"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.
(Ride!)
With you it's never good enough
Because you want the stuff that could change your future
You're lost amongst a sea of chance
And now the more you dance
Just gets you sinking deeper
It's OK, don't apologize
You don't know what you're striving for
Never seem to try
It's too early
Don't live your life
Just keep on moving
It's time to
Ride!
Ride!
Ride!
Now it's time to
Everything seems tempting
But nothing comes for free
I've often wonder how you drive
When the road's too dark to see
It's too early
It's time to
Ride!
Ride!
Ride!
Now it's time to
We light the fire to watch it burn
But when it comes your turn
All that's left is embers
You ran this race with no ill heart
You're right back at the start
You'd already lost it
It's OK, don't apologize
You don't know what you're striving for
Never seem to try
It's too early
Don't live your life
Just keep on moving
It's time to
Ride!
Ride!
Ride!
Now it's time to
Everything seems tempting
But nothing comes for free
I've often wonder how you drive
When the road's too dark to see
It's too early
It's time to
Ride!
Ride!
Ride!
Now it's time to
Everything feels tempting
When you don't know what to be
I often wonder how you feel
When you're lying next to me
It's too early
It's time to
Yeah, yeah its all gone
Yeah, yeah after all that's done
Yeah, I will stay
Ride!
You know its not enough
With you it's never good enough
Because you want the stuff that could change your future
You're lost amongst a sea of chance
And now the more you dance
Just gets you sinking deeper
It's OK, don't apologize
You don't know what you're striving for
Never seem to try
It's too early
Don't live your life
Just keep on moving
It's time to
Ride!
Ride!
Ride!
Now it's time to
Everything seems tempting
But nothing comes for free
I've often wonder how you drive
When the road's too dark to see
It's too early
It's time to
Ride!
Ride!
Ride!
Now it's time to
We light the fire to watch it burn
But when it comes your turn
All that's left is embers
You ran this race with no ill heart
You're right back at the start
You'd already lost it
It's OK, don't apologize
You don't know what you're striving for
Never seem to try
It's too early
Don't live your life
Just keep on moving
It's time to
Ride!
Ride!
Ride!
Now it's time to
Everything seems tempting
But nothing comes for free
I've often wonder how you drive
When the road's too dark to see
It's too early
It's time to
Ride!
Ride!
Ride!
Now it's time to
Everything feels tempting
When you don't know what to be
I often wonder how you feel
When you're lying next to me
It's too early
It's time to
Yeah, yeah its all gone
Yeah, yeah after all that's done
Yeah, I will stay
Ride!
You know its not enough
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so...does anyone know what this song is about?...
I think it might be go* live your life. :]
Great song by this band. I think that this song is about a friend of ians or maybe just the type of people in general that are indecisive with what they want in life. it seems as though he is saying that these kind of people just need drive straight on the path of life and "ride." I know people has said in one of his concerts that " sometimes in life you have to make decisions, you can't be like switzerland who is always sitting on the fence." ultimatley he(Ian) feels that people who can't decide can never succeed and when they try it fails in the end if they can't commit which explains "you know its not enough (x3)."
The "ride" parts are the best!
its a good song..lol
awesome live!
always try, but try for the right stuff. well thats what i got out of it.
you proabably guessed from my name that i love this song.... YOUR RIGHT this song is the best
fukin ace song, great riffs n lyrics. YAY tops to prophets