"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.
Where do I begin?
I'm ready now.
Glad I was fit in.
Running round my head
What did I do wrong?
Tell me it's my fault
You didn't lead me on, well that's good to know
Get your lips off of me, I'm not okay with this.
So long now I was betrayed with a kiss
I'm done.
I'm done.
I'm done.
You won this time.
Set my pride to the side
Tear me open look inside
Just to see how many times you've really made these eyes cry.
Oh oh
I let you in and gave you pieces
I'm quick to stumble pain increases.
Oh there's a hole
That lingers deep inside my body,
I fall too fast no one can stop me, no.
So what I wanna love?
Why's it hurt so bad?
I'd say it's like a drug, but I don't feel the high
My heart's about to break for the final time.
All I do is ache, and I can't find some peace of mind.
Break it off, god he knows I'm trying
Shake it off, no more crying.
I'm done, I'm done, I'm done.
You won't win this time.
Set my pride to the side
Tear me open look inside
Just to see how many times you've really made these eyes cry.
Oh oh
I let you in and gave you pieces.
I'm quick to stumble, pain increases.
Oh there's a hole
That lingers deep inside my body,
I fall too fast no one can stop me, now.
Why do we always have to go?
I'm making a scene let's start the show
Every part of me that's been torn down
I'm sick of being hush, hush I'm going to make a sound.
A sound
Hey
Yeah
Oh oh
I let you in and gave you pieces.
I'm quick to stumble pain increases.
Oh there's a hole
That lingers deep inside my body,
I fall too fast no one can stop me, no.
I'm ready now.
Glad I was fit in.
Running round my head
What did I do wrong?
Tell me it's my fault
You didn't lead me on, well that's good to know
Get your lips off of me, I'm not okay with this.
So long now I was betrayed with a kiss
I'm done.
I'm done.
I'm done.
You won this time.
Set my pride to the side
Tear me open look inside
Just to see how many times you've really made these eyes cry.
Oh oh
I let you in and gave you pieces
I'm quick to stumble pain increases.
Oh there's a hole
That lingers deep inside my body,
I fall too fast no one can stop me, no.
So what I wanna love?
Why's it hurt so bad?
I'd say it's like a drug, but I don't feel the high
My heart's about to break for the final time.
All I do is ache, and I can't find some peace of mind.
Break it off, god he knows I'm trying
Shake it off, no more crying.
I'm done, I'm done, I'm done.
You won't win this time.
Set my pride to the side
Tear me open look inside
Just to see how many times you've really made these eyes cry.
Oh oh
I let you in and gave you pieces.
I'm quick to stumble, pain increases.
Oh there's a hole
That lingers deep inside my body,
I fall too fast no one can stop me, now.
Why do we always have to go?
I'm making a scene let's start the show
Every part of me that's been torn down
I'm sick of being hush, hush I'm going to make a sound.
A sound
Hey
Yeah
Oh oh
I let you in and gave you pieces.
I'm quick to stumble pain increases.
Oh there's a hole
That lingers deep inside my body,
I fall too fast no one can stop me, no.
Lyrics submitted by peacelovetiedye
Fall Lyrics as written by Trevor Kelly Rachel Taylor
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Well, these aren't the right lyrics for this song, but I'll go ahead and explain how I interpreted the song...
"Where do I begin? I'm ready now. I've let out what's been in. Running round my head What did I do wrong? Tell me it's my fault You didn't lead me on, well that's good to know"
She doesn't know where to start moving on, but she decides that she's ready now. She's told him everything that she has been holding in and what she's been thinking in her mind. She doesn't know what she did wrong to make the relationship end but he is telling her it's her fault. He told her that he didn't lead her on but she thinks he did. (The first line could also mean where does she begin in telling him what she is thinking)
"Get your lips off of me, I'm not okay with this. So long now I was betrayed with a kiss I'm done. I'm done. I'm done. You won this time."
She wants him to get away from him because he betrayed her. She's done with the relationship and she is moving on.
"Set my pride to the side Tear me open look inside Just to see how many times you've really made these eyes cry. Oh... Oh... I let you in and gave you pieces I'm quick to stumble pain increases. Oh there's a hole That lingers deep inside my body, I fall too fast no one can stop me, no."
He lead her on just to see how he could hurt her. She gave him part of her, told him secrets and basically trusted him only to be let down or led on. She falls for guys easily and it only hurts her more but she cannot help it. He's left her and now there's a hole where he should be but he isn't.
"So what I wanna love? Why's it hurt so bad? I'd say it's like a drug, but I don't feel the high My heart is about to break for the final time. All I do is ache, and I can't find some piece of mind. Break it off, god he know I'm trying Shake it off, no more crying. I'm done, I'm done, I'm done. You won't win this time."
Rachel wants to know why love hurts so bad and why she wants love in the first place. She says love and getting his love is like a drug, she needs it to go on but she doesn't feel happy like what a drug would do to you. Her heart is about to break again and she's tried of it. All she does is feel pain and suffering. She knows she has to stop showing how she's feeling towards him because he will know she is trying to get him back (or to move on?) She tells herself to stop crying because she doesn't want him to see it. She is done with him and she isn't going to let him bring her down or use her this time.
"Why do we always have to go? I'm making a scene let's start the show Every part of me that's been torn down I'm sick of being hush hush I'm going to make a sound. A Sound Hey... Yeah"
She wonders why all the guys she loves go. She wants to go over to where he is and let out all of her feelings to him instead of keeping them bottled inside. She's tired of keeping her feelings locked inside her head and she wants to share them with him now.
That was just how I interpreted the lyrics...the band's meaning could've been different or it could be different to someone else. This is a wonderful song!
I think this song is about a relationship that was just him taking, and taking from Rachel. She says "set my pride to the side, tear me up and look inside. Just to see how many times you've really made these eyes cry", which you can tell, he keeps hurting her, without caring for her pride.
I reeaally love this song, because it's VERY relatable. For example, a lot of people have been in a relationship or 'friendship' where they keep hurting you. And just putting you down, all the time!
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