween four fellas playing bacci ball
and suddenly a bolt of lightning struck down
it was stunning the way they separated
and all the atoms fell just like confetti
but somehow found their way up to heaven
called the ghost out, our father spinning around and around
how captivating they wound about each other
just like a little wedding
and the head spectre said please get yourselves together
but the problem with the particles is they can't remember
who is who - am I you? or are there two of us together
or am I, am I me forever?
and the one that was a part of bob's hand said understand ?
I am done being held down by this man then he ran
last winter, I heard he was living in the wind pipe of a famous opera singer
and another one fell down and found himself inside a cannon
part of a daredevil's heart no one's sure of where he landed
but the moment of the shot the crowd
all got the chills I still swear that I can feel it
and another
now a drummers arm they say hes outta work
and is now a little lonely poorly store clerk
but I know he'll be back have you heard the way he used to hit the high hat
how he hit the high hat, hit the high hat ....
Lyrics submitted by rocketqueenz
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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.
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Great version of a great song,
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I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
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who is who - am i you? or two of us together or am i, am i me forever
AHHH YES