"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.
In the black and white, wounds all bound
Sitting at the table, biting nails all short
The consequence of adultery
As he rips you from your skin
We're all paying for this and in your prayers
You believe
You believe, you believe (just for the first time)
You believe, you believe (just like the last time)
You believe, you believe (a seam away from breaking)
You believe, you believe (always forever)
Tasting you for the first time, just to breathe you in
Breaking you for the first time, bathed in sin
The embers will burn you, will burn you tonight
Sitting at the table, biting nails all short
The consequence of adultery
As he rips you from your skin
We're all paying for this and in your prayers
You believe
You believe, you believe (just for the first time)
You believe, you believe (just like the last time)
You believe, you believe (a seam away from breaking)
You believe, you believe (always forever)
Tasting you for the first time, just to breathe you in
Breaking you for the first time, bathed in sin
The embers will burn you, will burn you tonight
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who knows what this songs about?? i sure dont, all i know is that i love it. something about cheating on your husband or wife
I think its about being in love with someone who is going out with someone who always cheats on them.
"We're all paying for this" is about how its him she comes crying to when her boyfriend cheats on her, which hurts him too, cause of how much he wants her.
The "you believe..." part is abut how she wants to believe that it has never happened before and it was just moment of weakness, and that he will never cheat on her again.
The "Tasting you for the first time, just to breathe you in, Breaking you for the first time, bathed in sin" part is about, as he is comforting her, she is really upset, and they end up sleeping together.
"The embers will burn you, will burn you tonight" is about him feeling like a shit, afterwards, cause being with her, just makes him want her more, but he knows that she will go back to her boyfriend, who treats her like shit, cause she still loves him.
Thats just my interpretation anyway.
I think u guys are pretty spot on with the interpritations but the song is called "Moments Forever faded" not never
It really annoys me when people get the song names wrong :S songs not too bad tho
It is 'Moments Forever Faded', but it's still a freat song. The theme of adultery feature heavily on the 'Between Model And Order' album
great one, quiffporn, couldn't agree more tbh...
I think the lyrics are more correct than the other version posted.
Anyone care to comment?
"moments forever faded will burn you tonight"
amazing lyric!
i think those last lines refer to something someone forgot which they will be reminded of. When they finally remember it they wont like the memory and it will "burn" them.
it's about burning your house down
amen!