"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.
Love is blindness
I don't want to see
Won't you wrap the night
Around me
Take my heart
It is blindness
In a parked car
In a crowded street
You see your love
Made complete
Thread is ripping
The knot is slipping
Love is blindness
Love is clockwork
And cold steel
Fingers too numb to feel
Squeeze the handle
Blow out the candle
Love is blindness
Love is blindness
I don't want to see
Won't you wrap the night
Around me
Take my heart
It's blindness
A little death
Without mourning
No call
And no warning
Baby a dangerous idea
That almost makes sense
Love is drowning
In a deep well
All the secrets
And no one to tell
Take the money
Honey
It's blindness
Love is blindness
I don't want to see
Won't you wrap the night
Around me
Take my heart
It's... blindness
I don't want to see
Won't you wrap the night
Around me
Take my heart
It is blindness
In a parked car
In a crowded street
You see your love
Made complete
Thread is ripping
The knot is slipping
Love is blindness
Love is clockwork
And cold steel
Fingers too numb to feel
Squeeze the handle
Blow out the candle
Love is blindness
Love is blindness
I don't want to see
Won't you wrap the night
Around me
Take my heart
It's blindness
A little death
Without mourning
No call
And no warning
Baby a dangerous idea
That almost makes sense
Love is drowning
In a deep well
All the secrets
And no one to tell
Take the money
Honey
It's blindness
Love is blindness
I don't want to see
Won't you wrap the night
Around me
Take my heart
It's... blindness
Lyrics submitted by somewhat`damaged
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A song originally sung by U2. A cover therefore. Kane never does covers but they did this one as a tribute to U2 along with a couple of other songs of U2 (Running to stand still, Acrobat, Unforgettable fire, Electric Co, Where the streets have no name, One, With or without you, I will follow) and they released on dvd and cd. It was way back in the day when they weren't nearly as 'big' as they are now.
Nevertheless Dinand sings this song with SO much emotion, it is BEAUTIFUL.
The lyrics (I really don't know who wrote them), but they are really ... o my gosh.. I don't have the words to express what I'm thinking here. They are extremely good. Extremely beautiful. And so very right. I love this song. I love the version of Kane more than that of U2. Dinand just puts more emotion into it.
Have a listen and decide for yourself.