"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.
He misses DH like he misses school
He's got, blue eyes like the devils water
I'd drink, the devils water anytime with you he misses
DH like he misses school
He's got, blue eyes like the devils water
I'd drink, the devils water anytime with you
And it is easy when you're older to figure out the things that do and do not work
Like my temper
Like me, and you, in the back of my car
I've got eyes like an eagle but a heart like a lion
And the drugs from your moms car
Sitting on the sidewalk
Everyone round here is just sitting on the sidewalk
Everybody here is just sitting on the sidewalk
Well I've got bills to pay
There are hearts to break
I've got towns to see
There are towns to see
But you were head over over heels for you
And I was head over over heels for me
And this was head over over heels downhill
And it's been head over over heels for weeks
But you were head over over heels for you
And I was head over over heels for me
And this was head over over heels downhill
And it's been head over over heels for weeks
And you were head over over heels for you
And I was head over over heels for me
And this was head over over heels downhill
And it's been head over over heels for weeks
But it is easy when you're older to figure out the things that do and do not work
And you were never the problem
Oh I was always the problem
And you never the problem
And I was always the problem
Remember middle school friends
And the way that you laughed
When we drank on the back of the porch at my house
And my mom tried to find all the beer that we hid
And I turned to you guys
I said, "Let's make this last tell the end."
Hey man, how's Japan? I bet it's really rad
Hey Josh, how's the drugs? I bet they treat you the same
I'll dig up your graves without skin on my bones
And I'll carry you home
And I'll carry you home
Hey man, how's Japan? I bet it's really rad
Hey Josh, how's the drugs? I bet they treat you the same
I'll dig up your graves without skin on my bones
And I'll carry you home
And I'll carry you
He's got, blue eyes like the devils water
Blue eyes like the devils water
He's got, blue eyes like the devils water
Blue eyes like the devils water
He's got, blue eyes like the devils water
Blue eyes like the devils water
He's got, blue eyes like the devils water
Blue eyes like the devils water
I've got, blue eyes like the devils water
Blue eyes like the devils water
I've got, blue eyes like the devils water
Blue eyes like the devils water
Blue eyes like the devils water
He's got, blue eyes like the devils water
I'd drink, the devils water anytime with you he misses
DH like he misses school
He's got, blue eyes like the devils water
I'd drink, the devils water anytime with you
And it is easy when you're older to figure out the things that do and do not work
Like my temper
Like me, and you, in the back of my car
I've got eyes like an eagle but a heart like a lion
And the drugs from your moms car
Sitting on the sidewalk
Everyone round here is just sitting on the sidewalk
Everybody here is just sitting on the sidewalk
Well I've got bills to pay
There are hearts to break
I've got towns to see
There are towns to see
But you were head over over heels for you
And I was head over over heels for me
And this was head over over heels downhill
And it's been head over over heels for weeks
But you were head over over heels for you
And I was head over over heels for me
And this was head over over heels downhill
And it's been head over over heels for weeks
And you were head over over heels for you
And I was head over over heels for me
And this was head over over heels downhill
And it's been head over over heels for weeks
But it is easy when you're older to figure out the things that do and do not work
And you were never the problem
Oh I was always the problem
And you never the problem
And I was always the problem
Remember middle school friends
And the way that you laughed
When we drank on the back of the porch at my house
And my mom tried to find all the beer that we hid
And I turned to you guys
I said, "Let's make this last tell the end."
Hey man, how's Japan? I bet it's really rad
Hey Josh, how's the drugs? I bet they treat you the same
I'll dig up your graves without skin on my bones
And I'll carry you home
And I'll carry you home
Hey man, how's Japan? I bet it's really rad
Hey Josh, how's the drugs? I bet they treat you the same
I'll dig up your graves without skin on my bones
And I'll carry you home
And I'll carry you
He's got, blue eyes like the devils water
Blue eyes like the devils water
He's got, blue eyes like the devils water
Blue eyes like the devils water
He's got, blue eyes like the devils water
Blue eyes like the devils water
He's got, blue eyes like the devils water
Blue eyes like the devils water
I've got, blue eyes like the devils water
Blue eyes like the devils water
I've got, blue eyes like the devils water
Blue eyes like the devils water
Blue eyes like the devils water
Lyrics submitted by Haydenkjb
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Fast Car
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Lord Huron
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This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
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Ebba Grön
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
No Surprises
Radiohead
Radiohead
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.
Just A Little Lovin'
Dusty Springfield
Dusty Springfield
I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
"'Just a Little Lovin’ is a timeless country song originally recorded by Eddy Arnold in 1954. The song, written by Eddie Miller and Jimmy Campbell, explores the delicate nuances of love and showcases Arnold’s emotive vocals. It delves into the universal theme of love and how even the smallest gesture of affection can have a profound impact on our lives." https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-just-a-little-lovin-by-eddy-arnold/