"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.
Ooh-hoo, Jackie Blue
Lives a life from inside of her room
Hides a smile when she's wearing a frown
Ooh, Jackie, your not so down
You like your life in a free form style
You'll take an inch but you'd love a mile
There never seems to be quite enough
Loving around us when your loving comes
Ooh-hoo, Jackie Blue
What's a game, ooh, that you never lose
Ask a winner and you'll probably find
Ooh, Jackie they lost you some time
Don't try tell me that you're not aware
Of what you're doing and that you don't care
You say that it's easy, just a natural thing
Like playing music that you've never seen
Ooh-hoo, Jackie Blue
Making wishes that never come true
Going places where you've never been
Ooh, Jackie, you've blown it again
Ooh-hoo, Jackie Blue
Lives a life from inside her room
Makes you think that life is a drag
Ooh, Jackie, what fun you have had
Lives a life from inside of her room
Hides a smile when she's wearing a frown
Ooh, Jackie, your not so down
You like your life in a free form style
You'll take an inch but you'd love a mile
There never seems to be quite enough
Loving around us when your loving comes
Ooh-hoo, Jackie Blue
What's a game, ooh, that you never lose
Ask a winner and you'll probably find
Ooh, Jackie they lost you some time
Don't try tell me that you're not aware
Of what you're doing and that you don't care
You say that it's easy, just a natural thing
Like playing music that you've never seen
Ooh-hoo, Jackie Blue
Making wishes that never come true
Going places where you've never been
Ooh, Jackie, you've blown it again
Ooh-hoo, Jackie Blue
Lives a life from inside her room
Makes you think that life is a drag
Ooh, Jackie, what fun you have had
Lyrics submitted by kahlan, edited by Mellow_Harsher
Jackie Blue Lyrics as written by Steve Cash Larry M. Lee
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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i'd like to think of myself as jackie blue <3
i think this is about a girl name jackie lol... who is depressed b/c her life isnt going anywhere.. she lost a lover and can't move on w/ life and sits around in her room and uses drugs- the line- Don't try tell me that you're not aware of what you doing and that you don't care" and "Going places where you've never been"
One of the only Smashing Pumpkins' songs I don't have...trying to find it on the Internet. If I can't then I'll just get the collection that has it.
this song is great...its about a girl who's bummed about something (probably a guy), and is acting like it's the end of the world..she's forgetting all the good things in her life.. and all the good things that have happened even with that guy..she got what she wanted.. a loose bond, but is still dissatified.. but shouldnt be because she has gotten what she wants many times. plus it was fun while it lasted...furthermore, this song was written about me..my names jackie
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