"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.
You got everybody talkin'
You got everybody goin'
You got everybody actin' crazy
I'm not gonna say you don't
You got everybody listenin'
You got everybody puttin' on a show
You got everybody actin' crazy
I'm not gonna say you don't, you got it all wrong
You're so scene listenin'
You can feel that you won't sing anythin'
You know you need to take it, to take this seriously
'Cause seriously this high life scenery, it makes me crazy
Hey, what do you say' I need some help, help me out
Boys, I'm not feelin' so good
Girls, I got the feel that you're feelin' somethin'
That you say is more than you
Everybody in here's got it goin' on
I can't compete with that
I'll take off all of my clothes to the thrift store
And take it all, take it all back
You're so scene listenin'
You can feel that you won't sing anythin'
You know you need to take it, to take this seriously
'Cause seriously this high life scenery, it's makin' me
Hey, look what do you say'
Take a look, take a look
You lookin' at me
Singin', thinkin', I'm about to scream
You're so [Incomprehensible] listenin'
You can feel that you won't sing anythin'
You know you need to take it, to take this seriously
'Cause seriously this high life scenery, it makes me crazy
You're so scene listenin'
You can feel that you won't sing anythin'
You know you need to take it, to take this seriously
'Cause seriously this high life scenery, it makes me crazy
You got everybody goin'
You got everybody actin' crazy
I'm not gonna say you don't
You got everybody listenin'
You got everybody puttin' on a show
You got everybody actin' crazy
I'm not gonna say you don't, you got it all wrong
You're so scene listenin'
You can feel that you won't sing anythin'
You know you need to take it, to take this seriously
'Cause seriously this high life scenery, it makes me crazy
Hey, what do you say' I need some help, help me out
Boys, I'm not feelin' so good
Girls, I got the feel that you're feelin' somethin'
That you say is more than you
Everybody in here's got it goin' on
I can't compete with that
I'll take off all of my clothes to the thrift store
And take it all, take it all back
You're so scene listenin'
You can feel that you won't sing anythin'
You know you need to take it, to take this seriously
'Cause seriously this high life scenery, it's makin' me
Hey, look what do you say'
Take a look, take a look
You lookin' at me
Singin', thinkin', I'm about to scream
You're so [Incomprehensible] listenin'
You can feel that you won't sing anythin'
You know you need to take it, to take this seriously
'Cause seriously this high life scenery, it makes me crazy
You're so scene listenin'
You can feel that you won't sing anythin'
You know you need to take it, to take this seriously
'Cause seriously this high life scenery, it makes me crazy
Lyrics submitted by smileforthecamera
High Life Scenery Lyrics as written by Stephen Bryce Avary Bryce Avary
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
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"Some and now none of you"
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HOLYCRAPAMAZING. all i can say
yeah, this song's amazing.
LOOOOOOOVVVVVVEEE ITTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
haha great song one of my favies, but he sounds like he's talking about all the fame that overwhelm himself?.! or is he talking about someone who it's like this?! i love all the energy in this song anywayz :D
He's talking about "scene" kids and how it drives him crazy cause it's absolutely ridiculous. He creates a character, a specific girl, who he targets throughout the verses. He's saying how it drives him crazy how she has to put on this show when really, she should just go fucking crazy and sing and dance along (instead of just standing and being "serious" as some kids do), because she obviously feels something.
Fame is not involved, unless the opening verses are meant to call out certain bands, but that wouldn't correlate as well with the rest of the song. I think it's more or less talking about the so-called "scene."
And saying that, I think the term "scenery" is fucking hilarious. He clearly means it in a very tongue-in-cheek kind of way and I want to use it.
i agree with smileforthecamera. i'm in love with beat at the beginning, it drives me nuts. hah.
yeah, i'm gonna have to go with smile too. he's definitely calling out the "scene". It's obvious, because they all try to act like they're too composed to let loose and go crazy. I love this whole album =]
I'm pretty sure it says, "Do you take it; Do you take it" not "To take it; to take it"
C'mon, he's bashing all the commercial bands out there that don't sing like they really want it.
"You can feel But you won't sing Anything You know you mean "
This ong is so great to just sing along with. Amazing. =]