"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.
As the cries start to penetrate still air, this day we celebrate.
The wait now ends.
From four corners smoke plums into reddened sky.
In the face of latern light, my destiny flies.
This day so hallowed, from here to forever its will I will follow.
Tonight will come to life.
Deadened branches stirred by whispers in the wind.
Fall children fill the streets at dusk, at last, it all will begin.
The wait now ends.
From four corners smoke plums into reddened sky.
In the face of latern light, my destiny flies.
This day so hallowed, from here to forever its will I will follow.
Tonight will come to life.
Deadened branches stirred by whispers in the wind.
Fall children fill the streets at dusk, at last, it all will begin.
Lyrics submitted by oofus
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Great version of a great song,
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this song is a classic, i could listen to this one forever. davey havok is genius. just read his lyrics...
kick ass song, i dont know much about the band but these songs i have are awesome.
its about creation
punk in drublic says... I'm not sure but it seems to me like this is about a day, but not a day that is in the real world (like halloween is the closes thing that comes to mind).. I dunno... maybe just a more morbid version of it? Anyway, I still luv the song.
It's probably about haloween coz it on the all hallow's ep...but who cares - it's def. me fav. AFI song and that's saying alot coz all their songs rock!
H82bu is right, it is about Halloween.. Its about the torn children that celebrate Halloween..
As the cries start to penetrate still air, this day we celebrate. The wait now ends. The kids are happy Halloween is here..
From four corners smoke plums into reddened sky. In the face of latern light, my destiny flies. Lantern light?? Jack o lanterns?
This day so hallowed, Dont get me started on that one..
from here to forever its will I will follow. Halloween never dies..
Tonight will come to life. Deadened branches stirred by whispers in the wind. Spooky... As Halloween..
Fall children fill the streets at dusk, at last, it all will begin. Roaming the streets to find houses of people who will give them candy.. And Halloween begins..
And the little wind-up-doll song at the end means something too..
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Well actually the only songs in this album written by Glenn are Fall Children and Halloween and im absolutely sure 'bout it<br />
this song frightens me. so does the album cover.
uhh no. they were ALL written by Davey...except for "Halloween". it says so on the album cover.
Mm hm. It does say so. I love AFI. It is the Shizneg!
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