"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.
(Never try to talk about it)
(It's got to sound good to me inside)
(I have to think about it)
I'm so undemanding
'Cause they say love is blind
I've lived this life pretending
I can bear this hurt deep inside
The truth is that I'm longing
For love that's so divine
I've searched this whole world wishing
She'll be there time after time
Someone put your hand out
I'm begging for your love
All I do is hand out
A heart that needs your love
I've lived my life the lonely
A soul that cries of shame
And handicapped emotions
Save me now from what still remains
I'll be your story hero
I'll serenade in rhyme
I'm just needing that someone
Save me now, am I the one?
Someone put your hand out
I'm begging for your love
'Cause all I do is hand out
A heart that needs your love
Someone put your hand out (put your hand out)
I'm begging for your love
'Cause all I do is hand out
A heart that needs your love
When you say we will dance 'till the light of day
It's just like the children running with joy
When we pray will you promise me you'll always stay?
It's because I'm needing that someone
Someone put your hand out
I'm begging for your love
'Cause all I do is hand out
A heart that needs your love
Someone put your hand out (begging for your love)
I'm begging for your love
'Cause all I do is hand out (hanging on your love)
Someone put your hand out
I'm begging for your love
All I do is hand out love
(It's got to sound good to me inside)
(I have to think about it)
I'm so undemanding
'Cause they say love is blind
I've lived this life pretending
I can bear this hurt deep inside
The truth is that I'm longing
For love that's so divine
I've searched this whole world wishing
She'll be there time after time
Someone put your hand out
I'm begging for your love
All I do is hand out
A heart that needs your love
I've lived my life the lonely
A soul that cries of shame
And handicapped emotions
Save me now from what still remains
I'll be your story hero
I'll serenade in rhyme
I'm just needing that someone
Save me now, am I the one?
Someone put your hand out
I'm begging for your love
'Cause all I do is hand out
A heart that needs your love
Someone put your hand out (put your hand out)
I'm begging for your love
'Cause all I do is hand out
A heart that needs your love
When you say we will dance 'till the light of day
It's just like the children running with joy
When we pray will you promise me you'll always stay?
It's because I'm needing that someone
Someone put your hand out
I'm begging for your love
'Cause all I do is hand out
A heart that needs your love
Someone put your hand out (begging for your love)
I'm begging for your love
'Cause all I do is hand out (hanging on your love)
Someone put your hand out
I'm begging for your love
All I do is hand out love
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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.
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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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Punchline
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Ed Sheeran sings about missing his former partner and learning important life lessons in the process on “Punchline.” This track tells a story of battling to get rid of emotions for a former lover, whom he now realized might not have loved him the same way. He’s now caught between accepting that fact and learning life lessons from it and going back to beg her for another chance.
Every time I listen to this song, I used my imagery to have its music video when a boy named Zack met Camille in school when they were in sixth grade in Sacremento, California. Michael was in the video as Cupid. Also, they're emo. The video starts from years to years when they were young to older. They started their courtship and they went to places everywhere, like the beach party, school dance and according to the lyrics, "I'll be your story hero, I'll serenade in rhyme." At night, Zack kept thinking about her every night and he couldn't sleep. Zack became her 'Romeo' and they made sweet love, which was the same night they confessed their love for each other. But Camille found out that she and her family had to move to Ojai, California. Camille had to write a letter to Zack. When Zack found out, he was depressed. He was depressed in his personal life. Years had gone fast and after they graduated high school, Zack found Camille working at a day care and they reunited. They walked to an ice cream shop, which was where he proposed to her. Five months later, they got married and held a gothic themed wedding. At the end of the video, they had children and Michael smiles at them and the quote replied in script with a black background, "Let your love with the one you're with survive."
Good song
I agree, this is a wonderful song, one of my favorites!<br />
Great song which I had never heard of until after Michael's passing. I took a huge interest in his unreleased/rare stuff and found this. That talking part at the beginning is quite sexy. ^.^
I started to love this song because it's a beautiful love song. ;)
one of my favorite ballads by him! love how he sings in his falsetto.
this part is one of my favorite parts of the song
When you say we will dance 'till the light of day It's just like the children in Earth's joy When we pray will you promise me you'll always stay? It's because I'm needing that someone