"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.
Love, I hope we get on
I hope we can find a way
Seeing it all
Love, I hope we can be
I hope I can find a way
Of letting you see
That I'm so easy to please
So easy
Love, I hope we grow up
I hope we can find a way
Of seeing it all
Love, I hope we can be
I hope I can find a way
Of letting you see
That I'm so easy to please
So easy
I hope we can find a way
Seeing it all
Love, I hope we can be
I hope I can find a way
Of letting you see
That I'm so easy to please
So easy
Love, I hope we grow up
I hope we can find a way
Of seeing it all
Love, I hope we can be
I hope I can find a way
Of letting you see
That I'm so easy to please
So easy
Lyrics submitted by Ice, edited by Mellow_Harsher, letsjustlive
Easy to Please Lyrics as written by Guy Rupert Berryman Christopher Anthony John Martin
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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"There's a part - 'Cash in now honey, cash in Miss Smith.' Miss Smith is my Mother; our last name was Smith. Cashing in when she cashed in her life. So... she decided that, to her... at that time, she was desperate. Life wasn't worth it for her, that was her opinion. Some people think, never take your life, and some people find that their life isn't worth living. She was in love with my Dad, and my Dad was not faithful to her, and it broke her heart. She was very desperate and she did something that I know she regrets."
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Jane's Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell gives Adam Reader some heartfelt insight into Jane’s Addiction's hard rock manifesto "Mountain Song", which was the second single from their revolutionary album Nothing's Shocking. Mountain song was first recorded in 1986 and appeared on the soundtrack to the film Dudes starring Jon Cryer. The version on Nothing's Shocking was re-recorded in 1988.
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Great version of a great song,
Easy to Please is a most beautiful love song. I mean, Chris doesn't make this song too wordy; it's so simply put.He's attempting to let the lady in his life know she needs not try to impress, just be who she is, and he'll love her still and obviously if he's so easy to please, there's nothing that she could really do that would disappoint or repulse him. It's so beautiful like other Coldplay songs e.g.Yellow and Your Love Means Everything.
I love this song. To me this song is about a guy who really loves a girl, and he wants to grow old with her, and to be happy, But at the same time, he knows that he's not a good person for her, because he's so easy to please... it doesnt really matter to him who he's with.. he could care less. But this girl loves him so much.. and that makes him happy.. but at the same time he's trying to "find a way" to warn her that he's sooo easy to please. And he might hurt her, because he could easily find someone else. But at the same time he doesn't want to hurt her.. he would rather sette for her and grow old with her and make her happy, because she is very much in love with him.
This song is about someone who is struggling with thier emotions.
But i also agree with your interpretations. Absolutely beautiful song. so much meaning in 16 lines.
There's nothing to interpret in this song. I mean, the meaning it's so clear.
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I take a different meaning on this song.. to me it's about him being hopeless and just wanting someone to love him. When he keeps referring to "love", i think he's literally talking to that part of his emotion
Those street sounds in the background are soo eerie, but they really make the song.
I absolutely love this song. it has to be one of my favorites. I feel it describes the way one feels when theyre absolutely head over heels in love. I dont think anyone could have described it better. i also love the way he personifies love. because everyone wants it. its almost as if hes trying to convince love. he wants that feeling and company of love to always be with him.
I see it that Chris wants someone that actually loves him. (in the song) And that he would be happy with almost anyone that would just show him compassion and love him for him, and not for the success or the fact that he's "hot".
i would do that
The longing and hope reveals his lack of confidence.
His vulnerability is his dedication and declaration to simplistic expectations.
If this song were true.
It would have done something more than hope.
I recently listened the song at night when I was driving with my car a bit around....creepy. I mean the song's meaning is obvious,.....but this voice + the background is just incredible!
I think that the third line is really "of seing it all" and the first line of the second verse is "Love, I hope we grow old." Chris Martin's voice is especially haunting in this song.