"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.
Somewhere deep inside
Something's got a hold on you
And it's pushing me aside
See it stretch on forever
And I know I'm right
For the first time in my life
That's why I tell you
You'd better be home soon
Stripping back the coats
Of lies and deception
Back to nothingness
Like a week in the desert
And I know I'm right
For the first time in my life
That's why I tell you
You'd better be home soon
So don't say no
Don't say nothing's wrong
'Cause when you get back home
Maybe I'll be gone
It would 'cause me pain
If we were to end it
But I could start again
You can depend on it
And I know I'm right
For the first time in my life
That's why I tell you
You'd better be home soon
That's why I tell you
You'd better be home soon
Something's got a hold on you
And it's pushing me aside
See it stretch on forever
And I know I'm right
For the first time in my life
That's why I tell you
You'd better be home soon
Stripping back the coats
Of lies and deception
Back to nothingness
Like a week in the desert
And I know I'm right
For the first time in my life
That's why I tell you
You'd better be home soon
So don't say no
Don't say nothing's wrong
'Cause when you get back home
Maybe I'll be gone
It would 'cause me pain
If we were to end it
But I could start again
You can depend on it
And I know I'm right
For the first time in my life
That's why I tell you
You'd better be home soon
That's why I tell you
You'd better be home soon
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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It reminds of "Got a man on your mind " by The Little River Band... Neil is a great songwriter.
this song reminds me of a woman whose husband is always away or very private and always messing up.possibly a song about his wife written in the voice of his wife trying to understand her view.i could be wrong.
That's exactly right. Neil wrote this from his wifes point of view. Neil says the line he is most proud of is "It would cause me pain if you were to end it, but i could start again you can deoend on it". He says that line is suppose to say "Pull your finger out, buster! For god's sake don't leave me!"<br /> <br /> I read that in this Aussie music history book, co-written by Molly Meldrum, so i'm pretty damn sure it's true
Its metaphorical - it is sung from the point of view of someone in a relationship whose ptr is absent - not physically absent. "Somewhere deep inside Something's got a hold on you And it's pushing me aside" Its about being honest in a relationship and sharing yourself with your ptr rather than pushing your ptr aside. He is basically saying the relationship will be over if she continues to be 'absent' from the relationship I dont believe its specifically about cheating or dishonesty; i think its generally about relationships and sharing yourself with your ptr and being "present". That is my take on it anyway.
I agree. The partner is not necessarily physically absent, but they are absent. They are denying the problem, and for a while the narrator believed them, but now he/she knows the truth and it's ultimatum time.
I'm not trying to suggest any of this is the actual meaning of the song, but after some recent struggles with a relationship, I saw this song in a whole new context.
"Somewhere deep inside Something's got a hold on you And it's pushing me aside See it stretch on forever"
I was recently relationship with someone who suffered from extreme anxiety that ultimately caused the relationship to end. It was a struggle in both directions, but I feel like this fits my side of the story. It was a battle between our emotional connection and the difficulty of dealing with a third influence, the anxiety.
Deep inside her was this voice, that pushed me aside and became more important than our relationship.
The "Better be home soon" reminds me of waiting for her anxious spells to subside, when she was 'away' came back to her normal self. In those situations, I'd know and trust that my logic was 'right' and her anxiety was in control, and I was waiting for her to come home.
"Stripping back the coats Of lies and deception Back to nothingness Like a week in the desert"
Feels like how the relationship fell apart. The lies and deception being the anxiety painting me in a different way. All the ways I could be bad became amplified and it became easier to leave me in the desert.
"It would 'cause me pain If we were to end it But I could start again You can depend on it"
Convincing myself that things could be better, than I am in an unhealthy relationship and everything will be okay if I address the situation, since that carried a risk of ending things.
"So don't say no Don't say nothing's wrong 'Cause when you get back home Maybe I'll be gone"
Asking her to say 'yes' to working on this. Realize I'm here as your ally to get help and she doesn't have to deny or hide the issue. Acknowledges the toll the situation took on me, and how everything would seem 'okay' when she was 'home', but there is only so much time I can spend in the desert.
I think that this song is saying sorry. It is a story kinda, and he is saying that he knows that he hasn't been honest "striping back the coats of lies and deceiption" And the husband and wife are now seperated, but he is saying, come home, it is his way of saying "I love you"
their are a thousand meanings to this song.im only giving one .its all relative.
Personally, I think that the song sounds like the song's analysis in itself. If that makes any sense. The lyrics do sound analytical of something, be it what it may. And I shan't speculate.
i don't mean to be offensive kaatrien but in your first message it says the male in the relationship is the one "straying" but it could be the other way. i am female btw, i just made that observation. i don't know what this song means really but i like it.
Sad, bittersweet, love, betrayal, loneliness, and determination. How could it not be a good song? Beyond that, Neil knows what it's about, but perhaps not many others.
Personally what I se in this song, is that its about someone in a relationship who does'nt trust their partner..like they think that thier partner is cheating on them and they are saying "you better be home soon" or I will know that your cheating on me...
"So don't say no, don't say nothing's wrong Cos when you get back home maybe I'll be gone"
but he is also saying that he's strong enough to get over it..and strong enough to leave if he's being used