"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.
Distraction
Garbagist with potty mouth A mosaic Hallelujah
pour without hesitation Dead Angle Show
Finally speeding up, talented people are handjobs
Unfeeling monsters create Informal Organization...Selfish
Isn't it pointless? Aren't you sad?
The unseen dictator Dead Angle Show
(I am) Super deadication
(I am) Super segregation
(I am) Super Civilization
Set in set on Set off Die
Garbagist with potty mouth A mosaic Hallelujah
pour without hesitation Dead Angle Show
Finally speeding up, talented people are handjobs
Unfeeling monsters create Informal Organization...Selfish
Isn't it pointless? Aren't you sad?
The unseen dictator Dead Angle Show
(I am) Super deadication
(I am) Super segregation
(I am) Super Civilization
Set in set on Set off Die
Lyrics submitted by frenchiexxx
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Fast Car
Tracy Chapman
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Holiday
Bee Gees
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@[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.
Gentle Hour
Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo
This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
When We Were Young
Blink-182
Blink-182
This is a sequel to 2001's "Reckless Abandon", and features the band looking back on their clumsy youth fondly.
Magical
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
How would you describe the feeling of being in love? For Ed Sheeran, the word is “Magical.” in HIS three-minute album opener, he makes an attempt to capture the beauty and delicacy of true love with words. He describes the magic of it all over a bright Pop song produced by Aaron Dessner.
honestly..kyo is telling a real truth..about talented people who cant reach their real place in society because of those people who have relations or who have lots of money...and money means also power...those people who have a real power in their hands are kind of monsters creating secret organizations...what about "the unseen dictator"?..i can say that somewhere in this world is a man who is the unseen dictator.. maybe i'm wrong ..or maybe not..but for sure i'm not the only one who have this idea..
I'll be honest...I don't get it....
anyone else?
i'll just sit here and wait.... =)
lol, same here, but hey, I'm shallow enough for it to be one of my favorite diru songs.
thats not shallow, it's one of my top 5 just because of how it sounds
I know what this song is about, it's about the Japanese government, especially the last 4 or so lines.
I know what this song is about, it's about the Japanese government, especially the last 4 or so lines.
its not just about the japanese government its about all government in the world in ever country on this planet its all corrupt all of them and not just government but soo much more i could talk alot about it but its alot to say.
He's (kyo) connecting the goverment and politics to sex and prostitution. Relating the goverment to prostitutes and all that they do to the public and people etc... is fuck with us.