"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's not my fault, it can't be my fault
That you speak to me the way you do
Now I'm split in two, I'm half me and half you
But I hate us both, don't you?
No, of course you don't, of course you don't
You say life is peachy without me
Of course you don't, of course you don't
You say life is peachy without me
And it's not your fault, it can't be your fault
That I let you crawl inside my head
'Cause now you know my places and know that face
But I hate this taste, don't you?
No, of course you don't, of course you don't
You say life is peachy without me
No, of course you don't, of course you don't
You say life is peachy without me
Un-grip me
Un-learn me
Un-grip me
It's no one's fault, it's nobody's fault
That I fell on you and you on me
That's what humans do as they pass on through
But I think we can't, don't you?
No, of course you don't, of course you don't
You say life is peachy without me
Of course you don't, of course you don't
You say life is peachy without me
That you speak to me the way you do
Now I'm split in two, I'm half me and half you
But I hate us both, don't you?
No, of course you don't, of course you don't
You say life is peachy without me
Of course you don't, of course you don't
You say life is peachy without me
And it's not your fault, it can't be your fault
That I let you crawl inside my head
'Cause now you know my places and know that face
But I hate this taste, don't you?
No, of course you don't, of course you don't
You say life is peachy without me
No, of course you don't, of course you don't
You say life is peachy without me
Un-grip me
Un-learn me
Un-grip me
It's no one's fault, it's nobody's fault
That I fell on you and you on me
That's what humans do as they pass on through
But I think we can't, don't you?
No, of course you don't, of course you don't
You say life is peachy without me
Of course you don't, of course you don't
You say life is peachy without me
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Fast Car
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
The Night We Met
Lord Huron
Lord Huron
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"
Mental Istid
Ebba Grön
Ebba Grön
This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
Holiday
Bee Gees
Bee Gees
@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
Page
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
There aren’t many things that’ll hurt more than giving love a chance against your better judgement only to have your heart crushed yet again. Ed Sheeran tells such a story on “Page.” On this track, he is devastated to have lost his lover and even more saddened by the feeling that he may never move on from this.
I thought this whole album (On A Clear Night) was tied together in meaning somehow... if that's the case, I believe this song is about a married man who was having an affair with her.
The last song of the album, "Forgive Me", is about a man begging forgiveness from his family for the terrible hurt he brought on them. The song "Secret" on the same album refers to a relationship kept behind closed doors. And "Where I Stood" is a totally different stage in the breakup. In that song, she explains that the decision to leave was emotionally exhausting since she was torn inside, but felt it was best for both of them... In that song, she confesses that he means a lot to her, and tries to let him down gently.
I think this explains her fury here in THIS song, "Peachy", when her Ex is apparently emotionally unaffected by the breakup that she was so torn over. Like when you spend hours thinking of the right words to say so as not to break your partner's heart, only to find out they're already over you.
I don't know the order that she wrote the songs, but I would like to think that "Steer" was written last - a happy ending, as she realizes she's be better off free from people like that - she's her own person.
Neil Finn plays guitar in this song. Love it love it love. Love the sarcasm. Sort of this album's 'Casualty'. The meaning is pretty self explanatory – she wants the person who just broke up with her to feel some pain but they are “peachy”. Great song for when you’re pissed at an ex.
The lyrics to this song are so freakin perfect. Missy is a genious!
This may sound dumb but I don't speak English so... what exactly does she mean by 'peachy'?
Saying you're "peachy" simply means you're doing great. Sometimes you say it with sarcasm and thus meaning you really aren't that great and sometimes you can say it and really mean it. I haven't heard this song yet, but after reading the lyrics I'm wondering if the person saying life is peachy without her is really sincere...or sarcastic and trying to cover it all up. ;)
"No of course you don't, of course you don't"; she's being very facetious about it, at the very least! She's pissed that their relationship seems to have rolled off him like water off a duck's back but she suspects that he's talking out of his arse because she's being quite sarcastic and tongue-in-cheek about the whole thing.
great song, i cant get enough of it
I LOVE THIS SONG TO BITS! ...great live, missy realy gets into it! XD
what does she sing in the middle, during the 'break' in the song? does she say 'creamy'?
This song was written about the same guy in "Ten Days"- it's like Part 2