"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.
It's always a relief to see you again
It's as if you don't change and you always complain
We hate different things
And different tastes
How people sing
What they create
Want to feel the illusion
The confusion
Some nerve to go against me now that we're ahead
You want to know how hard you'd fall if you did?
It feels like our time has gone to waste
Want to feel strong and not like a waste
Want to feel the illusion
The confusion
It's as if you don't change and you always complain
We hate different things
And different tastes
How people sing
What they create
Want to feel the illusion
The confusion
Some nerve to go against me now that we're ahead
You want to know how hard you'd fall if you did?
It feels like our time has gone to waste
Want to feel strong and not like a waste
Want to feel the illusion
The confusion
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Fast Car
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
The Night We Met
Lord Huron
Lord Huron
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"
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Hayalperest
Hayalperest
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.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
Holiday
Bee Gees
Bee Gees
@[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.
Punchline
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran sings about missing his former partner and learning important life lessons in the process on “Punchline.” This track tells a story of battling to get rid of emotions for a former lover, whom he now realized might not have loved him the same way. He’s now caught between accepting that fact and learning life lessons from it and going back to beg her for another chance.
this song is absolutely amazing. dreamy, sad,
i think it's about the coming togethero f two people who were once in a long relationship but haven't seen each other in a long time. the speaker is being sarcastic with the "always a relief to see you again" line, but part of me also can't help but think he is secretly relieved to see the other person, and he's trying to figure out all that has passed between them and how someone he once loved could hurt him.
this is definitely the 'prequel' perhaps for Pulling Our Weight. The beginning is the same and the theme of lovers is once again presented but at the same time, the theme of struggling to keep the love alive is leaden in the lyrics
this is my fave song
i totally feel related to this song
Another really cryptic song on an album that is mostly straightforward, but if I had to put my finger on it, I feel like it's somebody that you've made amends with going back on your newfound peace. As if, things became resolved and broken bones were mended, and yet this person is trying to open a new can of worms by pushing and not letting go of the past. It's almost like he's warning her and saying, "Back the fuck off, because I will be far worse than you've ever remembered me to be because I've dealt with your bullshit before."
I believe this song is about an unrequited love. The singer, is in love with someone who leads him on, but who ultimately does not love him back. And it's a shame, considering how much he cares for the other, noted right away in the first line: "It's always a relief to see you again." Even though he feels this strong connection towards the one he's singing to, they have their differences: "we hate different things" (and of course, opposites attract). The "illusion" and "confusion" lines were tough to figure out, but they make sense now. Because the singer is lead on, he is obviously "confused" and has the "illusion" that he'll one day attain that love in return. Also, the one he sings to may also be "confused"- he/she may not know exactly what he/she wants or loves and is scared to be in a serious relationship. Idk, this may be overanalyzing things a bit, but I thought of all this one night when I was stoned and it just made perfect sense. Maybe because I was going through similar instances.
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i think the illusion and the confusion are more that feeling true love itself is an illusion, a confusing illusion considering how badly we all want it. we're kind of just individuals, hating different things, which makes coming together into relationships and really feeling love kinda hard to believe, and maybe it's our own creation in our heads rather than a real bond.