"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.
Open up your mind and let some thought inside
Open up your mind as they all survey 4 out of 5
And they all survey 4 out of 5 and they all survey
Open up your mind and let some thought inside
Open up your mind as they all survey
And in this time of free thought it'd be a shame to let it rot
Open up your mind as they all survey
When you're all alone you'll never wanna know
Open up your mind as they all survey 4 out of 5 and they all survey
You gotta let some thought inside as they all survey
Caught between the parallels of life and death
And compromises fill the hours with new vices voices
Screaming time is numb single file come and follow
Choosing futures from brochures changing channels
No opinion losing track which way is up
Use your head for what it's there for
Though not one in the same receptive minds co-operate
Do not dissect the human race make one united higher plain
And in this time of free thought it'd be a shame to let it rot
Open up your mind and let some thought inside use your head, for what it's there for
Open up your mind as they all survey 4 out of 5
And they all survey 4 out of 5 and they all survey
Open up your mind and let some thought inside
Open up your mind as they all survey
And in this time of free thought it'd be a shame to let it rot
Open up your mind as they all survey
When you're all alone you'll never wanna know
Open up your mind as they all survey 4 out of 5 and they all survey
You gotta let some thought inside as they all survey
Caught between the parallels of life and death
And compromises fill the hours with new vices voices
Screaming time is numb single file come and follow
Choosing futures from brochures changing channels
No opinion losing track which way is up
Use your head for what it's there for
Though not one in the same receptive minds co-operate
Do not dissect the human race make one united higher plain
And in this time of free thought it'd be a shame to let it rot
Open up your mind and let some thought inside use your head, for what it's there for
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Fast Car
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
Holiday
Bee Gees
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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.
Page
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
There aren’t many things that’ll hurt more than giving love a chance against your better judgement only to have your heart crushed yet again. Ed Sheeran tells such a story on “Page.” On this track, he is devastated to have lost his lover and even more saddened by the feeling that he may never move on from this.
To me, this song means that the majority of the population only follow a mainstream path and change is the death of a person's dependence to the big people who run the world and are afraid of failure...
It's about foregoing the mainstream and making a valid attempt at the "worldwide conciousness". That is the ultimate human goal, after all.
This song is clearly a reference to George Orwell's 1984, in which the citizens of the totalitarian government wheren't even allowed to have a single thought that wasn't censored. This relates where he states "in this time of free thought it'd be a shame to let it rot open up your mind and let some thought inside use your head, for what it's there for." Basically, he is saying that it's a shame that people don't use their minds in a free society like ours because if they were forced to live in a society where thought was not allowed, they'd be struggling against such a restriction.
Its more like mass censorship. Nobody can do anything because they're being monitored, watched, evaluated for something greater. He's sick of choosing either one or the other, having no variety in life, wanting to escape the constant surveys and statistics, to go into deeper thought without being persecuted as a traitor to his people. He's caught between masses of both sides, and wants to be the mediator, telling people to open their eyes to the drone commands, and think for themselves.
I see it as about not conforming to what is the "standard" life style and way of thinking which we learn by dissecting how the people before us thought. Its about thinking for yourself and not letting others think for you and tell you how to think. And about being your own person.
I agree about how this song is about not doing what is "mainstream". Cool fact about this song...play the "they all survey" part in the beginning backwards and it sounds like "never smile".