"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.
There's a place I dream about
Where the sun never goes out.
And the sky is deep and blue.
Won't you take me there with you.
Oh, we can begin again.
Shed our skin, let the sun shine in.
At the edge of the ocean
We can start over again.
Shaa lah lah lah lah lah lah
Sha lah lah
Sha lah lah
Shaa lah lah lah lah lah lah
Sha lah lah
Sha lah lah
There's a world I've always known
Somewhere far away from home
When I close my eyes I see
All the space and mystery
Ohhh, we can begin again
Shed our skin, let the sun shine in
At the edge of the ocean
We can start over again
Sha lah lah lah lah lah lah
Sha lah lah
Sha lah lah
Sha lah lah lah lah lah lah
Sha lah lah
Sha lah lah
Oh, we can begin again
Shed our skin, let the sun shine in
At the edge of the ocean
We can start over again
At the edge of the ocean
We can start over again
Sha lah lah lah lah lah lah
Sha lah lah
Sha lah lah
Sha lah lah lah lah lah lah
Sha lah lah
Sha lah lah
Where the sun never goes out.
And the sky is deep and blue.
Won't you take me there with you.
Oh, we can begin again.
Shed our skin, let the sun shine in.
At the edge of the ocean
We can start over again.
Shaa lah lah lah lah lah lah
Sha lah lah
Sha lah lah
Shaa lah lah lah lah lah lah
Sha lah lah
Sha lah lah
There's a world I've always known
Somewhere far away from home
When I close my eyes I see
All the space and mystery
Ohhh, we can begin again
Shed our skin, let the sun shine in
At the edge of the ocean
We can start over again
Sha lah lah lah lah lah lah
Sha lah lah
Sha lah lah
Sha lah lah lah lah lah lah
Sha lah lah
Sha lah lah
Oh, we can begin again
Shed our skin, let the sun shine in
At the edge of the ocean
We can start over again
At the edge of the ocean
We can start over again
Sha lah lah lah lah lah lah
Sha lah lah
Sha lah lah
Sha lah lah lah lah lah lah
Sha lah lah
Sha lah lah
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this is an amazing song. i first heard it on greys anatomy then later on veronica mars on the episode where logan watches the tapes of Lilly. it was well suited for that particular scene. Ivy is a great artist.
It's about starting over with someone, and leaving past transgressions behind and just moving forward.
Ivy is the BEST band ever. It's very relaxing to listen to. It's one of those kinda music where you don't know where to place it. It's kind of like Norah Jones... Just bring in the beats, add in a few guitars... And some other stuff... You got Ivy. This is a cool song to listen to when you're in nature. Yep. That may sound corny, but, download the song or listen to it. :)
We play this song at my job all the time & I love it. Very relaxing, that's for sure.
just to add, i can't believe this song hardly has any comments. seriously, even "my humps" have like 80 entries? this is such a deep song. Can someone interpret it? My literal reading is about the wonders of nature which alludes to relaxation etc etc Could there be another meaning?
"Hold on to the center and make up your mind to rejoice in this paradise called life." --Lao-Tzu
amazing song.
these lyrics remind me of william yeats
I love songs with the theme of "come back and let's make a fresh start." this song encompasses that fully. about meeting up with someone she loves and beginning again, in a place she's dreamt about. I think it's just saying that if they have a second chance, a dream can come true.<p><b><i>Edited by delial on May 28 2008, at 06:30AM</i></b></p>
I love this song I first heard it on Roswell. and Ivy is awesome. Such great chillout music.