"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.
Always adrift, there are trips to make,
The night won't break, if the day won't break,
When I was out, did you get in, did you
Draw the right stamp on your skin, saying
I am ready to owe you anything,
I'm ready to owe you anything,
I'm ready to owe you anything,
I'm ready to owe you anything,
(We cant, we can't, we can't, we can't)
Keep with me I hope you'll see that,
We can speak at slower speeds,
When I wake up it will always be that
When I wake up it will always be that,
I am ready to,
I am ready to owe you anything,
I'm ready to owe you anything,
I'm ready to owe you anything,
I'm ready to owe you anything.
(sounds to me like)
A night away
We work it out
The night won't break, if the day won't break,
When I was out, did you get in, did you
Draw the right stamp on your skin, saying
I am ready to owe you anything,
I'm ready to owe you anything,
I'm ready to owe you anything,
I'm ready to owe you anything,
(We cant, we can't, we can't, we can't)
Keep with me I hope you'll see that,
We can speak at slower speeds,
When I wake up it will always be that
When I wake up it will always be that,
I am ready to,
I am ready to owe you anything,
I'm ready to owe you anything,
I'm ready to owe you anything,
I'm ready to owe you anything.
(sounds to me like)
A night away
We work it out
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i think it goes "always a drifter" and "draw the right stamp on your skin, saying... i am ready to owe you anything"
im pretty sure it is "we can" cos later on he goes "we can speak AT slower speeds"
and this is pretty minor but - "when i wake up it will always be THAT... i am ready to... i am ready to owe you anything"
still unsure about the group vocals at the end though! xxx
i think it about him wanting to lose his virginity.
very catchy song.... think hes tring to say that these two people will always be there for each other?
I'm not sure what it's about but the lyrics are brilliant. I always wonder if the singing in the background is "we can, we can" or "weekend weekend"
I think it's all about personal memories. Still it is beautiful.
great song not sure about the meaning though
He feels like he owes her love.
i agree a lot with chewbear about the lyrics. always a driftER, trips to make we can speak AT slower speeds when i wake up it will always be THAT
i think its about him finally being able to comit to her. hes ready to have a relationship with her. as he was always a drifter before.
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you guys have been missing some lines. such as "did you draw the bright stuff on your skin?" and "when i wake up it will always be there". "did you draw the bright stuff on your skin?" where I'm pretty sure he says "saying" referring to someone cutting themselves and the bright stuff being blood."when i wake up it will always be there" not to sure but i believe it means the scar of the cutting.
I feel like this song is about a relationship that became really intense, really quickly. Maybe the girl is wondering if it'll last, and he's trying to reassure her by saying "I am ready to owe you anything" in such an urgent way