"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.
empty-armed
and half a soul to go
and all i wanted
was you here next to me
a little sunshine and sympathy
now everybody knows
that i've been hanging down so low
'cause now i'm feeling up
soon i'll be feeling out so cold
wondering, will you call
and now i'm feeling high
soon i'll be feeling left for dead
sometimes someone saying yes
changes what you'll bet
and all i wanted
was just to hold you close
a little sunshine
just to butter my toast
and your love next to mine
i had to let you know
that we were meant to be just right
heaven sent, not sympathized
by everybody's lie
and now i'm feeling high
now i'm feeling left so dead
kicking up the dust in bed
wondering, i guess
sunshine
sunshine
sunshine
and some tea
and your love
your love
your love next to mine
i had to let you know
i had to let you go so i
could see my lie fade from your eyes
and to my surprise
that's what i wanted
it's all i wanted
it's what i wanted
me and you
sunshine
sunshine
sunshine
and some tea
that's all i wanted
it's all i wanted
that's all i wanted
it's all i wanted
and half a soul to go
and all i wanted
was you here next to me
a little sunshine and sympathy
now everybody knows
that i've been hanging down so low
'cause now i'm feeling up
soon i'll be feeling out so cold
wondering, will you call
and now i'm feeling high
soon i'll be feeling left for dead
sometimes someone saying yes
changes what you'll bet
and all i wanted
was just to hold you close
a little sunshine
just to butter my toast
and your love next to mine
i had to let you know
that we were meant to be just right
heaven sent, not sympathized
by everybody's lie
and now i'm feeling high
now i'm feeling left so dead
kicking up the dust in bed
wondering, i guess
sunshine
sunshine
sunshine
and some tea
and your love
your love
your love next to mine
i had to let you know
i had to let you go so i
could see my lie fade from your eyes
and to my surprise
that's what i wanted
it's all i wanted
it's what i wanted
me and you
sunshine
sunshine
sunshine
and some tea
that's all i wanted
it's all i wanted
that's all i wanted
it's all i wanted
Lyrics submitted by pinkubus_floyd
El Sol Lyrics as written by Matthew D. Sweeney William Patrick Corgan
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Even though this song sounds so bouncy and cheery, I always think that it really isn't at all.
'it's all I wanted...'
As usual it's that unrequited love thing, the idea that you only want one thing and you can't have it, and you have to let it go for the best of reasons. I always see this kind of message in Billy Corgan's stuff, I loved the Pumpkins and I love Zwan, but I'm starting to think that this view of all the songs is totally just a reflection of my own feelings. but then in a way I guess that's the point isn't it?
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i love this song. it sounds happy but it's actually depressing... it's really relaxing and carefree, a nice change from those heart-wrenching pumpkins songs (but i still love them)
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I'll take a stab at a second theme in these lyrics and that's of being forgotten by the person he loved "soon i'll be leaving left for dead". He's afraid for the person getting over him too fast and moving on faster than he is. I guess it makes the song like a little high in between two phases of depression over a person whom he loves. There's a hint of apprehension about what the future holds despite having forgiven the past.
just curious... do u like zwan or the pumpkins more ?
does anyone know what el sol means ?
el sol = the sun in spanish
Great Song one of my favorites on the album. Ima fan of both the Pumpkins and Zwan
it sounds like sympathize not "not hypnotized". maybe thats just on my side, but ive played it over and over. good song