"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.
(Oh, yeah) every time I see you, oh, I try to hide away
But when we meet, it seems I can't let go
Every time you leave the room, I feel I'm fading like a flower
Every time I
Can't let go
Every time I, every time I, every time I
I'm fading, fading (oh, yeah)
Every time I see you, oh, I try to hide away
But when we meet, it seems I can't let go (can't let go)
Every time you leave the room, I feel I'm fading like a flower
(I'm fading like a flower)
(Yeah) (like a, like a) fading like a, fading like a rose
(Like a, like a) fading like a rose
(Oh, yeah) every time I see you, oh, I try to hide away
But when we meet, it seems I can't let go
Every time you leave the room, I feel I'm fading like a flower
(I'm fading like a flower)
Every time I
Never let go
Every time I, every time I, every time I
I'm fading, fading (oh, yeah)
Every time, try to hide away
But when we, can't let go (can't let go)
Every time you leave the room, I feel I'm fading like a flower
(I'm fading like a flower)
Fading like a, fading like a rose
Fading like a rose (hide away)
(Like a, like a) fading like a rose (can't let go), can't let go
I'm fading like a flower
I'm fading like a flower
But when we meet, it seems I can't let go
Every time you leave the room, I feel I'm fading like a flower
Every time I
Can't let go
Every time I, every time I, every time I
I'm fading, fading (oh, yeah)
Every time I see you, oh, I try to hide away
But when we meet, it seems I can't let go (can't let go)
Every time you leave the room, I feel I'm fading like a flower
(I'm fading like a flower)
(Yeah) (like a, like a) fading like a, fading like a rose
(Like a, like a) fading like a rose
(Oh, yeah) every time I see you, oh, I try to hide away
But when we meet, it seems I can't let go
Every time you leave the room, I feel I'm fading like a flower
(I'm fading like a flower)
Every time I
Never let go
Every time I, every time I, every time I
I'm fading, fading (oh, yeah)
Every time, try to hide away
But when we, can't let go (can't let go)
Every time you leave the room, I feel I'm fading like a flower
(I'm fading like a flower)
Fading like a, fading like a rose
Fading like a rose (hide away)
(Like a, like a) fading like a rose (can't let go), can't let go
I'm fading like a flower
I'm fading like a flower
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Fading Like A Flower Lyrics as written by Per Gessle
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i absolutely love this song. i cried when i listened to it for the first time in 8 years. but thats cos it holds special meaning to me and my childhood.
i agree with the above comment, about the song's meaning :)
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@pinback buddy I feel ya. I love this song and Roxette. Reunion your PLEASE! <br />
Tell me why? When I scream there's no reply, when I reach out there's nothing to find, when I sleep I break down and cry ...
I remember listening to this song growing up...i love this song sooo much! its a great song...a great album
I remember listening to this song growing up...i love this song sooo much! its a great song...a great album
This is a really good song. I think its about a person trying to get over someone by seeing other people, but can't get over their original lover.
Personally I've always interpreted the lyrics to be about someone who was very shy. She had a crush on someone and really wanted to be with that person, but was too self-conscious and hid every time she saw her crush. And then ended up feeling really bad every time her crush left, knowing she had failed once again to talk to him.
The song is about a woman who broke up with a guy, and is ready to see the world through fresh eyes (a life not involving him). She knows it will take time to get him out of her head, but she wants to try and move on from the past. When she sees him, she is always reminded of times they had together. This makes her wonder if she made the right decision because it musters up the old feelings again. Because of this she tries to avoid seeing him in the hope the feelings will stay at bay. She knows she misses him being there – “When I scream there’s no reply, When I reach out there’s nothing to find, When I sleep I break down and cry” but she isn’t sure whether to go back to him or try to move on without him.
Everyone is like a flower that anyone can destroy, but with our force we can go on I love you my sweet tsarina you're mine forever