"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.
Woah-oh-oh, woah
She wakes up with the sun (the sun)
She throws on her clothes (her clothes)
Hoping her car will start the second time around
The day has begun (she)
The line's out the door
Serving up fraps
Until she can't take anymore
I see it in her broken smile
Oh, I
Wish I could tell her
You're one in a million
You're going the distance, babe
You're gonna work it out someday
I wish I could tell her
You're one in a million
But you never even look my way
No, she never looks my way
She never, never, ever looks my way
She ties up her hair
Her makeup is smeared
Wiping the tears that she wants no one to see
She screams on the pain
I hear every word
Why don't you know how beautiful you are
Just see it in my broken smile
Oh, I
Wish I could tell her
You're one in a million
You're going the distance, babe
You're gonna work it out someday
I wish I could tell her
You're one in a million
But you never even look my way
If I could be the light
To guide you through the darkness baby
If I could be the one
To change the ending to your story
I'd be one in a million, yeah
I'd be one in a million
Someday I will tell her
You're gonna work it out someday
You're one in a million
You're going the distance, babe (going the distance, babe)
You're gonna work it out someday
I wish I could tell her (wish I could tell her)
You're one in a million
But you never even look my way (she never even looks my way)
You're going the distance, babe (hey yeah, you're going the distance)
You're gonna work it out someday (out someday)
I wish I could tell her (oh-ohh)
You're one in a million
But you never even look my way
Ye-yeah
She wakes up with the sun (the sun)
She throws on her clothes (her clothes)
Hoping her car will start the second time around
The day has begun (she)
The line's out the door
Serving up fraps
Until she can't take anymore
I see it in her broken smile
Oh, I
Wish I could tell her
You're one in a million
You're going the distance, babe
You're gonna work it out someday
I wish I could tell her
You're one in a million
But you never even look my way
No, she never looks my way
She never, never, ever looks my way
She ties up her hair
Her makeup is smeared
Wiping the tears that she wants no one to see
She screams on the pain
I hear every word
Why don't you know how beautiful you are
Just see it in my broken smile
Oh, I
Wish I could tell her
You're one in a million
You're going the distance, babe
You're gonna work it out someday
I wish I could tell her
You're one in a million
But you never even look my way
If I could be the light
To guide you through the darkness baby
If I could be the one
To change the ending to your story
I'd be one in a million, yeah
I'd be one in a million
Someday I will tell her
You're gonna work it out someday
You're one in a million
You're going the distance, babe (going the distance, babe)
You're gonna work it out someday
I wish I could tell her (wish I could tell her)
You're one in a million
But you never even look my way (she never even looks my way)
You're going the distance, babe (hey yeah, you're going the distance)
You're gonna work it out someday (out someday)
I wish I could tell her (oh-ohh)
You're one in a million
But you never even look my way
Ye-yeah
Lyrics submitted by panickedparadox
One in a Million Lyrics as written by Nickolas Carter Lindy Robbins
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I love this song!
I'm not sure what it's about but the only thing I've come up with is that this girl feels down about herself all the time, she feels like she's nothing and worthless and doesn't see all the beauty in herself that everybody else sees....and he's just trying to tell her that she's beautiful inside and out, he wants her to realize that she's one in a million.
I agree. I think the girl is overwhelmed with life and underappreciated, but she's so busy and occupied with everything else and she's probably settling for another guy, so she doesn't realize just how amazing she is.
Awesome song, Unbreakable is yet another amazing album!
Umm question for anyone who can answer it What are frapps? Its probably really obvious but, it just hasn't hit me yet!
@Insidemyhead frapps are like milkshakes
frappes are frappachuinos ! hahaha.. i love this song. i love listening to it in the morning before school
this is about a boy that loves a girl, and knows that she is something special, even though she herself doesnt feel that thats true. she doesnt even know he exists, but he wants her to notice him, because he wants to tell her how beautiful she is -- basically also saying that beauty is more than skin deep.
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