"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.
I thought I had it all under control
I thought my fate was still in my hands
All of my plans were firmly set
By the words that I say
I forgot how quickly things can change
Now my vision can not be the same
My life is not what I thought
I'm not where I planned to be
Though something's gone
There's nothing wrong with my changing world
Though something's gone
There's nothing wrong with my changing world
I need to let go of my destiny
I need to trust in things unseen
I believe in having faith
Though I yield my control
I forgot how quickly things can change
Now my vision can not be the same
I'm embracing all of my fears
I am watching them turn to delight
The very fears which were gripping my mind
Are now the hands shaping and sculpting my dreams
I thought my fate was still in my hands
All of my plans were firmly set
By the words that I say
I forgot how quickly things can change
Now my vision can not be the same
My life is not what I thought
I'm not where I planned to be
Though something's gone
There's nothing wrong with my changing world
Though something's gone
There's nothing wrong with my changing world
I need to let go of my destiny
I need to trust in things unseen
I believe in having faith
Though I yield my control
I forgot how quickly things can change
Now my vision can not be the same
I'm embracing all of my fears
I am watching them turn to delight
The very fears which were gripping my mind
Are now the hands shaping and sculpting my dreams
Lyrics submitted by fite_4_Christ
Changing World Lyrics as written by Lucky Phillip Dube
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Capitol CMG Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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LAME!!!! i felt bad for this song cuz it didnt have a comment yet. and now i see why!!!
Lame? Apparently you haven't actually listened to the song, my friend.
How is the song lame? I love this song.
this is one of my "life songs"...it seems like every time I think I have things figured out, something changes. a lot of times it seems like things are going wrong when that happens, but really, it's not good or bad; it just is. things change, and God remains in control.
Our plans don't always work out like we think they will. Things can change quickly, forcing us to rethink our futures. That doesn't necessarily mean things aren't going well ("there's...world"). Rather than being afraid of things when our lives don't go as we plan, we can accept life as it is and allow those things to help form new dreams ("I'm embracing...my dreams").
I Love this song! Reminds me of my sister and of course her friends.