"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.
Today's on fire
The sky is bleeding above me, and I am blistered
I walk these lines of blasphemy, every day
And still
Like a bad star, I'm falling faster down to her
She's the only one who knows, what it is to burn
I feel diseased
Is there no sympathy, from the sun
The sky's still fire
But I am safe in here, from the world outside
So tell me
What's the price to pay for glory
Like a bad star, I'm falling faster down to her
She's the only one who knows, what it is to burn
Today is fine, and she burns
Today is fine, and she burns
She burns
Like a bad star, I'm falling faster down to her
She's the only one who knows, what it is to burn
The sky is bleeding above me, and I am blistered
I walk these lines of blasphemy, every day
And still
Like a bad star, I'm falling faster down to her
She's the only one who knows, what it is to burn
I feel diseased
Is there no sympathy, from the sun
The sky's still fire
But I am safe in here, from the world outside
So tell me
What's the price to pay for glory
Like a bad star, I'm falling faster down to her
She's the only one who knows, what it is to burn
Today is fine, and she burns
Today is fine, and she burns
She burns
Like a bad star, I'm falling faster down to her
She's the only one who knows, what it is to burn
Lyrics submitted by littlelostemoboy
What It Is to Burn Lyrics as written by Alejandro Martinez Linares Alejandro M. Linares
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Well, I finally did it!
Today is on fire. The sky is bleeding above me, and I am blistered. (the hardships of life and love are burning away my soul)
I walk these lines of blasphemy everyday, and still... (I'm a girl in love with a girl and am reminded everyday that it's "wrong")
Like a bad star, I'm falling faster down to her. (Being told that God hates me I feel like I have to fall from grace. So I make my way to my lover...)
She's the only one who knows what it is to burn. (...because she seems to be all I have now. The only one that understands how it feels for life to burn you in this way.)
I feel diseased. (I feel like my oppressors could be right and that the love I feel is really some sort of illness)
Is there no sympathy from the sun? (Thinking that the word "sun" could be a pun for "son" makes the interpretation that of loosing the faith I once had since it feels like Jesus isn't going to save me from this)
The sky is still fire, but I am safe in here from the world outside. (The world still torments me, but now I've found refuge in the arms of the one I love. Where in those arms, nothing can hurt me)
So tell me, what's the price to pay for glory? (What exactly do I have to do to be happy with my soul mate and have others approve of me being gay?)
Today is fire, and she burns. Today is fire, and she burns... (My lover burns for me because she knows what I'm going through and can feel the pain I feel.. But even though we're burning today, there's always hope for tomorrow. And this "fire" in our lives will only add to the fire inside we have for each other.)
Well to me ok to it me it is a suicide song about a girl who kill her self and the boyfriend wants to join her 'Today is on fire' meaning: the world is ending' his world.'The sky is bleeding above me' meaning:the skys are falling on him'.'and I am blistered.' Meaning: im tired, hes tire of life'. 'I walk these lines of blasphemy everyday' meaning: he curses god'. Like a bad star,<br /> I'm falling faster down to her'.meaning: everday he he gets closer to ending his life, because he wants to be with her,he falling quickly to end his life.' She's the only<br /> one who knows what it is to burn' meaning:she burns in hell for killing herself.' 'I feel diseased.' meaning: its eating him like a sickness, hes withering away.' 'Is there no sympathy from the sun' meaning: their no better days'. 'The sky is still fire meaning: the world still falls on him'. 'but I am safe in here<br /> from the world outside' meaning: hes only happy when he thinks of her in his thoughts'. 'So tell me,<br /> what's the price to pay for glory' meaning: whats it gonna take to be with her.' well thats what it means to me and yes i am new ''Dragon of the West'' <br />
what is it to burn is finch's most basic song because they started out as a deftones rip off band. they are by far the best band on the drive thru label and that comment about them not selling more than 10000 copies is bullshit cause they are getting bigger now that they are filming a video
@stellarstag25 Let's see what becomes of them. Great band still in 2022. :-)
like a bad star im falling faster down to her shes the only one who knows what it is to burn... those lines give me goosebumps. finch is so good
i love this song so much, its so beautiful and poetic
Oh my god.This song is so amazing. It gave me chills the first time i herd it...Finch Kicks ASS!
@sewing-with-nancie Agreed. They're awesome ;-)
Empathy for the Earth from someone on Nibiru (a.k.a. Dark Star, Black Hole Sun, Planet-X, Nemesis, the Bad Star, the Red Star Kachina, Kolob, Marduk)
this song is amazing live, and the band just gets better and better. the new cd is going to be incredible, and to get a signed copy go to drivethrurecords.com now!!!
The new cd is entitled "What It Is To Burn", but I've heard rumors saying this actual song won't be on it.
This has got to be the greatest song by finch that i've heard yet! i can't wait until the new album comes out!
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