"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.
There's a man on the corner selling dozens of bones
Every type of bone except the one that I want
Ever think what your eyes do when trying to sleep
Or where your tongue rests, is that against your teeth?
But now it's bigger than us
It's bigger than everything it decides to touch
The sleep is the safest place you can be
You can try hard to catch it, it just catches you
Imagine a camera coming up from your feet
Relax all your muscles, son, just hope your heart's in one piece
Now it's bigger than us
It's bigger than everything it decides to touch
It's bigger than a halo, a devil, an angel and a crow
The bone's got the wrong detail, I hoped it would have
Save for a shinbone or even a hand
Such a lonely ride, such a lonely ride
Such a lonely ride, such a lonely ride
Such a lonely ride, such a lonely ride
Such a lonely ride, such a lonely ride
Now it's bigger than us
It's bigger than everything it decides to touch
The bone's got the wrong detail, I hoped it would have for you
Save for a shinbone or even a hand
There's a man on the corner selling dozens of bones
Every type of bone except the one that I want
Every type of bone except the one that I want
Ever think what your eyes do when trying to sleep
Or where your tongue rests, is that against your teeth?
But now it's bigger than us
It's bigger than everything it decides to touch
The sleep is the safest place you can be
You can try hard to catch it, it just catches you
Imagine a camera coming up from your feet
Relax all your muscles, son, just hope your heart's in one piece
Now it's bigger than us
It's bigger than everything it decides to touch
It's bigger than a halo, a devil, an angel and a crow
The bone's got the wrong detail, I hoped it would have
Save for a shinbone or even a hand
Such a lonely ride, such a lonely ride
Such a lonely ride, such a lonely ride
Such a lonely ride, such a lonely ride
Such a lonely ride, such a lonely ride
Now it's bigger than us
It's bigger than everything it decides to touch
The bone's got the wrong detail, I hoped it would have for you
Save for a shinbone or even a hand
There's a man on the corner selling dozens of bones
Every type of bone except the one that I want
Lyrics submitted by juno1408, edited by ElleDriver, AlexanderLovesOrlando
As Dust Dances Lyrics as written by Simon Alexander Neil
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lovely and peaceful song. I think this song is about falling asleep. You can see the tranquillity in the title "as dust dances". I mean, if you have time to look at the dust as it dances with the wind, is because nothing around worries you. So returning to the main fact, falling asleep is the most uncontrollable thing I can think of. Just when you really want to fall asleep it's when you stay awake all night long: "You can try hard to catch it, it just catches you".
There are certain parts of the song that are a little paranoic, those about bones and so.
But anyway about the verse: "Such a lonely ride, such a lonely ride" The loneliest moment it's when you are trying to sleep, you are alone, all by yourself trying to think about nothing, but thinking about averything...
Well, i think the ideas are a little messy but that was my opinion. waiting to read yours.
sorry for my english. Mon the biffy!