"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've had the same jeans on for four days now
I'm gonna go to a disco in the middle of the town
Everybody's dressing up, I'm dressing down
Life's one big circle, and it does end
When it ends will you still be my friend?
Am I making a fool of myself?
Oh, tell me am I making a fool of myself?
So, when you look in the mirror
Reflecting back at you, someone that you don't know
Oh, that's just made your head spin around
So get yourself together, yeah
Get your feet back on the ground
I've had the same jeans on for four days now
I'm gonna go to a disco in the middle of the town
Everybody's dressing up, I'm dressing down
I take my hats off to the busker man
When he's drowned all his sorrows in singing songs
Not everything has worked out to plan
But believe me he's smiling as long as he can
So, when you look in the mirror
Reflecting back at you someone that you don't know
Oh, that's just made your head spin around
So get your self together, yeah
Get your feet back on the ground
I've had the same jeans on for four days now
I'm gonna go to a disco in the middle of the town
Everybody's dressing up, I'm dressing down
My minds not perfect, but it's sincere
You'd be amazed at what you can achieve in a year
And you tried so hard, but your hearts on a switch
And I know you tried so hard, but your hearts on a switch
So, when you look in the mirror
Reflecting back at you, someone that you don't know
Oh, that's just made your head spin around
So get yourself together, yeah
Get your feet back on the ground
So, when you look in the mirror (oh, oh)
Reflecting back at you, someone that you don't know
Oh, that's just made your head spin around
So get yourself together, yeah
Get your feet back on the ground
Same jeans on for four days now
Everybody's dressing up, I'm dressing down
I'm not making a fool of myself
Now believe me baby I can tell
Same jeans on for four days now
Everybody's dressing up, I'm dressing down
I'm not making a fool of myself
Believe me baby I can tell
I'm gonna go to a disco in the middle of the town
Everybody's dressing up, I'm dressing down
Life's one big circle, and it does end
When it ends will you still be my friend?
Am I making a fool of myself?
Oh, tell me am I making a fool of myself?
So, when you look in the mirror
Reflecting back at you, someone that you don't know
Oh, that's just made your head spin around
So get yourself together, yeah
Get your feet back on the ground
I've had the same jeans on for four days now
I'm gonna go to a disco in the middle of the town
Everybody's dressing up, I'm dressing down
I take my hats off to the busker man
When he's drowned all his sorrows in singing songs
Not everything has worked out to plan
But believe me he's smiling as long as he can
So, when you look in the mirror
Reflecting back at you someone that you don't know
Oh, that's just made your head spin around
So get your self together, yeah
Get your feet back on the ground
I've had the same jeans on for four days now
I'm gonna go to a disco in the middle of the town
Everybody's dressing up, I'm dressing down
My minds not perfect, but it's sincere
You'd be amazed at what you can achieve in a year
And you tried so hard, but your hearts on a switch
And I know you tried so hard, but your hearts on a switch
So, when you look in the mirror
Reflecting back at you, someone that you don't know
Oh, that's just made your head spin around
So get yourself together, yeah
Get your feet back on the ground
So, when you look in the mirror (oh, oh)
Reflecting back at you, someone that you don't know
Oh, that's just made your head spin around
So get yourself together, yeah
Get your feet back on the ground
Same jeans on for four days now
Everybody's dressing up, I'm dressing down
I'm not making a fool of myself
Now believe me baby I can tell
Same jeans on for four days now
Everybody's dressing up, I'm dressing down
I'm not making a fool of myself
Believe me baby I can tell
Lyrics submitted by purplelight
Same Jeans Lyrics as written by Kyle Falconer Kieren Webster
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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This song is great and I actually wore my jeans for 4 days lol
The writer was feeling down and didn't feel good about himself but changed the way he was and is now he's happy.
ito me, it seems like he doesnt give a shit what people think of him no more,
he's not bothered about his image (same jeans for 4 days) and he just wants to party an have a great time with people he loves
I agree with you both. This song is absolutely fantastic.
This song was written just after they signed their record deal and he's talking about how it already feels like his life has changed although it's only been 4 days.
he no longer feels he needs to make an effort anymore and so wears dirty jeans to discos rather than dressing up
in the 2nd verse he is questioning the possibilitie of his fame ending and when if the friends he had before will still remember him.
the chorus and the mirror is generally a metaphor abt how he doesn't feel like the same person anymore and he's feeling somewhat dizzy due to how things have progressed but needs to calm himself down
i like this song....vocalist looks a bit gay to me...but wot the hell...i like their music
songs about dirty jeans - WTF? It means absolutely nothing, get it, nothing. Go away and die u filthy slags.
I like this song, its nice and uplifting and i like the voice of the vocalist......why is 'amber' even searching for this song if she doesn't like it?
i think it's about going out and getting pissed.
'So When you look in the mirror Reflecting back at you someone that you don't know'
like when you wake up from a night out and try to recall what happened and how you acted.
this song is good but it gets boring and i think it means he cant be bothered to change his clothes he just wants to go out and get slashed