"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.
Despite the lies that you're making
Your love is mine for the taking
My love is
Just waiting
To turn your tears to roses
Despite the lies that you're making
Your love is mine for the taking
My love is
Just waiting
To turn your tears to roses
I will be the one that's gonna hold you
I will be the one that you run to
My love is
A burning, consuming fire
No
You'll never be alone
When darkness comes, I'll light the night with stars
Hear the whispers in the dark
No
You'll never be alone
When darkness comes, you know I'm never far
Hear the whispers in the dark
You feel so lonely and ragged
You lay here broken and naked
My love is
Just waiting
To clothe you in crimson roses
I will be the one that's gonna find you
I will be the one that's gonna guide you
My love is
A burning, consuming fire
No
You'll never be alone
When darkness comes, I'll light the night with stars
Hear the whispers in the dark
No
You'll never be alone
When darkness comes, you know I'm never far
Hear the whispers in the dark
No
You'll never be alone
When darkness comes, I'll light the night with stars
Hear the whispers in the dark
No
You'll never be alone
When darkness comes, you know I'm never far
Hear the whispers in the dark
Whispers in the dark
Your love is mine for the taking
My love is
Just waiting
To turn your tears to roses
Despite the lies that you're making
Your love is mine for the taking
My love is
Just waiting
To turn your tears to roses
I will be the one that's gonna hold you
I will be the one that you run to
My love is
A burning, consuming fire
No
You'll never be alone
When darkness comes, I'll light the night with stars
Hear the whispers in the dark
No
You'll never be alone
When darkness comes, you know I'm never far
Hear the whispers in the dark
You feel so lonely and ragged
You lay here broken and naked
My love is
Just waiting
To clothe you in crimson roses
I will be the one that's gonna find you
I will be the one that's gonna guide you
My love is
A burning, consuming fire
No
You'll never be alone
When darkness comes, I'll light the night with stars
Hear the whispers in the dark
No
You'll never be alone
When darkness comes, you know I'm never far
Hear the whispers in the dark
No
You'll never be alone
When darkness comes, I'll light the night with stars
Hear the whispers in the dark
No
You'll never be alone
When darkness comes, you know I'm never far
Hear the whispers in the dark
Whispers in the dark
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Whispers in the Dark Lyrics as written by Brian Howes John Cooper
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this song means to me that no matter what we do or where we go ,however wrong it may be(it's still wrong)that God will always love us and take us under his wing. This is tied for my favorite song ever with another song that means the same to me. Skilet is the band that will lead the revolution of christian bands that talk about god 24/7 and truly believe. I want to be like them. I like RK but they don't say right out how they feel about God. MAybe it is just because i can read into it but i think that if they talked like true christians(i am in no way saying that they aren't) then they wouldn't be where they are today. TV ,over 12 albums world famous. Now skillet on the other hand is saying how they feel right out. Now i am not proclaming to be a great christian or even good. I am not a model christian in ANY way. this is just what i think about skillet and especially this song. I like what elimy said about Jesus' blood. that makes perfect sense.
It's talking about God's love. simple as that. Best song ever
oh my gosh thankyou i thought i was the only one who knew!!!!!!!!!!!
@WhispersInTheDark, yezzir.
i love this song. its about God saying i will NEVER leave you. look! even when everything around you turns black, ill give you stars to get you through. God is always there just waiting for you. hes ready to take all your pain. all you have to do is go to him. and oh yeah. this song rocks.
A very cool song. I think it's about a strong love for a person you want to save from despair and loneliness. Kinda like what I'd like to do for my ex-girlfriend who's going through this the same way as I am after we broke up. I like the part "My love is just waiting, to turn your tears to roses,"
i agree that this song is about a relationship. it is definately not about christianity or God. this song reminds me of how a guy is really dedicated to a girl and he is going to help her through her life...
i love this song so much, it nearly made me cry when i first heard it.. as others have said i do believe it is about someone, whether it be a bf, gf, or God who really cares about this other person and wants to help them "Despite the lies that you're makin Your love is mine for the taking My love is just waiting To turn your tears to roses" i think this particular line is very important to the song and is saying that they know the one they care about is lying about being ok or fine or whatever (as lots of people do even when they arent) and they want to help, but cant till the other stops lying, but when they do stop lying, they'll be there to help take the hurt away with their love. very beautiful... p.s "When darkness comes I'll light the night with stars" my favourite line in the whole song happy listening :)
John Cooper: "Whispers In The Dark was just about feeling alone. There's a lot about loneliness on this album because when I look around our world with all the things that's happened with violence and wars and.. then natural disasters that have been happening, all the people that are feeling alone and feeling that they're going through all these things themselves and they don't have anybody to lean on. So I wrote a lot about loneliness and Whispers In The Dark is about, basically, when you do feel alone and you look around and there isn't anyone around and you think, 'That's it, nobody's there,' it's a song saying I will be there - you may not see Me all the time, but I am gonna be there. That was a very spiritual song in its intent that could be God talking to a person saying, 'It might seem like you're alone during all these hard times, but you're not.'"
Oh and a little add...does seem like a sequel to Savior. Very cool. :)
how could you say that jk <br /> they have total different meanings though<br /> but u r right in a way
However, being a huge fan of Skillet, I read up on this song and it talks about how God wants a relationship with you if you will only accept the gift He is offering you. John Copper is not talking about a girlfriend or a relationship besides his relationship with God and how God loves us so much that He wants to speak to us and show us the best plan for our lives. This is the gist of what John Copper said about this song.
@Adrenalinne, I agree. they could've called it SAVIOR: PART II when they released it as a single and it still would've been awesome.
Hey guys. Skillet is like my favorite band ever.At the last concert I went to I asked the lead singer what this song meant. He told me that this song was about Gods love for us. So I just thought Id share that with yall
No offense but who says yall
@dukemt41, the lead singer is from tenessee.
This song is about god as they are Christians...and the chorus relates to John 8:12 in the bible I think..also I believe he says "know you'll never be alone when darkness comes you know im never far hear my whispers in the dark" but like most songs it could be your own interpretation thats why they are made
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