"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.
Her love rains down on me easy as the breeze
I listen to her breathing it sounds like the waves on the sea
I was thinking all about her, burning with rage and desire
We were spinning into darkness the earth was on fire
She could take it back, she might take it back some day
So I spy on her, I lie to her, I make promises I cannot keep
Then I hear her laughter rising, rising from the deep
And I make her prove her love for me, I take all that I can take
I push her to the limit to see if she will break
She might take it back, she could take it back some day
Now I have seen the warnings, screaming from all sides
It's easy to ignore them, God knows I've tried
All of this temptation, you know it turned my faith to lies
Until I couldn't see the danger or hear the rising tide
She can take it back, she will take it back some day
She can take it back, she will take it back some day
She will take it back, she will take it back some day
I listen to her breathing it sounds like the waves on the sea
I was thinking all about her, burning with rage and desire
We were spinning into darkness the earth was on fire
She could take it back, she might take it back some day
So I spy on her, I lie to her, I make promises I cannot keep
Then I hear her laughter rising, rising from the deep
And I make her prove her love for me, I take all that I can take
I push her to the limit to see if she will break
She might take it back, she could take it back some day
Now I have seen the warnings, screaming from all sides
It's easy to ignore them, God knows I've tried
All of this temptation, you know it turned my faith to lies
Until I couldn't see the danger or hear the rising tide
She can take it back, she will take it back some day
She can take it back, she will take it back some day
She will take it back, she will take it back some day
Lyrics submitted by Demau Senae, edited by topkekm8
Take It Back Lyrics as written by Dave Gilmour Bob Ezrin
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If you listen to the words it is obvious that it is about mother nature and the eventual demise of the human race by our own ignorance. We think that we are somehow more powerful than the earth and that we ultimately determine it's destiny. When in reality she can take it back at any time and we will be the only cost.
@SubOne Thank you so much for this, I have. beat my head against the wall trying to figure out. the obvious here. I just didn't get it.. Maybe I've beat my head against all too many times.!
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Amazing interpretation! Right on the point! It is about our dysfunctional and abusive relationship with Nature, but above all, it is about the abusive nature of mankind. By the way, when a human abuse another human, that is an abuse to Nature because humans are part of Nature.
DId anyone else notice that like half way through the song "Ring a ring of rosies" is sung (really quietly, listen out for it).
Yeah, I noticed it too.
It is about our dysfunctional and abusive relationship with Mother Nature as many said before.
Like mother nature and how we fuck her up but she still keeps us alive. "i push her to the limit to see if she will break" which is exactly what we do.
Honestly, I've never been able to understand how this song relates at all to mother nature. It seems to me like he exchanged some toxic words with his wife/girlfriend/whatever and hopes he can restore the relationship.
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"Her love rains on me easy as the breeze" "I listen to her breathing it sounds like the waves on the sea" "I was thinkin' all about her, burning with rage and desire"
The way he sings it is just so beautiful.
some nonsense lyrics, not the best of the pink floyd as well, but still the song of my life... the rythm is perfec and i guess anyone can see the road along the way, the feel of the breeze close to the sea, the incredible feeling of freedom. along with u2´s "when the streets have no name", this is the best song i´ve ever heard!
its about the things we do to hurt another one. concient or inconciently. and, of course, about regrets!wonderfull song!
this is to me a love song, your partner beside you, you notincing all these things then, you do all these things you shouldnt just to see if they really do love you, and the warnings to stay away but you just cant do it