"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.
The face and the lips
tremble as it rips
Your breath quickening
as heat rushes in
Pull harder
strings martyr
Stop your cry, that's a lie
Flush gasping
white reddening
You smile and destroy it
it's time that we end this
It's our curse
that makes this world so hopeless
Allowing our
king to spread his genocidal wings
Clawing the skin
each kill your weakness
Annihilation your masturbation
tyrant, I'll burn you down
Pull harder
strings martyr
Stop your cry, that's a lie
Flush gasping
white reddening
You smile and destroy it
it's time that we end this
It's our curse
that makes this world so hopeless
Allowing our
king to spread his genocidal wings
It's our curse
that makes this world so hopeless
Allowing our
king to spread his genocidal wings
My hands grip your throat
I need your end
Burned, staked, ripped apart
I avenge
For every life you have taken
I am here to repay
You ask me, "Oh, God, why?"
'Cause I'm God's fucking why
For every life you have taken
I am here to repay
Pull harder
strings, martyr
Stop your cry
that's a lie
Flush gasping
white reddening
You smile and destroy it
it's time that we end this
It's our curse
that makes this world so hopeless
Allowing our
king to spread his genocidal wings
It's our curse
that makes this world so hopeless
Allowing our
king to spread his genocidal wings
tremble as it rips
Your breath quickening
as heat rushes in
Pull harder
strings martyr
Stop your cry, that's a lie
Flush gasping
white reddening
You smile and destroy it
it's time that we end this
It's our curse
that makes this world so hopeless
Allowing our
king to spread his genocidal wings
Clawing the skin
each kill your weakness
Annihilation your masturbation
tyrant, I'll burn you down
Pull harder
strings martyr
Stop your cry, that's a lie
Flush gasping
white reddening
You smile and destroy it
it's time that we end this
It's our curse
that makes this world so hopeless
Allowing our
king to spread his genocidal wings
It's our curse
that makes this world so hopeless
Allowing our
king to spread his genocidal wings
My hands grip your throat
I need your end
Burned, staked, ripped apart
I avenge
For every life you have taken
I am here to repay
You ask me, "Oh, God, why?"
'Cause I'm God's fucking why
For every life you have taken
I am here to repay
Pull harder
strings, martyr
Stop your cry
that's a lie
Flush gasping
white reddening
You smile and destroy it
it's time that we end this
It's our curse
that makes this world so hopeless
Allowing our
king to spread his genocidal wings
It's our curse
that makes this world so hopeless
Allowing our
king to spread his genocidal wings
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"Pull Harder is a look at a villainous tyrant; one who can simply kill and destroy on will, push his faith upon all, be hated by all other powers around - and still be loved by many that he rules."-Matt Heafy. (lead singer) I got this meaning of the Trivium website, So thats the real meaning..! =) crazycasualty your wrong sry, even check it out, triviumworld.com go to song meanings =P Trivium rock...! xoxo
omg how good is this song
this is a proper awesome song well good. (: i think its about suicide bombers and stuff like related to that "pull harder on the strings" could refer to when bombs are detonated "martyr" refers directly to the suicide bombers dying for what they believe in.
probably wrong XD what do you think? :O
@Chris_White interesting concept ... not many have given an explanation for the martyr side of the song (as killing a tyrant wouldn't really make you a martyr, unless of course you failed and were killed by that tyrant). The song does not really seem to suggest that they failed in the revenge.
ok for people who want the actual lyrics and are wondering what other people mean by posting "boat rudder" well then here they are. listen to the song attentively and read these lyrics and tell me what do you think of it:
Bill thighs, yellow lips, trebble, let it rip, Your boat, twigadee, yeah cleaves, broken dwarf
boat, rudder, strange mountain Stomp ukraine, this lime, Fleish, gas pain, white, red eye, it's a mile with the tires, it's not the way you piss
it's not kurtz who minces once on a moped now, winger, kicking smalehv's germacide away
flying thusky, lick down, the wang now well i am asian, your mom's a vicar florence i'll burn your wall
boat, rudder, strange mountain Stomp ukraine, this lime, Fleish, gas pain, white, red eye, it's a mile with the tires, it's not the way you piss
it's not kurtz who minces once on a moped now, winger, kicking smalehv's germacide away
it's our coats, that makes these wands out of opeth LAWL, wing ja? kicking smalehv's german sodomy
["solo"]
i am trivium scrote riding around are things in england, are your what horror pillow, you'll take it I am here to ride bike you will squeeze up your wine cutting dogs, fookin whaaaa!
follow me like detective i am here to ride bike
boat, rudder, strange mountain Stomp ukraine, this lime, Fleish, gas pain, white, red eye, it's a mile with the tires, it's not the way you piss
it's not kurtz who minces once on a moped now, winger, kicking smalehv's germacide away
it's our coats, that makes these wands out of opeth LAWL, wing ja? kicking smalehv's german sodomy
and the actual video of this song can be found here youtube.com/watch
"My hands grip your throat, I need your end, Burned, staked, ripped apart - I avenge For every life you've taken I am here to repay You ask me oh God why? - 'cause I'm God that's fucking why!" That last line is the most badass part in the song. Fucking amazing song. Trivium is amazing.
Liking the song good choice for their new single!
Did you accidentally leave off some of the lyrics at the very end?
oops, yeah I did. I fixed it, sorry about that.
Yea this song owns huh...the whole new trivium song looks awesome
It's about a killing a dictator