"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.
The garden state
Looks so pitiful and great
As I awake to the garbage man today
I hope they take all my own mistakes because I can't seem to shake them on my own
My head it spins when I look at the mirrored bench at the man I see with anchors for his eyes
I build my castles up in the skies
So when it rains they melt away with shame
[Chorus]
Here I am looking down at the bottom of the glasses
That's all my fault that
I need a sign like shooting stars
To help connect the dots to turn my cuts into scars
All of
All of the guys are scared there's rumors of decent
You will be a, in my heart too
Who wants to be beneath the open sky
Here I am looking down at the bottom of the glasses
That's all my fault that I need a sign like shooting stars to help connect
My regrets are what keep me still alive
I need to make up for all the lies
My regrets are what keep me still alive
I need to make up for all the lies
[Chorus: x2]
My regrets are what keep me still alive
I need to make up for all the lies
Looks so pitiful and great
As I awake to the garbage man today
I hope they take all my own mistakes because I can't seem to shake them on my own
My head it spins when I look at the mirrored bench at the man I see with anchors for his eyes
I build my castles up in the skies
So when it rains they melt away with shame
[Chorus]
Here I am looking down at the bottom of the glasses
That's all my fault that
I need a sign like shooting stars
To help connect the dots to turn my cuts into scars
All of
All of the guys are scared there's rumors of decent
You will be a, in my heart too
Who wants to be beneath the open sky
Here I am looking down at the bottom of the glasses
That's all my fault that I need a sign like shooting stars to help connect
My regrets are what keep me still alive
I need to make up for all the lies
My regrets are what keep me still alive
I need to make up for all the lies
[Chorus: x2]
My regrets are what keep me still alive
I need to make up for all the lies
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
Page
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these are the correct lyrics from the booklet and don't bullshit me about how they're not always right I know but if you listen to the song carefully enough you can easily tell that these are the right ones
"garbage left today" is "garbage men today" "looking down at the bottom of the glasses it's all my fault that..." is "looking down at the bottom of the glass, is this all my fault that..." (easy mistake though) an then it should be "all of my fears are kept in check by the medicine I take" and "all other guys gather rumor of decent" is wrong its "rumors of dissent" (the rest of the line is wrong but I can't remember perfectly)