"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.
You, you look to the stars for answers
Your face glowing in blue
You smile at the thought that there's something out there
Suddenly a smile turns to a stare
A million tiny light bulbs shining
Through celluloid across the country
Little green men
Eyes shielded with a shaky hand, the women screaming
And the children gather and wonder
Who's there?
Who's there?
Fond of a night out in California
It's late, an interruption in space
Your smile, could there be someone out there?
Suddenly the smile has been erased
The radio crackled voices with obvious and used excuses
Blue gas burning above
Flicks and cartoons bumper stickers in preparation for tomorrow
And the children gather and wonder
Who's there?
Who's there?
Million tiny bombs exploding
Out the theater doors they're screaming
Ushers pick up treasures
Little nervous mens co-ordinance point at the moon
And the children gather and wonder
Who's there? Who's there?
Who's there? Who's there?
Who's there?
Your face glowing in blue
You smile at the thought that there's something out there
Suddenly a smile turns to a stare
A million tiny light bulbs shining
Through celluloid across the country
Little green men
Eyes shielded with a shaky hand, the women screaming
And the children gather and wonder
Who's there?
Who's there?
Fond of a night out in California
It's late, an interruption in space
Your smile, could there be someone out there?
Suddenly the smile has been erased
The radio crackled voices with obvious and used excuses
Blue gas burning above
Flicks and cartoons bumper stickers in preparation for tomorrow
And the children gather and wonder
Who's there?
Who's there?
Million tiny bombs exploding
Out the theater doors they're screaming
Ushers pick up treasures
Little nervous mens co-ordinance point at the moon
And the children gather and wonder
Who's there? Who's there?
Who's there? Who's there?
Who's there?
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LOVE THIS SONG. I think its a chronicalization of the reaction of people to alien invasion.
I think it's about childhood innocence, the children, still young and innocent, haven't been fed the propaganda that all aliens are gonna kill us, they, in their innocence, don't worry about what the aliens will do, but in fact, who they are........?
As in, "Who's there" ahem, the song title?
I am the only 1 to comment?!?!? o well. i think this song is a little self-explanitory: it's a story about people being invaded by aliens and wondering who, exactly, is there.if you wanna go deeper in meaning be my guest.
really strange story...but this song rocks...i love the solo...i did an amazing powerpoint project on this song but i threw it out cause it was back in the 3 1/2 floppy A stufff...long time ago...but it was legit