"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.
She said, "Get up, get off of me
I've got a gross anatomy"
I'm so sick that I must throw up
Something evil I've ingested
Waits for me in my intestine
Kicks at me when I'm asleep
I picked some poison off the vine
And drank your blood when you drank mine
That moment we felt young again
But it didn't hang here on your head
Or put my heart back in my chest
You cut me up, you cut me up
Maybe you should find somewhere else to go tonight
Here are my keys, take a drive
Do you think it'd help if you kept it yourself?
Let it lay, let it lie
I know it hurts when I say I do not care
You know that's not true
I'm just blowing out air
Sometimes I think you think that I'm unfair
Well I might be...
You're right, I am
Now I know that we could go our seperate ways
But who would you get to aggravate?
You could stay all day or not stray or go away from me
Or just say please, just say please
We spend each day in animation
Living through our fascination
Staring at each other's eyes
Give me space and give me time
I need to see if I'm alive
Or am i made of uselessness?
All the gearheads so involved
I'll take my chaos unresolved
The world is just a big wet ball
Some get sucked up by the sun
And some get soaked up in a sponge
But we all manage to get by
Maybe you should find somewhere else to go tonight
Here are my keys, take a drive
Do you think it'd help if you kept it to yourself?
Let it lay, let it lie
I know it hurts when I say I do not care
You know it's not true
I'm just blowing out air
Sometimes I think you think that I'm unfair
Well I might be....
You're right, I am
Now I know that we could go our seperate ways
But who would you get to aggravate?
You could stay all day or not stray or go away from me
Or just say please, just say please
Age -- never gonna waste it
Time -- never gonna chase it
(x6)
Don't know what to do
Everybody looks at you
When you've got a green shirt on
Damage both the same
I own you and you own me
Tooth for tooth
And bone for bone
(x2)
(Age -- never gonna waste it
Time -- never gonna chase it)
Don't know what to do
Everybody looks at you
When you've got a green shirt on
I've got a gross anatomy"
I'm so sick that I must throw up
Something evil I've ingested
Waits for me in my intestine
Kicks at me when I'm asleep
I picked some poison off the vine
And drank your blood when you drank mine
That moment we felt young again
But it didn't hang here on your head
Or put my heart back in my chest
You cut me up, you cut me up
Maybe you should find somewhere else to go tonight
Here are my keys, take a drive
Do you think it'd help if you kept it yourself?
Let it lay, let it lie
I know it hurts when I say I do not care
You know that's not true
I'm just blowing out air
Sometimes I think you think that I'm unfair
Well I might be...
You're right, I am
Now I know that we could go our seperate ways
But who would you get to aggravate?
You could stay all day or not stray or go away from me
Or just say please, just say please
We spend each day in animation
Living through our fascination
Staring at each other's eyes
Give me space and give me time
I need to see if I'm alive
Or am i made of uselessness?
All the gearheads so involved
I'll take my chaos unresolved
The world is just a big wet ball
Some get sucked up by the sun
And some get soaked up in a sponge
But we all manage to get by
Maybe you should find somewhere else to go tonight
Here are my keys, take a drive
Do you think it'd help if you kept it to yourself?
Let it lay, let it lie
I know it hurts when I say I do not care
You know it's not true
I'm just blowing out air
Sometimes I think you think that I'm unfair
Well I might be....
You're right, I am
Now I know that we could go our seperate ways
But who would you get to aggravate?
You could stay all day or not stray or go away from me
Or just say please, just say please
Age -- never gonna waste it
Time -- never gonna chase it
(x6)
Don't know what to do
Everybody looks at you
When you've got a green shirt on
Damage both the same
I own you and you own me
Tooth for tooth
And bone for bone
(x2)
(Age -- never gonna waste it
Time -- never gonna chase it)
Don't know what to do
Everybody looks at you
When you've got a green shirt on
Lyrics submitted by A Hungry Dino
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Fast Car
Tracy Chapman
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Lord Huron
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This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"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:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
Holiday
Bee Gees
Bee Gees
@[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.
Gentle Hour
Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo
This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
Just A Little Lovin'
Dusty Springfield
Dusty Springfield
I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
"'Just a Little Lovin’ is a timeless country song originally recorded by Eddy Arnold in 1954. The song, written by Eddie Miller and Jimmy Campbell, explores the delicate nuances of love and showcases Arnold’s emotive vocals. It delves into the universal theme of love and how even the smallest gesture of affection can have a profound impact on our lives." https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-just-a-little-lovin-by-eddy-arnold/