"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.
Say you're sorry
That face of an angel comes out
Just when you need it to
As I pace back and forth all this time
'Cause I honestly believed in you
Holdin' on,
The days drag on
Stupid girl, you should have known
You should have known
That you're not a princess
This ain't a fairytale
You're not the one I'll sweep off your feet
Lead you up the stairwell
This ain't Hollywood
This is a small town
I was a dreamer before I went and let you down
Now it's too late for me and my white horse
To come around
And baby, I was naive
Got lost in your eyes, I never really had a chance
My mistake, I didn't know to be in love
I had to fight to have the upper hand
I had so many dreams about you and me
Happy endings, now I know
That you're not a princess
This ain't a fairytale
You're not the one I'll sweep off your feet
Lead you up the stairwell
This ain't Hollywood
This is a small town
I was a dreamer before I went and let you down
Now it's too late for me and my white horse
To come around
And there I am on my knees
Beggin' for forgiveness
Beggin' you please
Just like I always wanted but I'm so sorry
'Cause you're not my princess
This ain't a fairytale
You're gonna find someone someday who might actually treat you well
This is a big world
That was a small town
There in my rear view mirror disappearin' now
Now it's too late for me and my white horse
Now it's too late for me and my white horse
To catch you now
Whoa, try and catch you now
Oh, it's too late to catch you now
That face of an angel comes out
Just when you need it to
As I pace back and forth all this time
'Cause I honestly believed in you
Holdin' on,
The days drag on
Stupid girl, you should have known
You should have known
That you're not a princess
This ain't a fairytale
You're not the one I'll sweep off your feet
Lead you up the stairwell
This ain't Hollywood
This is a small town
I was a dreamer before I went and let you down
Now it's too late for me and my white horse
To come around
And baby, I was naive
Got lost in your eyes, I never really had a chance
My mistake, I didn't know to be in love
I had to fight to have the upper hand
I had so many dreams about you and me
Happy endings, now I know
That you're not a princess
This ain't a fairytale
You're not the one I'll sweep off your feet
Lead you up the stairwell
This ain't Hollywood
This is a small town
I was a dreamer before I went and let you down
Now it's too late for me and my white horse
To come around
And there I am on my knees
Beggin' for forgiveness
Beggin' you please
Just like I always wanted but I'm so sorry
'Cause you're not my princess
This ain't a fairytale
You're gonna find someone someday who might actually treat you well
This is a big world
That was a small town
There in my rear view mirror disappearin' now
Now it's too late for me and my white horse
Now it's too late for me and my white horse
To catch you now
Whoa, try and catch you now
Oh, it's too late to catch you now
Lyrics submitted by BleedorBreathe
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Fast Car
Tracy Chapman
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This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
No Surprises
Radiohead
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Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc. But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life. People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"--being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. On No Surprises, the narrator is realizing how this life is killing him slowly. In the video, his helmet is slowly filling up with water, drowning him. But he's so complacent with it. This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians and businessmen, perhaps) is not the way to live. But there is seemingly no way out but death. He'd rather die peacefully right now than live in this cage. While our lives are often shielded, we're in our own protective bubbles, or protective helmets like the one Thom wears, if we look a little harder we can see all the corruption, lies, manipulation, etc. that is going on in the world, often run by huge yet nearly invisible organizations, corporations, and 'leaders'. It's a very hopeless song because it reflects real life.
Amazing
Ed Sheeran
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Ed Sheeran tells a story of unsuccessfully trying to feel “Amazing.” This track is about the being weighed down by emotional stress despite valiant attempts to find some positivity in the situation. This track was written by Ed Sheeran from the perspective of his friend. From the track, we see this person fall deeper into the negative thoughts and slide further down the path of mental torment with every lyric.
American Town
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran shares a short story of reconnecting with an old flame on “American Town.” The track is about a holiday Ed Sheeran spends with his countrywoman who resides in America. The two are back together after a long period apart, and get around to enjoying a bunch of fun activities while rekindling the flames of their romance.
he has a lovely voice, and i agree about that his version is better than taylor swift