"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.
I saw you there, just standing there
And I thought I was only dreaming, yeah
I kissed you then, then once again
You said you would come and dance with me
Dance with me across the sea
And we can feel the motion of a thousand dreams
Doctor! Doctor! Can't you see I'm burning, burning
Oh, Doctor! Doctor! Is this love I'm feeling?
Ships at night give such delight
We all leave before the morning light
Please don't go, no, please don't go
'Cause I don't want to stay here on my own, ooh
Doctor! Doctor! Can't you see I'm burning, burning
Oh, Doctor! Doctor! Is this love I'm feeling?
Doctor! Doctor! Can't you see I'm burning, burning
Oh, Doctor! Doctor! Is this love I'm feeling?
Fever breathe your love on me (breathe your love)
Take away my name (take away)
Fever lay your hands on me (breathe your love)
I'll never be the same
Oh, Doctor! Doctor! Can't you see I'm burning, burning
Oh, Doctor! Doctor! Is this love I'm feeling?
Doctor! Doctor! Can't you see I'm burning, burning
Oh, Doctor! Doctor! Is this love I'm feeling?
Come with me and make believe
We can travel to eternity
And I thought I was only dreaming, yeah
I kissed you then, then once again
You said you would come and dance with me
Dance with me across the sea
And we can feel the motion of a thousand dreams
Doctor! Doctor! Can't you see I'm burning, burning
Oh, Doctor! Doctor! Is this love I'm feeling?
Ships at night give such delight
We all leave before the morning light
Please don't go, no, please don't go
'Cause I don't want to stay here on my own, ooh
Doctor! Doctor! Can't you see I'm burning, burning
Oh, Doctor! Doctor! Is this love I'm feeling?
Doctor! Doctor! Can't you see I'm burning, burning
Oh, Doctor! Doctor! Is this love I'm feeling?
Fever breathe your love on me (breathe your love)
Take away my name (take away)
Fever lay your hands on me (breathe your love)
I'll never be the same
Oh, Doctor! Doctor! Can't you see I'm burning, burning
Oh, Doctor! Doctor! Is this love I'm feeling?
Doctor! Doctor! Can't you see I'm burning, burning
Oh, Doctor! Doctor! Is this love I'm feeling?
Come with me and make believe
We can travel to eternity
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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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Page
Ed Sheeran
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There aren’t many things that’ll hurt more than giving love a chance against your better judgement only to have your heart crushed yet again. Ed Sheeran tells such a story on “Page.” On this track, he is devastated to have lost his lover and even more saddened by the feeling that he may never move on from this.
When we were kids, many of us joked that the burning in question was VD.
hahaha the burning in question?
No comments yet? Amazing.
Of course its a sex song, but its good eighties stuff.
I like the song. The lyrics are hot.
It's very hot and full of sexual meaning
cool