"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.
All alone in my room think of you at a rate that is truly alarming
I keep grouping my memories of you in my head, I pretend that you want me
And I fall asleep and dream of alternate realities
And I put myself at ease by pretending that she still loves me
And I can't stop thinking about you
And I can't stop thinking about you
You never go on till I do
And I can't stop thinking about your love
Oh yeah
Can't believe I could think that she would just follow me everywhere I go
I was wrestling with you in my dreams, and wake up making love to a pillow
And I fall asleep and dream of alternate realities
And I put myself at ease by pretending that she still loves me
And I can't stop thinking about you
And I can't stop thinking about you
And you never go on till I do
And I can't stop, and I can't stop
What I would give to have you look in my direction
And I'd give my life to somehow attract your attention
And I touch myself like it's somebody else
Thoughts of you are tattooed on my mind
Let me show you
I can't stop thinking about you
And I can't stop thinking about you
You never go on till I do
And I can't stop thinking about you
And I can't stop thinking about you
I can't stop thinking about you
You never go on till I do
I can't stop thinking about you
I keep grouping my memories of you in my head, I pretend that you want me
And I fall asleep and dream of alternate realities
And I put myself at ease by pretending that she still loves me
And I can't stop thinking about you
And I can't stop thinking about you
You never go on till I do
And I can't stop thinking about your love
Oh yeah
Can't believe I could think that she would just follow me everywhere I go
I was wrestling with you in my dreams, and wake up making love to a pillow
And I fall asleep and dream of alternate realities
And I put myself at ease by pretending that she still loves me
And I can't stop thinking about you
And I can't stop thinking about you
And you never go on till I do
And I can't stop, and I can't stop
What I would give to have you look in my direction
And I'd give my life to somehow attract your attention
And I touch myself like it's somebody else
Thoughts of you are tattooed on my mind
Let me show you
I can't stop thinking about you
And I can't stop thinking about you
You never go on till I do
And I can't stop thinking about you
And I can't stop thinking about you
I can't stop thinking about you
You never go on till I do
I can't stop thinking about you
Lyrics submitted by isupposeso
Can't Stop Lyrics as written by James Valentine Adam Levine
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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I fall asleep and dream of alternate realities
pretty sure it's "thoughts of you tattooed on my mind"
wake up making love to my pillow... hahaha.
At least I can feel a little more light-hearted knowing everyone is getting a good laugh. Also I know anything sincere woulden't come from the mind of a sleepless mind.
this song is sweet
kickass song.
one of the few decent songs from the new album. love this!
yeah it's "thoughts of you tattooed on my mind"
haha, this song is so cute.
I love the line "I touch myself like it's somebody else". That's hot.
And I can't help but picture the lead singer humping a pillow when I hear to "making love to my pillow lyric"... LMAO.
Doesn't anyone think it's a little stalker-ish? I mean come on, he's humping his pillow at night thinking about her. I guess it's the repetitive line "I can't stop thinking about you" that makes me think this. And the line "I'd give my life to somehow attract your attention".