"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.
Said it's wrong but you know that,
The look on your face means you'll do it again
Saturday on the night train, with uptown boys who rail cocaine
Laughing out to no one's joke, looking round but it's remote
That you won't see someone "you know"
And it's a long time, and you're alone
But don't you know, you can come home
I'd give you shelter.
The look on your face means you'll do it again
Saturday on the night train, with uptown boys who rail cocaine
Laughing out to no one's joke, looking round but it's remote
That you won't see someone "you know"
And it's a long time, and you're alone
But don't you know, you can come home
I'd give you shelter.
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Amazing
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Page
Ed Sheeran
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okay you're the lyrics to this song are soooo wrong, here are the PROPER lyrics....
Shelter-Bedouin Soundclash
Said it's wrong but you know that The look on his face means he'll be back again. (See you later.) Saturday on the night train, With uptown boys who rail cocain downtown. Keep her waiting.
But it's a long time and you're not home. Don't you feel like you're alone? But it's a long time and you're alone. Don't you know you can come home?
You don't feel, but you look fine. No dial tone on the main line. Laughing out to no one's joke. Looking 'round but it's remote, You won't see no one you know.
But it's a long time and you're not home. Don't you feel like you're alone? But it's a long time and you're alone. Don't you know you can come home?
Running, wait, don't you look 'round. Running, running, running east bound, downtown. Got nothing for you. Shelter is waiting for ya! I'm still waiting for ya to come home.
But it's a long time and you're not home. And you're not home. Don't you feel like you're alone? But it's a long time and you're alone. Don't you know you can come home to shelter?
I love this song
this song is like a blueprint to what i would like to hear more of from these guys in the future
I think this song is someone talking to a friend who is depressed, and kind of out of it... Yup, not really that insightful I guess, but the overall song is really really good.
I definately think that this song is about a friend with a drug problem, maybe living on the streets, but the addiction has taken over and the person isn't interested in getting back to normality.
I'm going to see these guys in London in a few weeks, can hardly wait, brilliant sound.
TO ME IT SOUNDS LIKE HE'S TALKING TO A FEMALE FRIEND THAT IS INVOLVED WITH A BAD CROWD AND IS SAYING ITS NEVER TO LATE TO COME BACK HOME HENCE "SHELTER" AT LEAST THATS WHAT I THINK I'M PROBABLY WAY OFF, EH
frank in stien is right i totally agree with him