"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.
Trapped Within Your Own Empathy,
Spiraling Into A Cycle Of Loss,
Be Mines With The Bruise Reflection,
Interdiction To Failure...
The Choice You Do Your Selfish Punishment,
In Your Eyes Its Cursed,
Now Fix The Pure, Tortured With, Imperfection Your Hatred As (Endless?).
This Is My Hatred This Is My Vow,
Never To Be Broken.
Cause You Hate, Yourself,
And You Hate, This World,
And You Hate, The Fact,
That You Hate, Every Moment!
Defeatist, You And I Will Never Be The Same.
I'm Taking This Vow Of Hatred. '' Take The Vow ''
I Promise To Myself, To Never Be My Own Defeatist.
This Is My Hatred This Is My Vow,
Never To Be Broken.
Cause You Hate, Yourself,
And You Hate, This World,
And You Hate, The Fact,
That You Hate, Every Moment!
Defeatist, You And I Will Never Be The Same.
I Take This Vow,
I Take This Vow Of Hatred,
I Take This Vow,
Never To Be Broken
Spiraling Into A Cycle Of Loss,
Be Mines With The Bruise Reflection,
Interdiction To Failure...
The Choice You Do Your Selfish Punishment,
In Your Eyes Its Cursed,
Now Fix The Pure, Tortured With, Imperfection Your Hatred As (Endless?).
This Is My Hatred This Is My Vow,
Never To Be Broken.
Cause You Hate, Yourself,
And You Hate, This World,
And You Hate, The Fact,
That You Hate, Every Moment!
Defeatist, You And I Will Never Be The Same.
I'm Taking This Vow Of Hatred. '' Take The Vow ''
I Promise To Myself, To Never Be My Own Defeatist.
This Is My Hatred This Is My Vow,
Never To Be Broken.
Cause You Hate, Yourself,
And You Hate, This World,
And You Hate, The Fact,
That You Hate, Every Moment!
Defeatist, You And I Will Never Be The Same.
I Take This Vow,
I Take This Vow Of Hatred,
I Take This Vow,
Never To Be Broken
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
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I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
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“Blue” is a song about a love that is persisting in the discomfort of the person experiencing the emotion. Ed Sheeran reflects on love lost, and although he wishes his former partner find happiness, he cannot but admit his feelings are still very much there. He expresses the realization that he might never find another on this stringed instrumental by Aaron Dessner.
If you read the notes in the album booklet it explain a lot about this song specifically - it's about Jamey's vices he allowed himself to fall into, and the apathy he felt for everything in the year or so before this album was released.
The whole album is effectively about him overe-coming his personal demons to regain his motivation and love for what he does, and this specific song is about him rejecting his old self. The 'defeatist' in "Defeatist, you and I will never be the same" is himself a year or so ago.
umm...no its not? Check google smartass.
umm...no its not? Check google smartass.
Defiest? the fuck are you on about you spacker? i always think of this song as the ultimate anti emo song, sure you've got problems in your life, everyone does, but you're just whining and giving up, and that's why your weak and a defeatist. The rest of us sort our problems out instead of moping around and complaining, "you and i will never be the same!"
i love it. like all their other songs they give you the inspiration to pick yourself up and fight through everything that stands in your way head first. ace banter!
DA FETUS!
LOL@ Da Fetus.
it does sound like hes saying da fetus
Jamey Jasta's Lyrics Aren't That Deep Anymore.
Anybody Remember The Good Ol' Days Of "Perserverence"?
It's pretty obvious that this song is about not kicking yourself in the ass and giving up. Astrolyka gets it right. "My own defeatist"... I'm not going to waste my time, it's obvious..