"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.
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Jane's Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell gives Adam Reader some heartfelt insight into Jane’s Addiction's hard rock manifesto "Mountain Song", which was the second single from their revolutionary album Nothing's Shocking. Mountain song was first recorded in 1986 and appeared on the soundtrack to the film Dudes starring Jon Cryer. The version on Nothing's Shocking was re-recorded in 1988.
"'Mountain Song' was actually about... I hate to say it but... drugs. Climbing this mountain and getting as high as you can, and then coming down that mountain," reveals Farrell. "What it feels to descend from the mountain top... not easy at all. The ascension is tough but exhilarating. Getting down is... it's a real bummer. Drugs is not for everybody obviously. For me, I wanted to experience the heights, and the lows come along with it."
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Just A Little Lovin'
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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/
Gamzilla is right, "I hear they’ll hang you upside down stretched across two boards for hearing distant voices and crossing to the Lord." That refers to when Peter was crucified. Before Jesus is crucified, he tells Peter that he will deny Jesus three times and he does so. In the end of the book of John, when Jesus has risen from the dead and come to speak to Peter. He asks Peter if he truly loves Him, three times. Each time for the times Peter denied Him. He finally states that he does love Jesus. Later on in His life, Peter is crucified for his love of God and doesn't deny it. As they are about to crucify him, he is asked to be crucified upside down, because he believes he is not worthy to have the same death as Jesus.
"I know that one day soon a song shall rise you’ll hear it with the sleep still in your eyes" Mark says that, it was very early, just before sunrise when they found Jesus' tomb empty. The song that rose is Jesus Christ, because He rose from the grave. (Mark 16:2)
This note enclosed at the end of the lyrics gives a bit of background.
"This song was inspired by the song “Come the Day” by the Seekers. It was the lulluby that my Mother sang to me when I was a baby, and one of my earliest memories. Thanks Mom, this song is for you. -Reese "
i like the beat to this song its amazing another one of my favorites by FIF
I see this as a song about the difficulty of hearing the call of God in the modern age of skeptics, and how everyone's looking for hope, yet no one dares to look to God for it... yet Peter found hope by swimming to Christ.
Just a side note, the "I hear they'll hang you upside down/ stretched across two boards/ for hearing distant voices/ and crossing to the Lord" refers to (I think) Peter again, who was crucified on a cross (two boards), but upside down, as he did not feel himself worthy to be upright like Jesus was. Great song, btw. I keep getting the chorus stuck in my head. Uh... yeah.
This song, to me, basically reminds me of what Jesus did while he was on Earth and how certain humans reacted. Also, how Peter and Judas and Paul are me at certain times of my faith journey. This song reminds me to listen to God's call and don't turn away.
Well the song comes directly from the story in the Bible when Jesus first comes back to some of the disciples(I can't remember which but i know peter was one) in the same way as he did when he first called them.
an amazing song. It sends such a powerful message. Absolutly amazing. Anyway, the song is about being a hopless world, but then finding your hope in Christ.
i love it too! i have the chorus totally stuck in my head. it almost gets me thinking about heaven, imagining the voices singing in heaven, the angels, god, praises, and them waiting for us. the bells ringing in all of the fun greeting new arrivals.
I know that one day soon a song shall rise you’ll hear it with the sleep still in your eyes
now what is that supposed to mean? after you are dead and rise in heaven when you hear the voices and the bells?? idk. but totally aesome song.
The scriptural basis of this song is John 21:1-8. I'm not really sure about what the chorus is talking about, but overall it seems that the song is encouraging us to have faith in God. That when things seem hopeless and we are broken hearted, we need to remember to trust God and he will deliver us. "When truth can be so distant And hope evades our reach Peter swam across the water And found it on the beach"