"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.
I started lookin' out for myself today
But then I stopped 'cause I don't care
I'm feeling bored of feeling numb
So now I'll stop 'cause I don't care
I started lookin' out for myself today
But then I stopped 'cause I don't care
I'm feeling bored of feeling numb
So now I'll stop 'cause I don't care
So get it, get it, get it right
I'm not holding onto a thing here
Get it, get it, get it right
I'm not holding on and I can't say no
Holding your head up
Is hard when you just want
To stay on the ground
To stay on the ground
Holding your head up
Is hard when you just want
To stay on the ground
To stay on the ground
I started feeling bad for myself today
But then I stopped 'cause I don't care
I'm dreaming less and sleeping more
But I sold my soul for the dream you stole
So get it, get it, get it right
I'm not holding onto a thing here
Get it, get it, get it right
I'm not holding on and I can't say no
Holding your head up
Is hard when you just want
To stay on the ground
To stay on the ground
Holding your head up
Is hard when you just want
To stay on the ground
To stay on the ground
I've got fifty years left of just waiting around
Put your heart on your sleeve and watch me pull it down
I've got fifty years left of just waiting around
Put your heart on your sleeve and watch me pull it down
Holding your head up
Is hard when you just want
To stay on the ground
To stay on the ground
Holding your head up
Is hard when you just want
To stay on the ground
To stay on the ground
Holding your head up
Is hard when you just want
To stay on the ground
To stay on the ground
But then I stopped 'cause I don't care
I'm feeling bored of feeling numb
So now I'll stop 'cause I don't care
I started lookin' out for myself today
But then I stopped 'cause I don't care
I'm feeling bored of feeling numb
So now I'll stop 'cause I don't care
So get it, get it, get it right
I'm not holding onto a thing here
Get it, get it, get it right
I'm not holding on and I can't say no
Holding your head up
Is hard when you just want
To stay on the ground
To stay on the ground
Holding your head up
Is hard when you just want
To stay on the ground
To stay on the ground
I started feeling bad for myself today
But then I stopped 'cause I don't care
I'm dreaming less and sleeping more
But I sold my soul for the dream you stole
So get it, get it, get it right
I'm not holding onto a thing here
Get it, get it, get it right
I'm not holding on and I can't say no
Holding your head up
Is hard when you just want
To stay on the ground
To stay on the ground
Holding your head up
Is hard when you just want
To stay on the ground
To stay on the ground
I've got fifty years left of just waiting around
Put your heart on your sleeve and watch me pull it down
I've got fifty years left of just waiting around
Put your heart on your sleeve and watch me pull it down
Holding your head up
Is hard when you just want
To stay on the ground
To stay on the ground
Holding your head up
Is hard when you just want
To stay on the ground
To stay on the ground
Holding your head up
Is hard when you just want
To stay on the ground
To stay on the ground
Lyrics submitted by Engines on Mute, edited by pixelcreme
Stay on the Ground Lyrics as written by Nash Breen Ben Jorgensen
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Fast Car
Tracy Chapman
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Lord Huron
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This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
Holiday
Bee Gees
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@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
Just A Little Lovin'
Dusty Springfield
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I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
"'Just a Little Lovin’ is a timeless country song originally recorded by Eddy Arnold in 1954. The song, written by Eddie Miller and Jimmy Campbell, explores the delicate nuances of love and showcases Arnold’s emotive vocals. It delves into the universal theme of love and how even the smallest gesture of affection can have a profound impact on our lives." https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-just-a-little-lovin-by-eddy-arnold/
Magical
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
How would you describe the feeling of being in love? For Ed Sheeran, the word is “Magical.” in HIS three-minute album opener, he makes an attempt to capture the beauty and delicacy of true love with words. He describes the magic of it all over a bright Pop song produced by Aaron Dessner.
This bothered me so much I had to make an account. It's "About 50 years left of this waiting around. Put your heart on your sleeve I WISH PEOPLE WERE DEAD. not and watch me pull it down. Are you people deaf?
I dunno it kinda sounds like "Put your heart on your sleeve, now watch me pull it down" and it even makes more sense this way.