"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's gonna get you in the end
Then he'll be your only friend
There's nothing that'll save your soul
All you need is alcohol
Step right up and be a man
On your knees and pray
Freedoms just another open bottle anyway
So one more round is all I need
Fill it up and let me be
It's getting late I should've known
Won't somebody carry me home?
[Chorus]
Pick me up from my knees
Carry me home
We think you should know
It's time to go
No more to show
Yes it's time to go
6am it's closing time the barman turns the lights out
I want another round so bring it on it's my shout
Don't leave me sitting here
Don't take me for a ride
Freedoms just another drink
Don't leave me hangin' dry
Step right up and be a man
On your knees and pray
Freedoms just another open bottle anyway
[Chorus]
We think you should know
It's time to go
No more to show
Yes it's time to go
Then he'll be your only friend
There's nothing that'll save your soul
All you need is alcohol
Step right up and be a man
On your knees and pray
Freedoms just another open bottle anyway
So one more round is all I need
Fill it up and let me be
It's getting late I should've known
Won't somebody carry me home?
[Chorus]
Pick me up from my knees
Carry me home
We think you should know
It's time to go
No more to show
Yes it's time to go
6am it's closing time the barman turns the lights out
I want another round so bring it on it's my shout
Don't leave me sitting here
Don't take me for a ride
Freedoms just another drink
Don't leave me hangin' dry
Step right up and be a man
On your knees and pray
Freedoms just another open bottle anyway
[Chorus]
We think you should know
It's time to go
No more to show
Yes it's time to go
Lyrics submitted by black_cow_of_death
Carry Me Home Lyrics as written by Gary Barlow Benjamin Mark Weaver
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, Songtrust Ave, Kassner Associated Publishers Ltd
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what do you mean Medium???????? i dont have time to play video games all damn day i love this song and it kicks ass on guitar hero II
I love this song on Guitar Hero 2, my friends were shocked when I 5*'d it in front of them! haha.
I can only do this song on easy :(
This song is, as you could probably tell from the comments above, about alcoholism.
Its about a drunk and him having to have that last drink.
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hmmmm reminds me of the time i got smashed at the pub and had to get dragged to the back of my mates car
It's obviously a drinking song. More importantly to me, this song is on Guitar Hero II, and it's one of the most fun songs to play. I love it.
that dude sounds like he's had whiskey, vodka, tequila, and everything else remotely related to alcahol and JackR is right. That is the most fun on MEDIUM
Medium???? You must suck at guitar hero. Anyways its a pretty weird song, the guitar I mean.