"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.
So let's close our eyes and we'll talk in the morning
When we're able to feel
The true weight of our words and why we're both here
Then we can say we tried and take comfort in knowing
That if we both die alone tomorrow
It's just the way that the stars aligned
Hope we both learned our lesson (hope we both learned our lesson)
Hope we both learned our lesson
We'll be okay
We both got what we wanted
I got sex, you got fame
Who used who now that you've got all new friends?
But they don't know your name
Here you are, how's the big time darling?
Hope I helped make your dreams come true
And in a way I'm ashamed for not being your first or your last
Just the first cool enough to admit to
I can hide by my reputation, while sadly you're making your own
But a notch on your belt's not a notch worn so well
It's expected of me and the lies that I tell
Hope we both learned our lesson (hope we both learned our lesson)
Hope we both learned our lesson
We'll be okay
We both got what we wanted
I got sex, you got fame
Who used who now that you've got all new friends?
But they don't know your name
They don't know your name
We'll be okay
We both got what we wanted
I got sex, you got fame
Who used who now that you've got all new friends?
But they don't know your name
We'll be okay
We both got what we wanted
I got sex, tasted fame
Who used who now that you've got all new friends?
But they don't know your name
We'll be okay, we'll be okay
When we're able to feel
The true weight of our words and why we're both here
Then we can say we tried and take comfort in knowing
That if we both die alone tomorrow
It's just the way that the stars aligned
Hope we both learned our lesson (hope we both learned our lesson)
Hope we both learned our lesson
We'll be okay
We both got what we wanted
I got sex, you got fame
Who used who now that you've got all new friends?
But they don't know your name
Here you are, how's the big time darling?
Hope I helped make your dreams come true
And in a way I'm ashamed for not being your first or your last
Just the first cool enough to admit to
I can hide by my reputation, while sadly you're making your own
But a notch on your belt's not a notch worn so well
It's expected of me and the lies that I tell
Hope we both learned our lesson (hope we both learned our lesson)
Hope we both learned our lesson
We'll be okay
We both got what we wanted
I got sex, you got fame
Who used who now that you've got all new friends?
But they don't know your name
They don't know your name
We'll be okay
We both got what we wanted
I got sex, you got fame
Who used who now that you've got all new friends?
But they don't know your name
We'll be okay
We both got what we wanted
I got sex, tasted fame
Who used who now that you've got all new friends?
But they don't know your name
We'll be okay, we'll be okay
Lyrics submitted by xnotalentxx, edited by DarkMega
We'll Be O.K. Lyrics as written by Jack A O'shea Anthony S Raneri
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
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Wow Great Song, R.I.P. to "Beatz" the drummer of bayside, we love you dude!!!
this song i think is very interpretible (is that even a word?) and im wondering why no one has posted but thats ok cause im here to change that lol :)
overall i think this song is about a girl who either wanted to have sex with some to become more popular, want to have sex to lose her virginity or have sex with some popular guy to impress others.
The guy either had sex with her just to have sex or what im leaning to is that maybe he thought he really had something with the girl but found out she just had sex with him for another reason besides love. I'm leaning towars that because he seems kiinda pissed because he says " Here you are, how’s the big time darling? I hope I helped make your dreams come true." kinda pissed of and being sarcastic.
now i will interpret it line by line
im not writing the whole lyrics and refering it to the paragraphs to save room for others if ur wondering :)
1st paragraph: (im thingking they are in bed and may just have had sex) (when they wake up they will understand the weight of there words and what their words to each other actually mean and them realizing the reason why their both there in bed having sex)
2nd paragraph: (saying that though they tried to get something out of having sex, the truth is that if one of them died tommorow that they really wouldnt care because they had no real feelings for eachother, even though in the lyrics it says both)
3rd paragraph: (saying that they both cant complain, he did really get sex and she really did get fame by others knowing that she got laid with him so its like they both used eachother and both got something they wanted out of eachother so the sex favored both of them, but even though she has fame by the new friends because of what happend, the so called new friend really dont know her, that can be said by them not knowing hew name)
4rth Paragraph: (hes being kinda sarcastic and nasty, ut he's also ashamed beccause he wanst her fist sex partner or her last sex partner, which both would be special, and at the same time, he's the first guy to admit that he really liked her or for a moment)
5th Paragraph (no one will say that he was used because he already has a repuation but at the same time she is now making a reputation for herself, so her getting laid with him is a notch on her belt of her popularity,,,,, he knows that he will tell lied to protect his reputation)
hope i didnt take much room, thanks for reading an i hope it helps u figire something out about this wonderful song :) rock on bayside!!!!!!!!!1