"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.
Descending from the night sky, a shimmering tint of gold.
Masses of messengers sent for blood now come forth.
Descending from the night sky, a shimmering tint of gold.
A rain of bloody feathers, future has been foretold.
Descending from the autumn sky, behold our faithful demise
As they drift through godless lands raining fire upon all man, as they drift
Through godless lands, forever dying.
Masses of messengers see now as horror unfolds.
Bones are broken and lives are destroyed.
Cities crumble beneath an autumn tint of gold.
Demise of this land, demise of a land as I drift through Godless lands, forever dying.
Masses of messengers sent for blood now come forth.
Descending from the night sky, a shimmering tint of gold.
A rain of bloody feathers, future has been foretold.
Descending from the autumn sky, behold our faithful demise
As they drift through godless lands raining fire upon all man, as they drift
Through godless lands, forever dying.
Masses of messengers see now as horror unfolds.
Bones are broken and lives are destroyed.
Cities crumble beneath an autumn tint of gold.
Demise of this land, demise of a land as I drift through Godless lands, forever dying.
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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.
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Great version of a great song,
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why hasnt anyone commented on this band, they are amazing and very talented...espcialy the drummer i love the double bass, well i belive the lyrics sum up the meaning themself
Quote in the beginning:
Did you ever notice how in the Bible, when ever God needed to punish someone, or make an example, or whenever God needed a killing, he sent an angel? Did you ever wonder what a creature like that must be like? A whole existence spent praising your God, but always with one wing dipped in blood. Would you ever really want to see an angel?
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through the eyes of the dead is amazing
ya. i think this song is about god and satan being on the same team. i like this song and how like every song on this album they had a quote from some movie or something, very creative. and if im wrong about the song someone tell me please id like to know
o ya and by the way, does anybody know if theres lyrics to the decayinbg procces?
Taking a look at the intro and the rest of the lyrics, i would say this song is talking about the end of the world that is prophesised in the Bible, ("the future has been foretold") that will be brought upon us by angels in "A rain of bloody feathers." These "Masses of messengers sent for blood" will come to see the "Demise of this land" AKA Earth
well thats my best guess anyways :D
This was the first song I heard by TTEOTD, about 3 years ago and loved them ever since. Its still my favorite by them.
And as its been said, the meaning is pretty straightforward.