"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.
Ride with the devil, hide with the lord
I got no pistol, ain't got no sword
I got no army, ain't got no land,
Ain't got nothing but the stone that's in my hand
Stone in my hand, stone in my hand
Ain't got nothing but the stone that's in my hand
You say you want a revolution, well get on board
We'll start a new crusade; we'll start a holy war
Don't need no orders, don't need no plan
I don't need nothing but the stone that's in my hand
Stone in my hand, stone in my hand
I don't need nothing but the stone that's in my hand
Stone in my hand, stone in my hand
I don't need nothing but the stone that's in my hand
You build your fighter jets, you drop your bombs
You kill our fathers, you kill our moms
You kill our brother and our sisters, and our uncles and our aunts
Still I'm fighting with the stone that's in my hand
Stone in my hand, stone in my hand
Still I'm fighting with the stone that's in my hand
Stone in my hand, stone in my hand
All the love that's in my heart and the stone that's in my hand
Blood runs in the gutters, smoke fills the sky
Every son that suffers, every mother cries
So if you've had enough and you're ready for your stand
I'll be waiting with the stone that's in my hand
Stone in my hand, stone in my hand
I'll be waiting with the stone that's in my hand
Stone in my hand, stone in my hand
All the love that's in my heart and the stone that's in my hand
I got no pistol, ain't got no sword
I got no army, ain't got no land,
Ain't got nothing but the stone that's in my hand
Stone in my hand, stone in my hand
Ain't got nothing but the stone that's in my hand
You say you want a revolution, well get on board
We'll start a new crusade; we'll start a holy war
Don't need no orders, don't need no plan
I don't need nothing but the stone that's in my hand
Stone in my hand, stone in my hand
I don't need nothing but the stone that's in my hand
Stone in my hand, stone in my hand
I don't need nothing but the stone that's in my hand
You build your fighter jets, you drop your bombs
You kill our fathers, you kill our moms
You kill our brother and our sisters, and our uncles and our aunts
Still I'm fighting with the stone that's in my hand
Stone in my hand, stone in my hand
Still I'm fighting with the stone that's in my hand
Stone in my hand, stone in my hand
All the love that's in my heart and the stone that's in my hand
Blood runs in the gutters, smoke fills the sky
Every son that suffers, every mother cries
So if you've had enough and you're ready for your stand
I'll be waiting with the stone that's in my hand
Stone in my hand, stone in my hand
I'll be waiting with the stone that's in my hand
Stone in my hand, stone in my hand
All the love that's in my heart and the stone that's in my hand
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wow, no comments yet? this song is awesome.
I might be wrong. But to me it just seems like as if he feels like he's against something(more than likely the war) that is bigger than him. But regardless he feels he's gonna fight against with the little bit he has. (stone in my hand) And he's hoping he can get others to help him as well. (So if you've had enough and you're ready for your stand) It's an awesome song as well.
To understand the song we must first look at the words very close.
Ride with the devil, hide with the Lord <- Do evil but hide among the sheep I got no pistol, ain't got no sword <- I am a unarmed man and no threat to anyone I got no army, ain't got no land <- I am of no importance , and have no power. Ain't got nothing but the stone that's in my hand <- All I have literally is a stone in my hand
We will skip the rest of the lyrics cause if you still don't understand the song this should help. Blood runs the gutters, smoke fills the sky <- War, perfect description of war. Every son that suffers, every mother cries <- The EVERYONE suffers that is involved in war! So if you've had enough and you're ready for your stand <- Make the last stand to stop the war and violence. I'll be waiting with the stone that's in my hand <- He will be armed with the stone in his hand.
The song is about how the governments control peoples lives forces people to suffer die and fight for no reason. The people are real on both sides and are generally non violent people "With no army, and no pistol" , and many times to rebel or to fight off the suppressing government children, men, and women will pick up stones and fight back with only thing they have against tanks and bombs.
Everlast doesn't hide the meaning, it tells a story.. a story of truth and injustice...
Watch the music video again... and stop and think ... isn't the USA in IRAQ cause they invaded and bombed it ... while children throw stones? militarycity.com/iraq/1917809.html Propaganda isn't the truth and everlast is about the TRUTH.
speaking about the TRUTH;<br /> <br /> People are actually violent in nature, even extremely so, we are pretty much the only species that torture for our own amusement. - Except cats (the household type) but considering that they are been developed by our desire to "domesticate" (control and own living beings as we please) it's not such a big surprise since cats have more self-serving and "selfish" behavior , in opposition to other "domesticated" animals that have pack/herd-oriented behavior.<br /> <br /> Of course, we had the thing called self-awareness and centuries to evolve socially and morally, finding ways and technique to redirect and diffuse our basic "negative" emotions and reactions accordingly.<br /> <br /> Unfortunately it probably will take much more time until humanity in general will find the "golden road" without treading on the path of ambiguous morality, because for now, everyone just making excuses for fighting.<br /> Even those that are considered as the "weak and harmless", 'cause they not really harmless but just lacking the means to be harmful.<br /> <br /> Now, about the "Ain't got nothing but the stone that's in my hand" concept of the song — it doesn't portray a harmless person, even if the singer probably aimed for it, it portrays a person who holds in his hand a means to do harm, and with the intention to do harm.<br /> <br /> Here something old and biblical: Cain killed Abel with a stone. he picked a stone and hit his brother to death, since his brother's job and life looked a lot easier compared to Cain's and yet God chose Abel's offering for being better than Cain's.<br /> <br /> So if we compare this story (no matter that religion you are or not) — Abel represent a real "harmless person" since he didn't expect to be stroked down for something that wasn't his doing (since he acted by the "rules" and god chose who's offering to receive) and didn't harbor an intent to do harm.<br /> These types of people exist in either side of a war, people that don't understand why they have to suffer for something that isn't their doing, why they have to suffer from fighter jets and bombs thrown on them or why they have to suffer from suicide-bombers blowing in their shopping mall and missiles crashing onto their houses.<br /> <br /> A violent conflict like a war isn't about who's weak and who's strong, since both sides are on offensive and both have their weak (that can be harmed) and strong points (that can be used for hurting others), rooting for the smaller guy don't means you rooting for the right guy and so is the case with rooting for the big guy.<br /> <br /> and this is the really sad truth — ideals and morals don't work in such cases since if switch weapons between the guy with the stone and the guy with a gun, would you start to precieve the former gun-holder as "harmless"? Would you still see the current guy holding the gun as someone with "only stone in his hand"? <br /> will you see him still as someone "harmless"? <br /> even though he will use the gun with his original intent to hurt someone?<br />
This song ranks up there with Dylan's "The Times They Are A Changin" as it hits people with the truth dead in the mouth. Too many listen to the language of politics and forget what type of governments we have backed. We forget that people are people...the victims of oppression be it their government or another. We tend to use labels that justify actions (terrorist, rebel,) as well as labels that justify our stance...remember Reagan's calling the Contras "freedom fighters" when they were actually a government special police group under Somoza. This is a powerful song and it is a song that will disturb those who are afraid of truth. Thanks E.