"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.
Oh, one more drink and then I'll go
But there's one more thing I've got to know
Does he take you places that I don't?
And what happened to the story that we wrote?
You just say you don't know, you don't know
Oh no, you don't know, you don't know, woo!
Oh, let's just get this whole thing straight
I don't wanna kidnap the truth and negotiate
Or miss the point that they met you
Just wanna hear you say something that you believe to be true
But you say you don't know, you don't know
You just say you don't know, you don't know
What it feels like, what it feels like
And so I'll go before I fall to pieces
Yes, I'll go before I fall to pieces
Now I'm just waiting for something that might never come
If it's a million to one shot, I'll make sure I'm one
Seems that nothing is safe except the truth turns to lies
Never figured it out, I found out why
So I'll go, yes I'll go
Yes I'll go, yes I'll go
Oh baby I'll go, oh yes I'll go
Yes I'll go, oh yes I'll go
Before I fall to pieces
Before I fall to pieces
Yes I'll go before I fall to pieces
Yes I'll go before I fall to pieces
But there's one more thing I've got to know
Does he take you places that I don't?
And what happened to the story that we wrote?
You just say you don't know, you don't know
Oh no, you don't know, you don't know, woo!
Oh, let's just get this whole thing straight
I don't wanna kidnap the truth and negotiate
Or miss the point that they met you
Just wanna hear you say something that you believe to be true
But you say you don't know, you don't know
You just say you don't know, you don't know
What it feels like, what it feels like
And so I'll go before I fall to pieces
Yes, I'll go before I fall to pieces
Now I'm just waiting for something that might never come
If it's a million to one shot, I'll make sure I'm one
Seems that nothing is safe except the truth turns to lies
Never figured it out, I found out why
So I'll go, yes I'll go
Yes I'll go, yes I'll go
Oh baby I'll go, oh yes I'll go
Yes I'll go, oh yes I'll go
Before I fall to pieces
Before I fall to pieces
Yes I'll go before I fall to pieces
Yes I'll go before I fall to pieces
Lyrics submitted by bing_redboy, edited by LookOutMoon
Before I Fall to Pieces Lyrics as written by Johnny Borrell Andy Burrows
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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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:
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"Some and now none of you"
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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.
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Nice lyrics to this one Sounds like its about a girlfriend/ex/friend, who he's fed up with and shes driving him up the wall because of the things mentioned in the song?
I really like this song. One of my fav on the album. I think its about either a girl that left him for another man. Or he is having a conversation with atleast an ex and wants some answers as to why they aren't together anymore.
You know when your boyfriend/girlfriend calls you over to their place, sits you down to talk to you, then tells you they've been seeing someone else?
That's what this song is about.
Well.....I dont think so. It sounds kinda like wasting your life on someone, to then realise that they really aren't interested. It's taking yourself off before the situation becomes even more awkward. You know, when you like someone, and it really is ALL you cant think about.
And then....then something happens, a lokk, a kiss, anything, and you realise that they dont like you...It sucks...But it's life. x
I don't think this song is about an ex, i think that he's got involved with a girl who's cheating on her boyfriend and he's the other guy, and he's fallen for her big time, he wants her to leave him but she's not giving him a straight answer and basically just arseing around... I think in the end he just gets fed up of her messing him about and decides she ain't worth it.
Whatever it means, I love the song anyway. x
i think it's supposed to be
"or miss the point, aim at you"
in line 10, and not "that they met you...
but yeah, besides Vice definately ma favourite song. ever.
i think it's supposed to be
"or miss the point, aim at you"
in line 10, and not "that they met you...
but yeah, besides Vice definately ma favourite song. ever.
i think it's supposed to be
"or miss the point, aim at you"
in line 10, and not "that they met you...
but yeah, besides Vice definately ma favourite song. ever.
I think this is about a girl that he's met.. and the girls seems to be a playa. He's obviously fallen for her, but she wont give him a straight answer about how she feels etc.
So the 'before i fall to pieces' seems to say that he wants to leave and rather not know now because he doesn't want any heartbreak.