"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.
This is getting tough sitting here waiting for you.
And I think you've had enough cause I know that it's wrong.
This is going on, going on for way too long
I think you aught to know I just can't wait
Oh I'm trying to find you oh I'm trying to reach your God
I don't even know just what I want
I don't even know just what I want
Maybe we're just playing house just 'cause it feels good
Maybe we're just playing house just 'cause it feels good
That don't make it good for anybody
Don't want to be in love just with any body
I'm tired of being just Mr. Anybody
So baby come with me and let's just make a body, between us
I need you to see me-
Girl I've been waiting please don't leave me needing
When you want I will always be fair.
Always
Oh I'm trying to find you oh I'm trying to reach your God
I don't even know just what I want
I don't even know just what I want
Maybe we're just playing house just 'cause it feels good
Just 'cause it feels good
And I think you've had enough cause I know that it's wrong.
This is going on, going on for way too long
I think you aught to know I just can't wait
Oh I'm trying to find you oh I'm trying to reach your God
I don't even know just what I want
I don't even know just what I want
Maybe we're just playing house just 'cause it feels good
Maybe we're just playing house just 'cause it feels good
That don't make it good for anybody
Don't want to be in love just with any body
I'm tired of being just Mr. Anybody
So baby come with me and let's just make a body, between us
I need you to see me-
Girl I've been waiting please don't leave me needing
When you want I will always be fair.
Always
Oh I'm trying to find you oh I'm trying to reach your God
I don't even know just what I want
I don't even know just what I want
Maybe we're just playing house just 'cause it feels good
Just 'cause it feels good
Lyrics submitted by coldwarkidding, edited by cwoodruff, jackuhl0pe
Playing House Lyrics as written by Thomas Krell Patrick J Grossi
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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"Some and now none of you"
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This is such a beautiful song. I think it's about God reaching out to one of us.
"If you think you're ready" - God asking if you've accepted him into your heart "I will lead you down" - I think it's a reference to "down the path"...leading you down the right path "To a field where it's better" - Heaven "Somewhere underground" - NO IDEA
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If you think you're ready <br /> I will lead you NOW I misheard it.
I like to think this one is about two men in love, afraid to admit to themselves or each other. The structure of the lyrics works very well if you interpret it this way. There is a suspense, what is it that is buried underneath, why does the other person have to be ready for it, why is there a need for the singer to say "I know we'll be fine"? It seems as if it's something ifrightening, but also important and good, "all good things in time". And then the singer confesses, that what is buried underneath is the fact that "you are all I see".
@arstaberg Even though I've heard Tom Krell is gay (or at least bi-sexual), I think the song isn't about two men, since Tom's sung lyric includes a line "Girl". shrug
Ok - both the posted lyrics and the correction are wrong.
If you think you're ready I will lead you now To the field where it's buried Somewhere underground
All good things in time I know we'll be fine Buried underneath You are all I see
And in response to aardvarksauce...
The line "...to the field where it's buried somewhere underground" is separated when written out, but is one statement. Not only does he not say "better," but "somewhere underground" is not its own random detached series of words. You can think of the entire first stanza as one sentence.