"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.
Holts are nearly always close to the sea
Fallen boulders, old ruins, and cliffs
All at the top of a sand crevice
High above the sea
A safe place for cubs
We wait tense
We're disappointed
She leaves her sprint loaded by others of us
The holts are evenly spaced, about five hundred meters apart
Who passes by, or they advertise
I love you
Fallen boulders, old ruins, and cliffs
All at the top of a sand crevice
High above the sea
A safe place for cubs
We wait tense
We're disappointed
She leaves her sprint loaded by others of us
The holts are evenly spaced, about five hundred meters apart
Who passes by, or they advertise
I love you
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the "I love you" part is really creepy
the eagle in your mind can be interpreted as a freedom of thought, or the importance of your inner world. Personally I always interpreted this tune with a paraplegic who could only live inside his head, his memories. and the i love you part sounds like what the humanity would like to hear from jesus.
"Holts are nearly always close to the sea. Fallen boulders, old ruins, and cliffs, all at the top of a sand edifice high above the sea; a safe place for cubs. We wait ... tense; We're disappointed. She leaves her sprint loaded by the others of us. The holts are evenly spent about 500 meters apart; Only enough to fool the passerby (or so they advertise).
I love you."
I found this lyrics by watching the video at the following link: youtube.com/watch As for the song meaning, I haven't the slightest clue but I do enjoy listening to it.
I cant believe no one has commented on this song yet. such a great song from a great group. one of my favourites from Music has.... From a band accuseed of brainwashing this cant be a better song. i love it!
Id let this band brainwash me, it really is an amazing song. Oh and yes, I love you too.
Happy Cycling is the best track off of MHTRTC, but this one is second.
Good job deciphering these impossible lyrics. But I don't see any sign of the most beautiful line in the song... At 2:52, you pathetically hear the man cry, "....I love you....!"
god, those would be hard to decipher. i still dont hear the last line, except for the word advertise
It does sound like 'spent', but wouldnt 'spaced' make more sense? The holts are evenly spaced, about 500 meters apart. and one time listening to it, 'advertise' sounded like 'habitat', again that would make more sense. Don't know if thats correct though. Anyone have any opinions on the meaning or purpose of this song? im curious..
I think [sprint] is "spirit" and [spent] is "split"