"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.
well I sleep with you
but you dream of him
and pretend every touch of my hand is his
you lead me on
in the same trip
I can tell by your eyes
what you truly feel, oh
I tuck you in
after you drink
I take advantage
of this opportunity
but I lay awake
thinking of her
and you just put your hands on me
as you have before
I am yours
and you are mine
just as we go on pretending tonight
we both know
this is make believe
I dont believe you when you said
I swept you off your feet
We'll both fake it
pretend we'll make it
make it as we have
with a past lover x2
Close your eyes
and drift fast asleep
as I pleasure you
with my company
my eyes are fake
because I'm staying awake
how can I sleep dreaming of her with you next to me?
We'll both fake it
pretend we'll make it
make it as we have
with a past lover x2
but you dream of him
and pretend every touch of my hand is his
you lead me on
in the same trip
I can tell by your eyes
what you truly feel, oh
I tuck you in
after you drink
I take advantage
of this opportunity
but I lay awake
thinking of her
and you just put your hands on me
as you have before
I am yours
and you are mine
just as we go on pretending tonight
we both know
this is make believe
I dont believe you when you said
I swept you off your feet
We'll both fake it
pretend we'll make it
make it as we have
with a past lover x2
Close your eyes
and drift fast asleep
as I pleasure you
with my company
my eyes are fake
because I'm staying awake
how can I sleep dreaming of her with you next to me?
We'll both fake it
pretend we'll make it
make it as we have
with a past lover x2
Lyrics submitted by robertoh
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i think that this song is about 2 people together pretending that their be in love with each other but they really love different people not each other. not really sure but its a beautiful song anyways. =)
*that their in love with each other
omg this is an amazing song. i absolutely love it. metro station..fucking awesomely amazing. no question.
this song is slower than the other but i like still it took forever to download this song
I think that this song is about two people who are trying to get over their "past lovers". So that's why they're together. But they're only trying to fool themselves into feeling as though they're over their ex-lovers and are in love with eachother.
I think this song is about, two people who are "using" eachother to get over a past lover? I'm not totally sure, but I do know I love this song :D
Its obvious what this song is about...
It's about two people who are together but theyre both pretending theyre happy when theyre not. It seems mostly physical aswell, but its not what he really wants, he wants to be with "her" who is a "past lover" so basically an ex who he cant get over.
Nice song, different to their other stuff. I like it a lot :D
you are missing the chorus after the 2nd verse
heyyy i'm a fellow kellls! a swimming kels at that. i'm currently swimming the ocean..anyone about to joinnn? and just a reminder over spring break i swam the ocean everyyyday...right by the USS ships. and i sang this song, but yet i was not thinking about kitty bear's. ya know they don't really cross my mind when i think of this song, ironic i guess. (meow meow meow meoww, meow meow meow meow meow meow..ya know that one catchy commercial? yeah, that song.) by the way, i'm so so fortunate to be a kelsey, considering this song was actaully written for me. so lay off..be jealous. and to answer all of your questions, yes i am still dating Trace, we are in loveee! actaully the wedding is july 7th in the chapel, right around the corner from Wal*Mart Supercenter, BYOB! please RSVP if you wanna make an appearance, my numba is 419.350.0927. okay and for what you should wear...string bikini's, hair nets..but please make sure that do of yours is TEASEDDD! may God bless all you kelsey cat lovers! see ya at the wed(; and if you just need a budd to text, don't be shy..the line is alwaysss open boo boo!
loveeee kels!