"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.
I'm doing fine
Even though you preyed upon my mind
Been living a lie
Seems that every day it eats me
Yeah and there's no resolution
Yeah but it makes me think twice
Yeah but I need retribution
You don't get it that I'm your pollution
I'm breathing a sigh
In a passing away I'll take my time
I'm still getting high
I love the way it feeds me
Yeah and there's no resolution
Yeah but it makes me think twice
Yeah but I need retribution
You just don't get it that I'm the solution
You can't keep me down my friend
You can't keep me down my friend
I'm doing fine
Even though this hatred plagues my mind
I'm living a lie
But I love the way you need me
Yeah and there's no resolution
Yeah but it makes me think twice
Yeah but I need retribution
You don't get it but that I'm your pollution
Yeah but there's no resolution
Yeah but it makes me think twice
Yeah and I need retribution
You don't get it that I'm the solution now
Even though you preyed upon my mind
Been living a lie
Seems that every day it eats me
Yeah and there's no resolution
Yeah but it makes me think twice
Yeah but I need retribution
You don't get it that I'm your pollution
I'm breathing a sigh
In a passing away I'll take my time
I'm still getting high
I love the way it feeds me
Yeah and there's no resolution
Yeah but it makes me think twice
Yeah but I need retribution
You just don't get it that I'm the solution
You can't keep me down my friend
You can't keep me down my friend
I'm doing fine
Even though this hatred plagues my mind
I'm living a lie
But I love the way you need me
Yeah and there's no resolution
Yeah but it makes me think twice
Yeah but I need retribution
You don't get it but that I'm your pollution
Yeah but there's no resolution
Yeah but it makes me think twice
Yeah and I need retribution
You don't get it that I'm the solution now
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No Resolution Lyrics as written by John Humphrey Dale Stewart
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Never-the-less... SEETHER ROCKS
Peace SAshe
Lead me down my friend<br /> Keep me down my friend<br /> <br /> <br /> I'm thnking:<br /> You can't keep me down my friend<br /> You can't keep me down my friend<br /> <br /> <br /> and <br /> <br /> You don't get but I'm the pollution now<br /> <br /> Small change and I'm still not sure but he may change this line up once or twice:<br /> You don't get it and I'm the pollution now<br /> <br /> Watching the video, I think Shaun loves playing this song and he is making a clear statement to everyone. When the new CD hit's I hope we hear some good old Grunge... I hope Shaun and the rest of the band said to hell with what the studio's want.. revisiting their Fragile CD and building from there.<br /> <br /> Which ever direction they head in I know for a fact every song will rock and I will listen to them for the rest of my days.<br /> <br /> Thanks again to Seether and all the folks who rock the forum... you know who you are!<br /> <br /> Peace<br /> SAshe<br /> <br />
I dont know. This song just does not do it for me. Heard it on the radio the other day and literally had to turn it off. Parts of the song are okay, but most of it just isn't very good. I think it's a combination of lyrics and sub-par musicianship. Cant nail it but something about it just isn't very good to me. Just my opinion.
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@akhopper11 wow, ya I just put this together…. I agree and hear what you’re saying. All the songs you listed plus some like “Truth”. But then again music is art and it does not matter what it meant to the artist… it’s about what it means to you. Thanks for confirming I’m not the only one that thinks a lot of Seether’s songs are about being betrayed and abused by someone with Narcissistic Personality Disorder.