"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.
Vanilla scented sky
the candlelight
can only show so much
But we can let our hands see
what our eyes cant
you breathe slowly
and move in slow motion
We keep a firm grip on this moment
cuz it will never last as long as we want it to
So lets make the best of a great situation
lets make the best of a great situation..
i think ill start at your ears
and work my way down to your neck..
roll over your collarbone..
End up at your chest.
your hipbones are calling my name
Only I can hear their plea
serve as handles for the night
Skin like silk becomes slippery..
Lets make the best of a great situation
make the best of a great situation..
Like every good story
there must be an end
Its the only way we can relive this again
So let it go and wave goodbye
Happiness is a handful of days away
Its easier to count days than hours
We learned that the hard way..
the number is lesser in value
and easier to swallow
the candlelight
can only show so much
But we can let our hands see
what our eyes cant
you breathe slowly
and move in slow motion
We keep a firm grip on this moment
cuz it will never last as long as we want it to
So lets make the best of a great situation
lets make the best of a great situation..
i think ill start at your ears
and work my way down to your neck..
roll over your collarbone..
End up at your chest.
your hipbones are calling my name
Only I can hear their plea
serve as handles for the night
Skin like silk becomes slippery..
Lets make the best of a great situation
make the best of a great situation..
Like every good story
there must be an end
Its the only way we can relive this again
So let it go and wave goodbye
Happiness is a handful of days away
Its easier to count days than hours
We learned that the hard way..
the number is lesser in value
and easier to swallow
Lyrics submitted by Last But Not Least
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"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"
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I really love this song...It is not all depressing...Feeling Left Out is definately an awesome band...
what an incredible song... my life is now better because theres new music from FLO
what a great song from a great band, this song speaks the truth so well about a guy and a girl who have a night together but have to let it end
this is such an amazing song..i cant even get over it..welcome back to songmeanings everyone..by the way hehehe..its been a while. i think this was the last song i submitted lyrics to on here..
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if you mix the letters around in FLO, you can get LFO!!!!
Are you kidding me?? LFO? You are a sick sick human.
jesus i love feeling left out. This song is so great, lets make the best of a great situation!!
i love flo, ive seen them play a million times and i love them more everytime i see them. they go on tour alot for all of those of who like them, check their site for places/dates, feelingleftout.net, if you like them you should check out sum other north jersey local bands like madison, aspen it is, far from bliss, hidden in plain view, rydia, the forever endeavor, steel train, or fading away.
great song. heard it so many freaking times and it never seems to get old.
This song is simply amazing. You know a good song when u get emotional even after listening to it a couple hundred times. Feeling left out is a incrediable band and I find I can relate to most of their songs. That's what music is all about relating and feeling
I really have the feeling that this song has ain inclination of sexual intercourse, I really think that the lines:
But we can let our hands see what our eyes cant you breathe slowly kinda hints at it.
as well as this:
your hipbones are calling my name Only I can hear their plea