"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.
Turning in to something
Drifting off to always
Got to pull myself back in
Holding back the questions
Bruised with all rejections
Got to pull myself back in
We've suffered the breaks
You know I still remember it
It keeps burning away
I know that you may take a while
To come back around
Come back around
I miss you around
Reaching out for someone
Burning out for solo
Got to pull myself back in
There's no new religion
And there's no real solution
Got to pull myself back in
We've suffered the breaks
You know I still remember it
It keeps burning away
I know that you may take a while
To come back around
We've suffered the breaks
You know I still remember it
It keeps burning away
I know that you may take a while
To come back around
Come back around
Come back around
Feel you're going under
So keep on treading water
Got to pull myself back in
Feel no obligation
No more indecision
Got to pull myself back in
We've suffered the breaks
You know I still remember it
It keeps burning away
I know that you may take a while
To come back
We've suffered the breaks
You know I still remember it
It keeps burning away
I know that you may take a while
I know that you may take a while
To come back around
Drifting off to always
Got to pull myself back in
Holding back the questions
Bruised with all rejections
Got to pull myself back in
We've suffered the breaks
You know I still remember it
It keeps burning away
I know that you may take a while
To come back around
Come back around
I miss you around
Reaching out for someone
Burning out for solo
Got to pull myself back in
There's no new religion
And there's no real solution
Got to pull myself back in
We've suffered the breaks
You know I still remember it
It keeps burning away
I know that you may take a while
To come back around
We've suffered the breaks
You know I still remember it
It keeps burning away
I know that you may take a while
To come back around
Come back around
Come back around
Feel you're going under
So keep on treading water
Got to pull myself back in
Feel no obligation
No more indecision
Got to pull myself back in
We've suffered the breaks
You know I still remember it
It keeps burning away
I know that you may take a while
To come back
We've suffered the breaks
You know I still remember it
It keeps burning away
I know that you may take a while
I know that you may take a while
To come back around
Lyrics submitted by brain_case
Come Back Around Lyrics as written by Grant Nicholas
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
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True, True, i agree, these are some really good lyrics.
Yeah FEEDER are back! sounding great as ever even if there is no Jon any more. A great arrany of guitars brilliant riffs and a catchy chorus. This has to be a Feeder hit.
indeed it does... feeder kick ass.
This song has definatly grown on me. It seems a lot more angsty, and obviously people have linked like to the death of their drummer, but to me, it seems the subject of this song is not a friend's death. In actual fact it makes me think of some of the shit things going on in the world generally right now, like in the Middle East, specifically Israel. Parts of the song such as "There’s no new religion, and there’s no real solution" especially. That's prolly just me though. Good catchy pop song, some wicked riffs too.
Forget the riffs... the drums are god!
I got bored once and created this. gtplanet.net/gallery/photos/gtc_videos/CDWD.wmv To me the song is about overcoming things. In the bands case Jon Lee's death. It's probably the catchiest song on the whole album.
this was definitely about them coming back and facing everyone and everything after jon's death. and showing the world they can still rock!
[or trying to anyway] :/
This is a great comeback song, after Jon Lee's death.
this song is ace. awesome guitar! awesome song!
i dont listen to "Feeder" a lot so i dont mean to sound a bit dorky but whos Jon Lee?
Is it just me or does the lead singer sound like Dave Grohl? but apart from that songs fucking good one
Dave Grohl in contrast to Grant Nicholas is shite. Honestly mate. Don' even compare the two.
Grant Nicholas is in a class of his own. There's no comparing him with anyone. You don't listen to FEEDER?? You're missing out big time. And you call yourself Music-guy. LOL. FEEDER has hundreds of AMAZING songs.