"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.
When you're stoned, and I am drunk
And we make love, it seems a little desolate
It's hard sometimes not to look away
And think what's the point
When I'm having to hold this fire down
If you won't let me fall for you
Then you won't see the best that I would love to do for you
Instead you will be missing me when I go
'cause I'm bored of hanging out in your cold
When I feel loved baby, I join the road
And the world moves with me
When I feel lost I just slip away
Silently, quietly take my things and go
And think what's the point
Think where's the hope we're coming home
If you won't let me fall for you
Then you won't see the best that I would love to do for you
Instead you will be missing me when I go
'Cause I'm bored of hanging out in your cold
If you find one day
Find some freedom and relief
And with this freedom maybe
Maybe you will find some peace
And with this baby
I hope it brings you back to me, bring you home, take me home
If you won't let me fall for you
Then you won't see the best that I would love to do for you
Instead you will be missing me when I go
Ccause I'm bored of hanging out in your cold
And we make love, it seems a little desolate
It's hard sometimes not to look away
And think what's the point
When I'm having to hold this fire down
If you won't let me fall for you
Then you won't see the best that I would love to do for you
Instead you will be missing me when I go
'cause I'm bored of hanging out in your cold
When I feel loved baby, I join the road
And the world moves with me
When I feel lost I just slip away
Silently, quietly take my things and go
And think what's the point
Think where's the hope we're coming home
If you won't let me fall for you
Then you won't see the best that I would love to do for you
Instead you will be missing me when I go
'Cause I'm bored of hanging out in your cold
If you find one day
Find some freedom and relief
And with this freedom maybe
Maybe you will find some peace
And with this baby
I hope it brings you back to me, bring you home, take me home
If you won't let me fall for you
Then you won't see the best that I would love to do for you
Instead you will be missing me when I go
Ccause I'm bored of hanging out in your cold
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Fast Car
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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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.
No Surprises
Radiohead
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Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc. But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life. People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"--being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. On No Surprises, the narrator is realizing how this life is killing him slowly. In the video, his helmet is slowly filling up with water, drowning him. But he's so complacent with it. This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians and businessmen, perhaps) is not the way to live. But there is seemingly no way out but death. He'd rather die peacefully right now than live in this cage. While our lives are often shielded, we're in our own protective bubbles, or protective helmets like the one Thom wears, if we look a little harder we can see all the corruption, lies, manipulation, etc. that is going on in the world, often run by huge yet nearly invisible organizations, corporations, and 'leaders'. It's a very hopeless song because it reflects real life.
American Town
Ed Sheeran
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Ed Sheeran shares a short story of reconnecting with an old flame on “American Town.” The track is about a holiday Ed Sheeran spends with his countrywoman who resides in America. The two are back together after a long period apart, and get around to enjoying a bunch of fun activities while rekindling the flames of their romance.
This song fits so perfect how I feel toward girls who I want to love. -Im a guy by the way.
"If you wont let me fall for you" - she means that the guys dont want to completely fall in love with her, cos she wants to give him her whole heart.
I feel the same way, sometimes to my sister also.
I really have a big heart and knows when someone is not giving you their complete selves. Cos you can love them SO MUCH and give them everything they want ("then you wont see the best thing i would love to do for you")
So what happens they 'realise' after the relationship how strongly I can really love people and give them the world and want you back cos they kinda missed their chance at real love ("...instead you will be missing me when I go")
She sounds like someone who really is true to herself, cos only then can you know how to trully love others. Im like that too!
With Love:-)
in the second line it's "desolate" not "dazzler", in the chorus it's "bored of hanging out in your cold"
Basically about a girl who hangs out with this boy while they're both buzzed. Their relationship revolves around chemical induced feeling, not real. She wants him to want her as more than a narcotic buddy.
That's how I see it, anyways--
reminds me sort of of my situation with this boy I hang out with every now and then. We get high and have sex, and that's all we have. But, like the narrator of the song, I want more.
This is one of my favorite Dido songs...I love her lyrics. She wants him to be more and to feel more for him but she can't when he's being the way he's being. "Cuz I'm bored of hanging out in your cold" I love "if you won't let me fall for you"
I never understood the "hanging out in your cold" but its always been one of my favorite songs and its so upbeat.
Agree, it's got a great hypnotic yet upbeat tune. Also, I think she's singing "Hanging out when you're cold" not in. So as to imply that he's unfeeling when he's under influence. At least that's what I hear.
I never understood the meaning of this song.... until I went through what she was going through in this song...<br /> <br /> She is having fun with a guy she likes, and could potentially fall in love with, by having nsa sex while getting stoned/drunk with him. He is the type of guy who obviously doesn't want a serious committed relationship because he's probably in the time of his life where he just wants to have fun. Although it may be all fun and full of lust at first, nothing will ever get as intense as being intimate with someone you're in love with. "If [he] won't let [her] fall for [him]" means if she isn't able feel anything else with him, then he will never see the love and passion she would have shared with him.<br /> <br /> If she knows she can't take a step further with this guy, then "what's the point" of trying to seek a full connection and turning it into a real relationship. So she's hitting a dead-end road now and the excitement of their lust will eventually die. This is why she is starting to feel "bored of hanging out in [his] cold".<br /> <br /> During the bridge, "And if you find, one day,<br /> find some freedom and relief,<br /> then with this freedom, baby,<br /> maybe you will find some peace.<br /> And with this peace, baby,<br /> I hope it brings you home to me."<br /> <br /> She says she hopes he will come to a place in his life where he is able to love someone and accept their love for him as well. She hopes that when he is ready to love again, he will think of her.
These lyrics have been terribly reproduced. Here's a better rendering:
When you're stoned, baby, and I am drunk, and we make love, it seems a little desolate. It's hard sometimes not to look away and say “what's the point?” when I'm trying to hold this fire down. I think I'll explode if I can't feel this freely now.
‘Cause if you won't let me fall for you, then you won't see the best that I would love to do for you. Instead, you will be missing me when I go, ‘cause I'm bored of hanging out in your cold.
When I feel loved, baby, I join the room and the world moves with me. When I feel lost, I just slip away, silently, quietly take my things and go, and say "what's the point?" Say "Where's the hope?" I'm coming home.
‘Cause if you won't let me fall for you, then you won't see the best that I would love to do for you. Instead, you will be missing me when I go, ‘cause I'm bored of hanging out in your cold.
And if you find, one day, find some freedom and relief, then with this freedom, baby, maybe you will find some peace. And with this peace, baby, I hope it brings you home to me. Bring you home-- take me home.
‘Cause if you won't let me fall for you, then you won't see the best that I would love to do for you. Instead, you will be missing me when I go, ‘cause I'm bored of hanging out in your cold.
Oh, take me home. Oh, take me home. When you're stoned, baby, take me home.
What a brilliant song, one of my faves on the album. I also wondered what 'bored of hanging out in your cold' could mean Jennytisme; I think it refers to the lack of satisfaction (boredom) of being around someone who is too driven by lust while stoned to feel any emotion or love. Suitenoise, I really think you should give the second album a go; listen to Stoned you will realise that it is not a bog-standard love song. You gain the sense that Dido is longing to love and be loved, but does not imply that getting stoned is a basis for love - quite the opposite I think.
Also, couldn't help but chuckle at the lyrics posted originally - David Dickinson springs to mind on the second line :o)
"I want to hang it out in your coat". Perhaps Dido is portraying herself as a moth, and has eaten her way through the whole coat, and now she's looking for new pastures but the coat doesn't want her to leave because otherwise it will get thrown away.
Tragic.
Anyway, I think "When I feel lost I just slip away silently" is showing how she has to leave because he never really noticed her anyway, and he's only using her for sex. Which she likes, but she wants more.
I think by "bored of hanging out in your cold" she means she is tired of just being there as a last resort.