"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.
6:45
And the sun has cut the sky and the clouds are still bleeding
As meanwhile I
I drink alone outside the bar at the end of the world
So this is how it feels
10:25
And there's a girl with cold eyes but her stockings are running
And anyway
She's just the end of a melody that sings to me of you
So this is how it feels
To stagger from the undergrowth
And rediscover emptiness
Dancing on the beach
About 2:05
The band's on fire, it's a pyre and the bodies are burning
I'm still alive
But as the papers have assured me, I won't be for long
So this is how it feels
So this is how it feels
To walk upon the waves alone
With nothing to conceal
So this is how it feels
To crawl out from the accident
And die beneath your wheels
Nearly 4 am
I'm just a ripple in the tide and the tide is receding
I really can't pretend
That the end feels like anything more than a joke
So this is how it feels
So this is how it feels
To throw your past onto the floor
And smash it beneath your heels
So this is how it feels
To catch your face in a broken glass
And know that that's what's real
6:45
And the sun has cut the sky and the clouds are still bleeding
And the sun has cut the sky and the clouds are still bleeding
As meanwhile I
I drink alone outside the bar at the end of the world
So this is how it feels
10:25
And there's a girl with cold eyes but her stockings are running
And anyway
She's just the end of a melody that sings to me of you
So this is how it feels
To stagger from the undergrowth
And rediscover emptiness
Dancing on the beach
About 2:05
The band's on fire, it's a pyre and the bodies are burning
I'm still alive
But as the papers have assured me, I won't be for long
So this is how it feels
So this is how it feels
To walk upon the waves alone
With nothing to conceal
So this is how it feels
To crawl out from the accident
And die beneath your wheels
Nearly 4 am
I'm just a ripple in the tide and the tide is receding
I really can't pretend
That the end feels like anything more than a joke
So this is how it feels
So this is how it feels
To throw your past onto the floor
And smash it beneath your heels
So this is how it feels
To catch your face in a broken glass
And know that that's what's real
6:45
And the sun has cut the sky and the clouds are still bleeding
Lyrics submitted by amnesiaclyric
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This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
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@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
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“Blue” is a song about a love that is persisting in the discomfort of the person experiencing the emotion. Ed Sheeran reflects on love lost, and although he wishes his former partner find happiness, he cannot but admit his feelings are still very much there. He expresses the realization that he might never find another on this stringed instrumental by Aaron Dessner.
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“Plastic Bag” is a song about searching for an escape from personal problems and hoping to find it in the lively atmosphere of a Saturday night party. Ed Sheeran tells the story of his friend and the myriad of troubles he is going through. Unable to find any solutions, this friend seeks a last resort in a party and the vanity that comes with it.
“I overthink and have trouble sleepin’ / All purpose gone and don’t have a reason / And there’s no doctor to stop this bleedin’ / So I left home and jumped in the deep end,” Ed Sheeran sings in verse one. He continues by adding that this person is feeling the weight of having disappointed his father and doesn’t have any friends to rely on in this difficult moment. In the second verse, Ed sings about the role of grief in his friend’s plight and his dwindling faith in prayer. “Saturday night is givin’ me a reason to rely on the strobe lights / The lifeline of a promise in a shot glass, and I’ll take that / If you’re givin’ out love from a plastic bag,” Ed sings on the chorus, as his friend turns to new vices in hopes of feeling better.
Tod was on a three year sabbatical in the middle east and asia when he wrote the songs on The Golden Hour. He said in an interview he was basically sick of America, and wanted to see the countries that we were bombing. He might have been traveling in an attempt to look for deeper meaning in life, since American culture can be so materialistic. To me, this song is an expression of the disappointment he experienced when he realized other cultures are just as clueless about the meaning of life as we are.