"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.
Your car crash buckled up from heaven
Feeling like it's poison
When there's no one around
Your whole life sectioned up from red rose
Wishing you could see who
But you're stuck in the ground
With this minute sad show
Let the scenes go
It's obvious that you want
Would you say it feels smooth
Would you stay home
How do you feel
It's how do you feel suffocating
Breathe in
Breathe in
Breathe in
Look what's all around you
Breathe in
Breathe in
Breathe in
Look what's all around you
Taking off in circles
Wondering if it's worth it
You're innocent and ignored
But this main land system
Has a glitch in it
It's significance has been shown
When you realise it's payed for
Wondering where the story's gone
It's how do you feel
It's how do you feel suffocating
Breathe in
Breathe in
Breathe in
Look what's all around you
Breathe in
Breathe in
Breathe in
Look what's all around you
It doesn't matter if you run away
It doesn't matter if you've gone away
When you're taking off the road
And you're locked outside the block
It's OK
Life's a dizzy
Far to busy
Never stops
Feeling heavy
Try to steady
It's all you've got
Breathe in
Breathe in
Breathe in
Look what's all around you
Breathe in
Breathe in
Breathe in
Look what's all around you
Oohooo
You'd scream
Feeling like it's poison
When there's no one around
Your whole life sectioned up from red rose
Wishing you could see who
But you're stuck in the ground
With this minute sad show
Let the scenes go
It's obvious that you want
Would you say it feels smooth
Would you stay home
How do you feel
It's how do you feel suffocating
Breathe in
Breathe in
Breathe in
Look what's all around you
Breathe in
Breathe in
Breathe in
Look what's all around you
Taking off in circles
Wondering if it's worth it
You're innocent and ignored
But this main land system
Has a glitch in it
It's significance has been shown
When you realise it's payed for
Wondering where the story's gone
It's how do you feel
It's how do you feel suffocating
Breathe in
Breathe in
Breathe in
Look what's all around you
Breathe in
Breathe in
Breathe in
Look what's all around you
It doesn't matter if you run away
It doesn't matter if you've gone away
When you're taking off the road
And you're locked outside the block
It's OK
Life's a dizzy
Far to busy
Never stops
Feeling heavy
Try to steady
It's all you've got
Breathe in
Breathe in
Breathe in
Look what's all around you
Breathe in
Breathe in
Breathe in
Look what's all around you
Oohooo
You'd scream
Lyrics submitted by Not_Like_The_Rest, edited by black_cow_of_death
Breathe In Lyrics as written by Graham Patrick Kearns Judie Tzuke
Lyrics © Global Talent Publishing, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
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i love this song. it was such a great song on the O.C. tho it was during ryan and marissas first kiss, it really isnt that romantic. i think i means to just take a second a breathe in and see what all you have in ur life when u feel that u have nothing. u always have something. or maybe if you havnt noticed someone or something b4, to look at see them or it. no matter what, its such a good song. i love it!!
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