"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 start to melt
With your arms, round my waist
And your mouth, starts to spell
And the words, telling me, to fade
I start to fade
With her arms, round my waist
And he mouth, starts to spell
And the words, telling me, to stay
I start to melt
With my arms, round your waist
And my mouth, starts to spell
And the words, saying its, OK
With your arms, round my waist
And your mouth, starts to spell
And the words, telling me, to fade
I start to fade
With her arms, round my waist
And he mouth, starts to spell
And the words, telling me, to stay
I start to melt
With my arms, round your waist
And my mouth, starts to spell
And the words, saying its, OK
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Start to Melt Lyrics as written by Peter Moren John Eriksson
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John brought an interesting take on it, with the affair.
I love the simplicity of this as well, it's so concisely put but it still has such great impact. To me it follows the ebb and flow of a relationship with each stanza correlating to a different emotions/events within the relationship.
There are TWO parts to this that lead me to two conclusions. ONE, based off of John's interpretation that he has a separate affair that he leaves to remain in love with this girl. The SECOND is based off the last line 'And the words, saying it's OK' that made me think that she apologized for telling him to leave her.
Here's the interpretation for conclusion 1:
1st Stanza: He's infatuated with the relationship(starts to melt), and she returns those feelings since her arms are around his waist. When she tells him to fade, at first I thought she was trying to distance him from her, but I'm leaning toward John's interpretation that she wants him to fade from someone/something else. If her arms weren't around his waist, it would make more sense that she'd be telling him to fade away from her in an attempt to end the relationship.
2nd Stanza: To her request, he 'fades' away from someone/something and her arms remain around his waist signaling that their relationship is still going strong. To reinforce this, she tells him to stay, which at this point actually seems redundant, but what can you do songs gotta follow a pattern.
3rd Stanza: He stays engrossed in the relationship and 'starts to melt' again. This time his arms are around her waist because he has his full attention on her now. Since she had asked him to leave someone/something for her, he comforts her and reminds her 'it's ok'.
Interpretation for Conclusion 2:
Stanza 1: He's in love with her(starts to melt) but she's got her arms around his waist while she tells him to distance himself from her and take things slow(telling me to fade)
Stanza 2: He obliges and 'fades' away but she's still holding on. She changes her mind and tells him to stay in the relationship.
Stanza 3: His love remains and she feels remorseful having asked for some space but he comforts her and tells her 'it's ok', they're still together.
Beautiful song and touching lyrics.