"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.
Sweat drips in my eyes, screams of lust we cry
Tonight you are everything to me, you're everything,
You're everything to me no more
As I wake from this perfect dream
I'll escape from Eden's walls, I can not stay and live this lie?
For I must think only of myself
And to think that you would not be scared or surprised if I'd severed all these ties
this is the end
I'll lose myself in anguish for tonight
Help me get over you
One last false apology
Help me get over you
I feel so numb to see this bitter end of beautiful illusions, would this be the same?
Broken pieces will not mend to save our past now, go away,
I'll lose myself in anguish for tonight
Help me get over you
One last false apology
Help me get over you
Now we must let go, urgency overwhelms me as I must restrain my flood of tears
I refuse to be slave to your false beauty again,
I'll lose myself in anguish for tonight
Help me get over you
One last false apology
Help me get over you
In my mind, blood drips from your eyes.
A beautiful last goodbye.
Tonight you are everything to me, you're everything,
You're everything to me no more
As I wake from this perfect dream
I'll escape from Eden's walls, I can not stay and live this lie?
For I must think only of myself
And to think that you would not be scared or surprised if I'd severed all these ties
this is the end
I'll lose myself in anguish for tonight
Help me get over you
One last false apology
Help me get over you
I feel so numb to see this bitter end of beautiful illusions, would this be the same?
Broken pieces will not mend to save our past now, go away,
I'll lose myself in anguish for tonight
Help me get over you
One last false apology
Help me get over you
Now we must let go, urgency overwhelms me as I must restrain my flood of tears
I refuse to be slave to your false beauty again,
I'll lose myself in anguish for tonight
Help me get over you
One last false apology
Help me get over you
In my mind, blood drips from your eyes.
A beautiful last goodbye.
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Yeahh those lines arnt right.
but i have to disagree with brandy. just because it seems as if thats what hes saying doesnt mean its what hes intending.
"Sweat drips in my eyes Screams of lust we cry"
Swear drips in his eyes because of his emotions running wild. &nd the screams of lust they cry is because him &nd his girl friend both know that there relationship is built off lust not love, as much as they hate to admit it.
"Tonight you are everything You’re everything You’re everything to me no more"
That night the girl is everything to him because its going to be there last night together as a couple. He knows that there not going to last another day.
"As I wake from this perfect dream I’ll escape from Eden’s walls"
hes referring to how hes "waking up" or realizing that hes not really in love with her, but in lust. the him escaping from Eden's wall is leaving this relationship.
"Can I not stay and live this lie? For I now must think only of myself"
Hes asking him self if he is going to be able to leave her. Because even though he knows he doesnt love her he still likes to think he does. &nd him thinking only for himself is about not worrying about if shes going to get hurt he needs to think about his emotions for once.
"And to think that you would not be scared Or surprised if I’d severed all these ties This is the end"
Hes saying to think that you would not be surprise or scared if i left you. &nd everything we ever made or did together. This is the end for us.
"I’ll lose myself in anguish for tonight Help me get over you"
Hes going to lose himself like stuck in his mind from the anguish of losing her. &nd obviously him saying help me get over you means help me get over you. lol.
"One last false apology Help me get over you"
Him apologizing about leaving her but not really feeling that bad because he knows its for the better. &nd you know the rest.
"I feel so numb to see this bitter end. It has come to this, one last kiss"
He feels numb having to see this relationship come to an end. &nd its killing him thats theres only one last kiss with the girl he thought he loved.
"Broken pieces will not mend to save our past, to save our past now.."
If he changes his mind to go back with her it wont work. because the broken pieces of the relationship are going to not fit right. &nd it will never be the same. so nothing is going to save the past.
the next part i already went over.
"In my mind, blood drips from your eyes a beautiful last goodbye.."
Hes saying in his head shes crying to the point that shes bleeding from he eyes. witch in a twisted way makes this a beautiful last goodbye since they wont be together again.
i know i'm not that great. so bare with me.
well i heard that its about a dude who fucked his girlfriend as an apology.thats why it says sweat drips in my eys, screams of lust we cry. which is pretty fucked up.
Its still a hella good song la. . -gg, keep rocking
"I’ll escape from Eden’s walls Can I not stay and live this lie? Go away and I’ll think only of myself"
To me that last line there sounds wrong. It sounds more like "For I now must think only of myself".
Anyone agree with me?
yea cause "For I now must think only of myself" r the lyrics i had the album booklet and thats wat it says
I agree. I think it is:<br /> <br /> "I can not stay and live this lie<br /> For I now must think only of myself."<br /> <br /> sounds right?
oh the bl00d xx Said it perfectly.
i agree with Scott C
oh and this is such a great song luv it <3
hello guys, just wanted to say that I'm obsessed with this song (the Acoustic Version . and say my point of view about the lyrics:
Sweat drips in my eyes Screams of lust we cry Tonight you are everything You're everything You're everything to me no more As I wake from this perfect dream
I think the guy was dreaming about his beloved one and when he wake up from that dream sweat drip in his eyes bcuz of the shocking dream.
I mean the whole scene for the lyrics above happened when he is in bed.
any how! amazing song and I can't get enough of it :)
wow!! its so sad in a good way. basically the guy knows its going to end....
oh the blood summed it up perfectly. i agree with almost everything he says! i love this songs so much. and to me it just shows how complicated and emotional relationships can become in life
great song and great band