"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.
It's been seven hours and thirteen days
Since you took your love away
I go out every night and sleep all day
Since you took your love away
Since you took your love away
Since you took your love
Since you've been gone I can do whatever I want
I can see whoever I choose
But nothing, nothing can take away these blues
Nothing can take away these blues
It's been so lonely without you here
I'm like a bird without a song
Nothing can stop this lonely rain from falling
Tell me baby, where did I go wrong?
Where did I, where did I go wrong?
I went to the doctor, and guess what he told me
Guess what he told me
He said girl you better learn to have fun no matter what you do
He's a fool
Nothing compares (no)
Nothing compares
Nothing
Nothing compares to you
Nothing compares, nothing compares to you
No
All the flowers that you planted, mama
In the backyard all died when you went away
Yeah
I know that living with me baby
Was sometimes hard, sometimes hard
But I'm willing, I'm willing to give it another try
Nothing compares, nothing compares, no
Nothing compares, nothing compares to you, no
Nothing compares, nothing compares to you, no
Since you took your love away
I go out every night and sleep all day
Since you took your love away
Since you took your love away
Since you took your love
Since you've been gone I can do whatever I want
I can see whoever I choose
But nothing, nothing can take away these blues
Nothing can take away these blues
It's been so lonely without you here
I'm like a bird without a song
Nothing can stop this lonely rain from falling
Tell me baby, where did I go wrong?
Where did I, where did I go wrong?
I went to the doctor, and guess what he told me
Guess what he told me
He said girl you better learn to have fun no matter what you do
He's a fool
Nothing compares (no)
Nothing compares
Nothing
Nothing compares to you
Nothing compares, nothing compares to you
No
All the flowers that you planted, mama
In the backyard all died when you went away
Yeah
I know that living with me baby
Was sometimes hard, sometimes hard
But I'm willing, I'm willing to give it another try
Nothing compares, nothing compares, no
Nothing compares, nothing compares to you, no
Nothing compares, nothing compares to you, no
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Fast Car
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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.
When We Were Young
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No Surprises
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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.
they redid this but this lady who was bald(cool!!) wrote it when her mom died, thats all i know...
Sinéad O'Connor is the 'bald' girl you are talking about, and she didn't write the song, it was made famous by her though. The song was written by Prince.<br /> <br /> The meaning of the song seems rather obvious, a couple broke up, and she is having a very hard time dealing with the break up, basically desperate to fix the wrongs done. Others tell her she is fine without him, but she held him on such a pedestal that she doesn't feel right without him, even though she is free to do whatever she wants.