"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.
Do you feel me underneath your skin?
And do you see me watching you with him?
And so you tell me there ain't enough to go around
You can' t hold me down, hold me down
When did I ever say I'd fall in love with you?
It was the greatest day of my life
Leaving you, leaving you
My intentions were never pure at all
Imperfections that read in you I saw
And so you tell me there ain't enough to go around
You can't hold me down, hold me down
When did I ever say I'd fall in love with you?
It was the greatest day of my life
Leaving you, leaving you
When did I ever say I'd fall in love with you?
It was the greatest day, the greatest day, the greatest day of my life
Do you hate me? [x4]
Do you hate me? (Hate me!) [x4]
When did I ever say I'd fall in love with you?
It was the greatest day of my life
Leaving you, leaving you
when did I ever say I'd fall in love with you?
It was the greatest day of my life
Leaving you, leaving you
Do you hate me? [x4]
Do you hate me? (Hate me!) [x4]
And do you see me watching you with him?
And so you tell me there ain't enough to go around
You can' t hold me down, hold me down
When did I ever say I'd fall in love with you?
It was the greatest day of my life
Leaving you, leaving you
My intentions were never pure at all
Imperfections that read in you I saw
And so you tell me there ain't enough to go around
You can't hold me down, hold me down
When did I ever say I'd fall in love with you?
It was the greatest day of my life
Leaving you, leaving you
When did I ever say I'd fall in love with you?
It was the greatest day, the greatest day, the greatest day of my life
Do you hate me? [x4]
Do you hate me? (Hate me!) [x4]
When did I ever say I'd fall in love with you?
It was the greatest day of my life
Leaving you, leaving you
when did I ever say I'd fall in love with you?
It was the greatest day of my life
Leaving you, leaving you
Do you hate me? [x4]
Do you hate me? (Hate me!) [x4]
Lyrics submitted by a.girl.named.pres
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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"
Bron-Y-Aur Stomp
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This is about bronies. They communicate by stomping.
Cajun Girl
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Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Just A Little Lovin'
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I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
"'Just a Little Lovin’ is a timeless country song originally recorded by Eddy Arnold in 1954. The song, written by Eddie Miller and Jimmy Campbell, explores the delicate nuances of love and showcases Arnold’s emotive vocals. It delves into the universal theme of love and how even the smallest gesture of affection can have a profound impact on our lives." https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-just-a-little-lovin-by-eddy-arnold/
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This song is awsome..just the line "when did I ever say I'd fall in love with you?" sums up a lot of feelings.
"When did I ever say I'd fall in love with you? It was the greatest day of my life Leaving you, leaving you"
As lame as it's going to sound, that part right there gave me the balls to break up with a guy that I was seeing. Because really, that was the greatest day of my life.
Great song.
"When did I ever say I'd fall in love with you? It was the greatest day of my life Leaving you, leaving you"
As lame as it's going to sound, that part right there gave me the balls to break up with a guy that I was seeing. Because really, that was the greatest day of my life.
Great song.
I'm pretty sure it's, "When did I ever say I'd FALLEN in love with you?"
Lukas also says, "Look into the mirror" at the very end of the song.
god this song is awesome. though not as emotionally charged as lonley ones or headspin this one reallyt gets thoughts goin