"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.
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
I thought a bit about you today
Look how i fancied up myself for you
So look alittle bit of me today
You know you gotta try a little harder
So you could be my, my, my, my darling
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
I thought a lil bit of us today
I tired my best to get to you somehow
So think a lil bit of me today
You know you gotta show me that you love me
And baby be my, my, my, my darling
Smile a lil smile lets enjoy the moment now
And just have fun good times (a good time)
Try a baby good, just a lil bit of lovin'
Its gonna feel so fine
Is it really true, that you feel the same way too
And hope we'll be together
Now you know that i love you
Love you, love you, love you, love you, love you
Love you, love you, love you, love you
I looked up the meaning of
The funny word we call love
And then i wrote your name beside it
Wit a little hart above
If i were start to dream i'd dream
Would my dreams be wat they seem?
All along I lie and dream of me and you
And me, and you, and me, and you
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
I thot a lil bit of you today
I sent the meaning over just for you
So drive a lil long to me today
You no u need to say u love me
or will you just be my, my, my, my friend
Tell me wat u think
And it keep it a lil simple
Baby everythings ok (okay)
Try and baby, try it
Open up ur hart and be honestly sincere
Is it really true that you
Think one or two before we go a lil slower
Thats wat makes you so cute
So cute, so cute, so cute, so cute, so cute
so cute, so cute, so cute, so cute
Wen suddenly i'm thinking of
The funny word we call love
I still dont think of you at first
My family still comes above
If you wanna capture me
Its as simple as can be
Mr. Lan has said it, all u need is love
my love, my love, my love, my love
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
Wen suddenly i'm thinking of
The funny word we call love
I still dont think of you at first
My family still comes above
If you wanna capture me
Its as simple as can be
Mr. Lan has said it, all u need is love
Mr. Lan has said it, all u need is love
Mr. Lan has said it, all u need is love
my love, my love, my love, my love, my love
my love, my love, my love, my love, my love
my love, my love, my love, my love, my love
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
I thought a bit about you today
Look how i fancied up myself for you
So look alittle bit of me today
You know you gotta try a little harder
So you could be my, my, my, my darling
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
I thought a lil bit of us today
I tired my best to get to you somehow
So think a lil bit of me today
You know you gotta show me that you love me
And baby be my, my, my, my darling
Smile a lil smile lets enjoy the moment now
And just have fun good times (a good time)
Try a baby good, just a lil bit of lovin'
Its gonna feel so fine
Is it really true, that you feel the same way too
And hope we'll be together
Now you know that i love you
Love you, love you, love you, love you, love you
Love you, love you, love you, love you
I looked up the meaning of
The funny word we call love
And then i wrote your name beside it
Wit a little hart above
If i were start to dream i'd dream
Would my dreams be wat they seem?
All along I lie and dream of me and you
And me, and you, and me, and you
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
I thot a lil bit of you today
I sent the meaning over just for you
So drive a lil long to me today
You no u need to say u love me
or will you just be my, my, my, my friend
Tell me wat u think
And it keep it a lil simple
Baby everythings ok (okay)
Try and baby, try it
Open up ur hart and be honestly sincere
Is it really true that you
Think one or two before we go a lil slower
Thats wat makes you so cute
So cute, so cute, so cute, so cute, so cute
so cute, so cute, so cute, so cute
Wen suddenly i'm thinking of
The funny word we call love
I still dont think of you at first
My family still comes above
If you wanna capture me
Its as simple as can be
Mr. Lan has said it, all u need is love
my love, my love, my love, my love
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
Wen suddenly i'm thinking of
The funny word we call love
I still dont think of you at first
My family still comes above
If you wanna capture me
Its as simple as can be
Mr. Lan has said it, all u need is love
Mr. Lan has said it, all u need is love
Mr. Lan has said it, all u need is love
my love, my love, my love, my love, my love
my love, my love, my love, my love, my love
my love, my love, my love, my love, my love
Lyrics submitted by EmEraLdSkYez
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This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
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This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
Blue
Ed Sheeran
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“Blue” is a song about a love that is persisting in the discomfort of the person experiencing the emotion. Ed Sheeran reflects on love lost, and although he wishes his former partner find happiness, he cannot but admit his feelings are still very much there. He expresses the realization that he might never find another on this stringed instrumental by Aaron Dessner.
Amazing
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran tells a story of unsuccessfully trying to feel “Amazing.” This track is about the being weighed down by emotional stress despite valiant attempts to find some positivity in the situation. This track was written by Ed Sheeran from the perspective of his friend. From the track, we see this person fall deeper into the negative thoughts and slide further down the path of mental torment with every lyric.
It's Mr. Lennon said it. Not Lan. You know, John Lennon? "All You Need Is Love"? The Beatles?