"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.
Now who did you ever want to be
You snapshot the girl in Tuscany
I didn't know recommend at the time
You're acting out of line
And I don't need you any more
Seeing something new is what I'm hoping for
I'm going to lose and go for a ride
Seeming that I've got time
[Chorus]
So let's lie in the sun
You didn't want the world to know
But I'm not strong and you'll find out
And you get the rock 'n' roll
You let's groove in the high
You know you better come and get right
I don't know the question line
But the best comes back tonight
If it's cool, and you're cold
You hoping in the street to long
You taking like a fool better man
You taking like a fool in the night
And some good, some bad
You taking to the power help
You taking like a fool better man
You taking like a fool you know
[Chorus]
We would be alright
Some time I'm go long
And some time I 'm go to be another pole
And we'll go to be alright, and I´m what time
I'm could all, I'm could all
[Chorus]
You snapshot the girl in Tuscany
I didn't know recommend at the time
You're acting out of line
And I don't need you any more
Seeing something new is what I'm hoping for
I'm going to lose and go for a ride
Seeming that I've got time
[Chorus]
So let's lie in the sun
You didn't want the world to know
But I'm not strong and you'll find out
And you get the rock 'n' roll
You let's groove in the high
You know you better come and get right
I don't know the question line
But the best comes back tonight
If it's cool, and you're cold
You hoping in the street to long
You taking like a fool better man
You taking like a fool in the night
And some good, some bad
You taking to the power help
You taking like a fool better man
You taking like a fool you know
[Chorus]
We would be alright
Some time I'm go long
And some time I 'm go to be another pole
And we'll go to be alright, and I´m what time
I'm could all, I'm could all
[Chorus]
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Song 6 Lyrics as written by Trent Reznor Atticus Ross
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awesome song
My favorite song on the CD.
Great song. The only complaint I have against Powter is how sometimes his voice can't pronounce words properly.
Yeah, I have no idea what this song means.
Great track, though.
It difficult to understand Powter diction and pronoucation on word but then if if you desprately want to hear them you have to turn up the volume to the max and listn closely over an over again. I, myself, I hve thorght this was a chill out song about a break up. The persona's lover sleeps with another and so falls from grace with the persona, which makes logical sense for a live version to follow the title track on 'Free Loop (One Night Stand)' the single that was meant to follow up on 'Bad Day' for Powter. His live versions of songs can also be clear but be warned as he tends to ad lib very well and so it fits itself in, so not all of the lyrics from the studio versions make it to the live gig. Since 'DP', Daniel's song-writing has evolved and his diction is cleared when singing on his new album 'Turn on the Lights'. The album booklet asl feature lyrics unlike 'DP' so there is only the odd error but even so they count as official. It's unfortunate that the songs from the era of 'DP' (2005-07) and some of 'Under The Radar' (2008-09) see a lot of errors since lack of official lyrics. :(
I dont like the drug references... So much mainstream music has it...
The drug references are on more of a personal level to Daniel. He and his friends used to do them and one of them died as a result (see Jimmy Gets High). He isn't complying with the mainstream drug references, he is writing from experience.
If I could easily get what it means,I would give my big thanks to my English teacher.
This was the best I could get when listening: [VERSE 1] Now who did you ever want to be You snapshot the girl in Tuscany I didn't know recommend at the time You're acting out of line And I don't need you anymore And seeing something new is what I'm hoping for I'm gonna to lose and go for a ride Seeming that I've got time [Chorus:] So let's lie in the sun You didn't want the world to know That I'm not strong and you'll find out How your girl likes rock 'n' roll So let's swoon and get high You know you better come and get right Well I don't know if we’re still alive But the best comes back tonight
[VERSE 2] If it's good, and you're gone You're hoping you don’t stay too long You taking like a fool, you bed some man You taking like a fool tonight And some good, some good, some bad, some bad I’m sticking to the fight we had You’re taking like a fool you bed some man You’re taking like a fool you know [Chorus] [INSTRUMENTAL] Lean on me, lean on the back side stuck on alone I’m dying, I feel that I’m cold And everything gonna be alright, and I am what time will... I come up, I call up
[Chorus] *There also brief recurrings murmers of 'Best comes back' and due to Powter performing his own backing vocals and how the studio version was all mixed it can get confusing with words. Hope this was a better set of lyrics. :)