"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.
Trace the shape of my heart, till it becomes more familiar to your eyes.
I've been lost without you, cold without your love.
It's taken days and nights to make me realize.
Rescue me from waiting on this line.
I won't give up on giving you the chance to blow my mind.
Let the eleventh hour quickly pass me by.
I'll find you when I think I'm out of time.
Take the place of my heart, till I become a stranger to my life.
I've been down without you, wrong without your love.
In time will I be what you're thinking of?
Rescue me from waiting on this line.
I won't give up on giving you the change to blow my mind.
Let the eleventh hour quickly pass me by.
I'll find you when I think I'm out of time.
I've been wrong without you, cold without your love.
In time will I be what you're thinking of?
I've been lost without you, cold without your love.
It's taken days and nights to make me realize.
Rescue me from waiting on this line.
I won't give up on giving you the chance to blow my mind.
Let the eleventh hour quickly pass me by.
I'll find you when I think I'm out of time.
Take the place of my heart, till I become a stranger to my life.
I've been down without you, wrong without your love.
In time will I be what you're thinking of?
Rescue me from waiting on this line.
I won't give up on giving you the change to blow my mind.
Let the eleventh hour quickly pass me by.
I'll find you when I think I'm out of time.
I've been wrong without you, cold without your love.
In time will I be what you're thinking of?
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@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
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in life, when we feel we have nothing to cling to, then we'll sometimes get to a place where we get close to God and in this song, it's the "eleventh hour"... but basically, 'i've been down without you, cold without you' says it best...
To me, this is a song of hope. It's looking forward to Christ's return in hope. In it he says "I get so used to these shadows"; which represents the world we live in (full of shadows or sin). Then he almost cries "Will you chase away these shadows when you come back again?"; asking God to remove the things of this world and in their place provide what really matters, Him. My 2nd favorite on the album.
CRAP, nevermind my above comment, its actually supposed to be for Edge of the Water....sorry.
I think this is about desperation, about a place in your life where you're longing for God. A theology student told me that in the Bible "The Eleventh Hour" meant Redemption. It's clear throughout the song that He wants God to bring Him back.
"trace the shape of my heart, till it becomes more familiar to your eyes." and "Take the place of my heart, 'til I've become a stranger to my life" speak of how the writer is desperate for God to change his heart once again, and to change it to where GOD wants it. Desperation and Redemption are the theme, and it's written beautifully
The song is about rejecting salvation until the last possible moment (the eleventh hour). "Rescue me .. Let the eleventh hour quickly pass me by I'll find you when I think I'm out of time"
The singer wants to draw close to Him earlier, as is right, as opposed to later, as is human.