"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.
Let me tell you what I do when my day is over
After picking the right clothes for about an hour
Oooh, I'm turning orange from all the carats around my neck
Tonight, I'm takin' out the bling and I'm dressed to impress
I'm gettin' ready for my night out on the town
I'm lookin' hot 'cause you know we are holdin' it down
Rockin' high tops and sayin' no to stilettos
'Cause I might get drunk off my ass and I don't wanna fall
Out on the streets all the taxis are showin' me love
'Cause I'm shinin' like a princess in the middle of thugs
And at the club the bouncers recognize my face
So while you waitin' in the line we just enter the place
Let's get this party started right
Let's get drunk and freaky fly
You with me so it's alright
We gonna stay up the whole night
Let's get this party started right
Let's get drunk and freaky fly
I'm callin' all my ladies at the table three
Throwin' back a couple bottles and the tab's on me
Having some big ones then we startin' to get crazy
Table dancin, smashin' glasses, it starts to get naughty
Now we all ready to head out of the VIP
I'm lookin' good and I can feel that all eyes are on me
It's time to show how 'em how we do on the floor
So while the DJ play my track I want my girls on the floor
Now you know I made an anthem for all my hot chicks
And nah, it ain't about how we girls are raisin' your dicks
I got the surround sound so why ya wanna see me fall
I'm just tryin' to have a blast and I ain't takin' your call
Let's get this party started right
Let's get drunk and freaky fly
You with me so it's alright
We gonna stay up the whole night
Let's get this party started right
Let's get drunk and freaky fly
Now you and me, c'mon let's take it to the next level
Let's all go to the hotel pool as we finish the bottle
Maybe kiss and don't tell, it's the rule around here
You must have me under a spell — I lose control when your near
Let's get this party started right
Let's get drunk and freaky fly
You with me so it's alright
We gonna stay up the whole night
Let's get this party started right
Let's get drunk and freaky fly
After picking the right clothes for about an hour
Oooh, I'm turning orange from all the carats around my neck
Tonight, I'm takin' out the bling and I'm dressed to impress
I'm gettin' ready for my night out on the town
I'm lookin' hot 'cause you know we are holdin' it down
Rockin' high tops and sayin' no to stilettos
'Cause I might get drunk off my ass and I don't wanna fall
Out on the streets all the taxis are showin' me love
'Cause I'm shinin' like a princess in the middle of thugs
And at the club the bouncers recognize my face
So while you waitin' in the line we just enter the place
Let's get this party started right
Let's get drunk and freaky fly
You with me so it's alright
We gonna stay up the whole night
Let's get this party started right
Let's get drunk and freaky fly
I'm callin' all my ladies at the table three
Throwin' back a couple bottles and the tab's on me
Having some big ones then we startin' to get crazy
Table dancin, smashin' glasses, it starts to get naughty
Now we all ready to head out of the VIP
I'm lookin' good and I can feel that all eyes are on me
It's time to show how 'em how we do on the floor
So while the DJ play my track I want my girls on the floor
Now you know I made an anthem for all my hot chicks
And nah, it ain't about how we girls are raisin' your dicks
I got the surround sound so why ya wanna see me fall
I'm just tryin' to have a blast and I ain't takin' your call
Let's get this party started right
Let's get drunk and freaky fly
You with me so it's alright
We gonna stay up the whole night
Let's get this party started right
Let's get drunk and freaky fly
Now you and me, c'mon let's take it to the next level
Let's all go to the hotel pool as we finish the bottle
Maybe kiss and don't tell, it's the rule around here
You must have me under a spell — I lose control when your near
Let's get this party started right
Let's get drunk and freaky fly
You with me so it's alright
We gonna stay up the whole night
Let's get this party started right
Let's get drunk and freaky fly
Lyrics submitted by LittleCell09
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Fast Car
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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"
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Hayalperest
Hayalperest
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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Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo
This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
Amazing
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran tells a story of unsuccessfully trying to feel “Amazing.” This track is about the being weighed down by emotional stress despite valiant attempts to find some positivity in the situation. This track was written by Ed Sheeran from the perspective of his friend. From the track, we see this person fall deeper into the negative thoughts and slide further down the path of mental torment with every lyric.
Then we start to get crazy *