"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.
"Archangel, Dark Angel
Lend me thy light
Through death's veil
Till we have Heaven in sight!"
"Archangel, Dark Angel
Lend me thy light
Through death's veil
Till we have Heaven in sight!"
"Archangel, Dark Angel
Lend me thy light
Through death's veil
Till we have Heaven in sight!"
"Archangel, Dark Angel
Lend me thy light
Through death's veil
Till we have Heaven in sight!"
"Archangel, Dark Angel
Lend me thy light
Through death's veil
Till we have Heaven in sight!"
"Archangel, Dark Angel
Lend me thy light
Through death's veil
Till we have Heaven in sight!"
"Archangel, Dark Angel
Lend me thy light
Through death's veil
Till we have Heaven in sight!"
"Archangel, Dark Angel
Lend me thy light
Lend me thy light
Through death's veil
Till we have Heaven in sight!"
"Archangel, Dark Angel
Lend me thy light
Through death's veil
Till we have Heaven in sight!"
"Archangel, Dark Angel
Lend me thy light
Through death's veil
Till we have Heaven in sight!"
"Archangel, Dark Angel
Lend me thy light
Through death's veil
Till we have Heaven in sight!"
"Archangel, Dark Angel
Lend me thy light
Through death's veil
Till we have Heaven in sight!"
"Archangel, Dark Angel
Lend me thy light
Through death's veil
Till we have Heaven in sight!"
"Archangel, Dark Angel
Lend me thy light
Through death's veil
Till we have Heaven in sight!"
"Archangel, Dark Angel
Lend me thy light
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im sorry, but i just cant help but laugh at wonder woman....it makes you want to cry??? dear "lord"!! And the whole worship satan shit.....I am NOT a stan worshipper, and cradle of filth is among my favorite bands. Hmph. Musical tastes shold have no impact upon religious beliefs. Not saying im a christian, far from it. But, im not some Satan worshipper, and i dislike people who think that since i listen to music like this, i MUST worship satan. Nope. Wrong. And, they lyrical content of C.O.F's song are ust absolutely gorgeous. The wording, the images portrayed by the words....just gorgeous.
im done now.
could'nt've said it better myself
Black/Death Metal always contain satanic lyrics, and Cradle Of Filth IS A SATANIC BAND.<br /> <br /> the only difference is they write more about sexual themes rather than god and Satan
Worship Satan and listen to COF
Worship nothing and listen to CoF
Smoke crack and worship satan
Smoke satan and worship cradle of filth and listen to crack...this is the true path to existence
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vpipkt.. the music is actually very good, although lyrics may be hard to make out at first, much like with any song, you understand them with time and listening..
my brother listens to this music and i think it sucks balls..its so scary it seriously makes me want to cry..why would you want to sing like that?!
I posted another comment on the song Her ghost in the fog, a least I think thats what its called, anyway, I was saying that you know , I think c.o.f. is very artistic and stuff. I like there photos of woman, the woman are very pretty, its very artistic ,and beautifull. I was also saying I like c.o.f. lyrics, and I like the instruments too, but I cant get over the vocals, I think the vocals are horrid. Other than that there good. I think that alot of people are attracted to c.o.f. becaus of the image they portray, however I dont really think these are there true selves Just a stage act. Anyway, I like the art they make, it's very cool.
C.O.F must be one of the best bands out there. For any one that can sit down and write such detailed lyrics, I must give credit to. If it wasnt for one of my friends, I would of never knew how kick ass this band is. He showed me the light sorta speak lol. Personally I think Tearing The Veil From Grace is one of their good songs. Thats just my opinion though.