"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.
we've both been through a lot
don't get me wrong
and i bet you'd never thought you'd be hearing this song
now i want to know if im only dreaming
if i am don't wake me up
'cause i'd rather be sleeping..thinking
people would say they'd make it mess up
and everyone thinks that i will mess this up
keep on smiling with me tonight
things turn around we both felt something right
i know we don't think the same now that were older
time has brought a change and now for what seems better
i know that years ago you wouldn't talk to me
i look at you and know whoever held you's lucky
people would say they'd make it mess up
and everyone thinks that i will mess this up
keep on smiling with me tonight
insured around we both felt something..
writing down is how i'm feeling feeling
finding out how much you care
i could read inside your stare
wondering whats going to happen happen
remember all the times we shared
i want take you everywhere
i'm searching afar i can't see
words can't explain feelings inside of me
i'm giving it all up for you
sing you this song so you know that it's true
writing down is how i'm feeling feeling
finding out how much you care
i could read inside your stare
wondering whats going to happen happen
remember all the times we shared
i want take you everywhere
don't get me wrong
and i bet you'd never thought you'd be hearing this song
now i want to know if im only dreaming
if i am don't wake me up
'cause i'd rather be sleeping..thinking
people would say they'd make it mess up
and everyone thinks that i will mess this up
keep on smiling with me tonight
things turn around we both felt something right
i know we don't think the same now that were older
time has brought a change and now for what seems better
i know that years ago you wouldn't talk to me
i look at you and know whoever held you's lucky
people would say they'd make it mess up
and everyone thinks that i will mess this up
keep on smiling with me tonight
insured around we both felt something..
writing down is how i'm feeling feeling
finding out how much you care
i could read inside your stare
wondering whats going to happen happen
remember all the times we shared
i want take you everywhere
i'm searching afar i can't see
words can't explain feelings inside of me
i'm giving it all up for you
sing you this song so you know that it's true
writing down is how i'm feeling feeling
finding out how much you care
i could read inside your stare
wondering whats going to happen happen
remember all the times we shared
i want take you everywhere
Lyrics submitted by LessThanMe
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This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
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In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
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The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
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I LOVE THIS SONG! nothing to lose is awesomee.. this sngand if dreams were real are greatt!
NTL...you rock my socks
This song makes me miss being in love :(
this song gives me chills
i love you brandon
this song rocks. the 1st ntl song i ever heard was 3 days ago, back in 2001 and i've loved them ever since. the lyrics seem pretty right on, except i think it's this:
keep on smiling with me tonight things turn around we both felt something right
know we don't think the same now that were older time has brought a change and now for what seems better