"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.
Monday, a day like no other
Monday, was their last day
Some say, life is a struggle
Some say, life should be easy
One day, in a peaceful village school day, in working Dunblane
One man, could change their whole world, one man, is all it took for
No school today, it's just a memory, one mind gone wrong??
I don't wanna play on Monday
I don't wanna play on Monday
Pinned to my memory, not just another
Monday, it seems like such a lie
Change of plans on a rainy day a new lesson to be learnt today
Pack up your guns and your soldiers too
Because 1 sick mind depends on you
Playin' quietly, along came destiny, I don't wanna play
Monday, was their last day
Some say, life is a struggle
Some say, life should be easy
One day, in a peaceful village school day, in working Dunblane
One man, could change their whole world, one man, is all it took for
No school today, it's just a memory, one mind gone wrong??
I don't wanna play on Monday
I don't wanna play on Monday
Pinned to my memory, not just another
Monday, it seems like such a lie
Change of plans on a rainy day a new lesson to be learnt today
Pack up your guns and your soldiers too
Because 1 sick mind depends on you
Playin' quietly, along came destiny, I don't wanna play
Lyrics submitted by WrathofCarnage
Monday Lyrics as written by Scott Owen Chris Cheney
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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i have such a brilliant video concept of this song, even though it doesn't really have to do with the meaning of the song. it would be the singer walking through city, town, village whatever, singing to the camera, and picking up random things and making random twists and turns into alleys and stairs and rooftops, buildings schools etc. occasional shots of the band playing. other angles of him going through town, shots of the people in the town and what they are doing. and when the chorus hits, all the people that are around him will break out into a broadway, singing in the rain type dance(also like the new tropicana orange juice commercial too.) i haven't really thought about some other things to do.
seriously just listen to the song and try to picture that.
wow that is a good idea
I agree with SockMonkeyRiot. This song is no laughing matter. The song about that psycho social worker in Dublane who massacred 16 elementary schoolers and their teacher in the gym of their school. I remember when it happened, I remember seeing it on the news. It made me sick to my stomach. It still does. For some reason that doesn't really inspire thoughts of merriment and dancing in my mind. By the way, if anyone wants to check my source, I got that info. from their official website, thelivingend.com. Go to discographies, choose the self-titled album, then choose this song. It will give the lyrics and then the background information. There isn't much more than I've already told you, but I just didn't want anyone to think I was passing around some stupid rumor. Cheers.
great song, and although it IS about a school shooting the songs sounds kind of upbeat, which, in my opinion, was kind of an error for the band. if they had made it a little more sullen and less poppy, i think it would have made the impact of the lyrics meaning, its still a great song.
i know what the song is about, but it just goes with the music. its such a happy sounding upbeat song
it is about a terrible thing, but why make it sound like a terrible thing, and feel like a terrible thing? maybe that was their whole point... maybe they're saying that it could sickly end, so you should just be happy and live life to it's fullest until it happens, or something.
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fuck a duck. i used to get up on a monday morning and play this song while i had a shower yelling it with joy. like it was kinda ironic "its monday and im pissed off coz i have to go to school but im gonna be happy" now its just fucking depressing