"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.
These are the veins of the way that we love
These are the hearts of lonely people ripped in front of us.
Things aren't the way that we-
Love as if you didn't know at all, (I'd like to bear the heart of us)
Never once, never knew, painted glass(?) with no love (Wish I could answer you)
So uptight and desperate for attention
We're all lost and begging to be found
With every word you say, you lead everyone on
These are the veins of the way that we love
These are the hearts of lonely people ripped in front of us.
You've stopped before the singer says a word
I need to take it out on you (really take it out, really give it all)
As hard as I can and let you, let you have it all
Do I make you?
Don't start, Don't start, shaking again
She can make the salt taste like sugar on her hands but
If love is a way out, then please let me in
don't start, darlin
don't you turn my nightmares into dreams again.
Uptight and desperate for attention.
We're all lost and begging to be found.
With every word you say, you lead everyone on
These are the veins of the way that we love
These are the hearts of lonely people ripped in front of us.
We all did what we had to do
We all did what we had to do
We all did what we had to do
We all did what we, what we had to do
What we had to do
(...)
These are the veins of the way that we love
These are the hearts of lonely people ripped in front of us. (we only did what we had to do)
These are the veins of the way that we love
These are the hearts of lonely people ripped in front of us
These are the hearts of lonely people ripped in front of us.
Things aren't the way that we-
Love as if you didn't know at all, (I'd like to bear the heart of us)
Never once, never knew, painted glass(?) with no love (Wish I could answer you)
So uptight and desperate for attention
We're all lost and begging to be found
With every word you say, you lead everyone on
These are the veins of the way that we love
These are the hearts of lonely people ripped in front of us.
You've stopped before the singer says a word
I need to take it out on you (really take it out, really give it all)
As hard as I can and let you, let you have it all
Do I make you?
Don't start, Don't start, shaking again
She can make the salt taste like sugar on her hands but
If love is a way out, then please let me in
don't start, darlin
don't you turn my nightmares into dreams again.
Uptight and desperate for attention.
We're all lost and begging to be found.
With every word you say, you lead everyone on
These are the veins of the way that we love
These are the hearts of lonely people ripped in front of us.
We all did what we had to do
We all did what we had to do
We all did what we had to do
We all did what we, what we had to do
What we had to do
(...)
These are the veins of the way that we love
These are the hearts of lonely people ripped in front of us. (we only did what we had to do)
These are the veins of the way that we love
These are the hearts of lonely people ripped in front of us
Lyrics submitted by BoyWithACoin
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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.
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Page
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I think the song is basically warning people about relationships. It's saying it's best to just be single cause a relationship will only end in sadness.
She can make the salt taste like sugar on her hands but If love is a way out, then please let me in don't start, darlin don't you turn my nightmares into dreams again.
It's saying that love is just a way to escape reality. So therefore, he does does not want to be in love. He wants to see reality for what it truly is, a nightmare.
I'm with you on that one. Especially what reality is, a nightmare.<br /> People blind themselves with ideas of romance and love to shield themselves from what is really going on.
What a crock. It's not easy to have and to hold onto love/relationships. It takes sacrifice and compromise. It is a consious decision to love and maintain a relationship for there are always gonna be good times along with bad times. People AVOID love and committment because of fear of failure or simply an unwillingness to put in the hard work it takes. Games are easier (ie. hookups; short-term relationships; friends with benefits; etc). THOSE are the people not living in reality. They live in a fantasy land where it's easy and they don't have to worry about the possibility of a relationship ending because they're not emotionally invested. Anyone who has been in a long-term loving relationship MUST think you're both full of phooey :) <br />