"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.
You remind me of something
I just can't think of what it is
Girl, please
Let me stick my key in your ignition, babe
So I can get this thing started and get rollin', babe
See I'll be doin' about 80 on your freeway
Girl, I won't stop until I drive you crazy
So buckle up, 'cause this could get bumpy, babe
Now hit the lights and check out all my functions, babe
Girl, back that thing up so I can watch it, baby
Honey, we gon' mess around and get a ticket, babe
'Cause we off up in this Jeep
We foggin' up the windows
We got the radio up
We all up in the back
We got this shit bouncin'
We goin' up and down
And we smokin' and we drinkin'
Just a thuggin' it out
Jump up, down once I hit them switches, babe
And I'm about to take it where you wanna go, babe
Guarantee you I'm about to get some mileage, babe
And it won't be no runnin' out of gas, babe
It's like, ooh ooh ooh, pull over babe
And let me put this lovin' off in your trunk, babe
So buckle up, 'cause this could get bumpy, babe
Girl, we gon' mess around and get a ticket, babe
'Cause we off up in this Jeep
We foggin' up the windows
We got the radio up
We all up in the back
We got this shit bouncin'
We goin' up and down
And we smokin' and we drinkin'
Just a thuggin' it out
Now, hold on tight 'cause I'm about to go faster, babe
Girl, you're dealin' with a pro behind this wheel, babe
So tell me, have you ever driven a stick, babe?
You'll be screamin' every time we shift them gears, babe
So brace yourself while I'm hittin' them corners, babe
And when it's over, put that Kells on your license plates
Now buckle up 'cause this could get bumpy, babe
Girl, we gon' mess around and get a ticket, babe
'Cause we off up in this Jeep
We foggin' up the windows (yeah)
We got the radio up (uh)
We all up in the back
We got this shit bouncin'
We goin' up and down
And we smokin' and we drinkin'
Just a thuggin' it out
When I hear you say (green light)
I'ma go (yellow light)
Do it slow (red light)
I'ma stop
When I hear you say (switch lanes)
Hit the signal (let' stop)
Take a break
Hit the hazards when we park
When you say (green light)
I'ma go (yellow light)
Do it slow (red light)
I'ma stop
When you say (switch lanes)
Hit my signal (let' stop)
Take a break
Because we're 'bout to go real far
'Cause we off up in this Jeep (off up in this Jeep)
We foggin' up the windows (baby you and me)
We got the radio up (got the radio)
We all up in the back (all up in the back)
We got this shit bouncin' (got this baby bouncin')
We goin' up and down (goin' up and down)
And we smokin' and we drinkin' (smokin', just a thuggin' it out)
Now let me see you bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce
Bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce
Now let me see you bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce
Bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce
Now let me see you
I just can't think of what it is
Girl, please
Let me stick my key in your ignition, babe
So I can get this thing started and get rollin', babe
See I'll be doin' about 80 on your freeway
Girl, I won't stop until I drive you crazy
So buckle up, 'cause this could get bumpy, babe
Now hit the lights and check out all my functions, babe
Girl, back that thing up so I can watch it, baby
Honey, we gon' mess around and get a ticket, babe
'Cause we off up in this Jeep
We foggin' up the windows
We got the radio up
We all up in the back
We got this shit bouncin'
We goin' up and down
And we smokin' and we drinkin'
Just a thuggin' it out
Jump up, down once I hit them switches, babe
And I'm about to take it where you wanna go, babe
Guarantee you I'm about to get some mileage, babe
And it won't be no runnin' out of gas, babe
It's like, ooh ooh ooh, pull over babe
And let me put this lovin' off in your trunk, babe
So buckle up, 'cause this could get bumpy, babe
Girl, we gon' mess around and get a ticket, babe
'Cause we off up in this Jeep
We foggin' up the windows
We got the radio up
We all up in the back
We got this shit bouncin'
We goin' up and down
And we smokin' and we drinkin'
Just a thuggin' it out
Now, hold on tight 'cause I'm about to go faster, babe
Girl, you're dealin' with a pro behind this wheel, babe
So tell me, have you ever driven a stick, babe?
You'll be screamin' every time we shift them gears, babe
So brace yourself while I'm hittin' them corners, babe
And when it's over, put that Kells on your license plates
Now buckle up 'cause this could get bumpy, babe
Girl, we gon' mess around and get a ticket, babe
'Cause we off up in this Jeep
We foggin' up the windows (yeah)
We got the radio up (uh)
We all up in the back
We got this shit bouncin'
We goin' up and down
And we smokin' and we drinkin'
Just a thuggin' it out
When I hear you say (green light)
I'ma go (yellow light)
Do it slow (red light)
I'ma stop
When I hear you say (switch lanes)
Hit the signal (let' stop)
Take a break
Hit the hazards when we park
When you say (green light)
I'ma go (yellow light)
Do it slow (red light)
I'ma stop
When you say (switch lanes)
Hit my signal (let' stop)
Take a break
Because we're 'bout to go real far
'Cause we off up in this Jeep (off up in this Jeep)
We foggin' up the windows (baby you and me)
We got the radio up (got the radio)
We all up in the back (all up in the back)
We got this shit bouncin' (got this baby bouncin')
We goin' up and down (goin' up and down)
And we smokin' and we drinkin' (smokin', just a thuggin' it out)
Now let me see you bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce
Bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce
Now let me see you bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce
Bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce
Now let me see you
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Fast Car
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Lord Huron
Lord Huron
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.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
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Hayalperest
Hayalperest
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.
When We Were Young
Blink-182
Blink-182
This is a sequel to 2001's "Reckless Abandon", and features the band looking back on their clumsy youth fondly.
Magical
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
How would you describe the feeling of being in love? For Ed Sheeran, the word is “Magical.” in HIS three-minute album opener, he makes an attempt to capture the beauty and delicacy of true love with words. He describes the magic of it all over a bright Pop song produced by Aaron Dessner.
Hmmmm... no real need to explain.
His "Key" is his penis and her "Ignition" is her vagina.
haha, thank you for enlightening us. i'm pretty sure this song is an example of possibly the most BLATANT sexual innuendos evvverrrr.
THIS IS THE REMIX!
Yes R. Kelly has done some bad things. But if you were around when this song came out, and they played it every where, then they came out with the mother humpin remix to it? Man this song is the bomb no matter what Kelly did. You can’t deny that he’s got some talent, it’s just too bad he has some baggage that is sickening. But the Chocolate Factory was something else when it dropped. People around then know what I’m talking about.