"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.
Today I lie down deep in slumber
Feelings are falling downward
I want to forget
Waking up I hear the way your voice sounds
My heart starts to pound now...
To the rhythm of yours
You're so angelic
Your words so symphonic
Attach your lips to my soul, eat this sorrow away
How am I so lucky, I found you?
[Chorus:]
Sometimes, I feel like I'm still dreaming
It seems like everyday, you're always on my mind
This is how we stay so connected, so connected over space and time
When we talk about all my old drama
You look at me and wonder, how I'm not insane
Every week the days seem to get longer
But you know our love gets stronger with every word we say
Stronger every day
You know I would do anything for you
[Chorus]
If you are feeling down, you know I feel it, now
We give each other strength to make it through the darkness
You take me to a place I never want to leave
I'm in my deepest dream, I don't ever want to wake up
I'll fight till I die, I won't say goodbye, and I won't let this pass me by
[Chorus]
Let's run away
Let's go away to some place safe
I want it all, I want everything
This is how we stay so connected, so connected over space and time
Feelings are falling downward
I want to forget
Waking up I hear the way your voice sounds
My heart starts to pound now...
To the rhythm of yours
You're so angelic
Your words so symphonic
Attach your lips to my soul, eat this sorrow away
How am I so lucky, I found you?
[Chorus:]
Sometimes, I feel like I'm still dreaming
It seems like everyday, you're always on my mind
This is how we stay so connected, so connected over space and time
When we talk about all my old drama
You look at me and wonder, how I'm not insane
Every week the days seem to get longer
But you know our love gets stronger with every word we say
Stronger every day
You know I would do anything for you
[Chorus]
If you are feeling down, you know I feel it, now
We give each other strength to make it through the darkness
You take me to a place I never want to leave
I'm in my deepest dream, I don't ever want to wake up
I'll fight till I die, I won't say goodbye, and I won't let this pass me by
[Chorus]
Let's run away
Let's go away to some place safe
I want it all, I want everything
This is how we stay so connected, so connected over space and time
Lyrics submitted by Alk3Crimson
Still Dreaming Lyrics as written by Neil Boshart Joshua Bradford
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
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this album is just an experimental stray in my opinion. i think shane (lead vocalist) who writes most of their lyrics has based his lyrics upon his recent break up. he was with the girl for 7 years can you blame him for making an album with less hard stuff. still i do like this album. i figure it will help some people calm down who have had recent relationship problems. i hope they do get back a little closer to their original roots though.
Hey myEcho You fuckin suck! Silversteins sick!!! Theyre the best band ever!!!!!!!!!
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i like to think that this song is about a boy in the military in love with a girl he's away from alot.
favorite song in the new album. :)
Seriouslyy! Like dont get me wrong this song and all the other songs on the new cd are amazing but im not into them as much as i was with the older albums
a lot of the songs on arrivals and departures are a bit too love-song-esque for my taste. =/.
I read the Other day in AP that around the time that Silverstein was writing this album they were on their first real break after touring for 4 years. Two of the band members had relatives die before their break. And also Shane and his girlfriend of 7 years broke up right before/during the process of writing this album and on their break. Shane said a lot of the songs are based on what he was feeling with his girlfriend breaking up with him, and the feelings he had for her while they were together. I think this is where a lot of the songs are coming from, and I feel bad for Shane. But the new album is amazing :)
Big Wig - Smile ..... listen to the chorus ... kinda similar !! but still very good tho
shane didn't even write this song, Neil did.
and i like this song, i think its cute. no matter how cheesy it is, what girl wouldn't love a song like this to be sung to her?
this song is'nt cheesy. it's my fiance's favorite band. and one of my favorite