"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.
Hide the Key, cause I'm coming over
Settle the score oh whoa
Don't forget how well I know you
Stop Asking
And Keep Dancing
[Verse 1]
You get a chance girl
You fall apart start talking with you hands girl
You'll have to start over over again oh whoa oh
Maybe I'll call up and call you out
Maybe next time you should turn around over over again oh whoa oh
And put, put, put, your heart where your mouth is
And put, put, put, your heart where your mouth is, now
Hide the Key, 'Cause I'm coming over
To settle the score oh whoa
Doo oh oh oh Doo oh oh oh
Stop Asking
Keep Dancing
[Verse 2]
Then I am blind girl (Then I'm Blind)
My eyes are always holding in your mind girl (holding in your mind)
You'll have to start over over again oh whoa oh
Maybe I'm the one who plays the game
Maybe I turn and make the same mistake over over again oh whoa oh oh
(And baby you should) and put, put, put, your heart where your mouth is
And put, put, put, your heart where your mouth is, now
[Chorus]
Hide the Key, cause I'm coming over
To settle the score oh whoa
Don't forget how well I know you
I'll take take, I'll take take you down
Doo oh oh oh Doo oh oh oh
Stop Asking
And Keep Dancing
Doo oh oh oh Doo oh oh oh
Stop Asking
And Keep Dancing
[Bridge]
I'm talking 'bout change
You really wanna see the way
But if you wanna see
Then you need to settle down
And were talking 'bout change
You really wanna see the way
But if you wanna see
Then you need to settle down down down down
[Chorus]
Doo oh oh oh Doo oh oh oh
Stop asking
And keep dancing
Settle the score oh whoa
Don't forget how well I know you
Stop Asking
And Keep Dancing
[Verse 1]
You get a chance girl
You fall apart start talking with you hands girl
You'll have to start over over again oh whoa oh
Maybe I'll call up and call you out
Maybe next time you should turn around over over again oh whoa oh
And put, put, put, your heart where your mouth is
And put, put, put, your heart where your mouth is, now
Hide the Key, 'Cause I'm coming over
To settle the score oh whoa
Doo oh oh oh Doo oh oh oh
Stop Asking
Keep Dancing
[Verse 2]
Then I am blind girl (Then I'm Blind)
My eyes are always holding in your mind girl (holding in your mind)
You'll have to start over over again oh whoa oh
Maybe I'm the one who plays the game
Maybe I turn and make the same mistake over over again oh whoa oh oh
(And baby you should) and put, put, put, your heart where your mouth is
And put, put, put, your heart where your mouth is, now
[Chorus]
Hide the Key, cause I'm coming over
To settle the score oh whoa
Don't forget how well I know you
I'll take take, I'll take take you down
Doo oh oh oh Doo oh oh oh
Stop Asking
And Keep Dancing
Doo oh oh oh Doo oh oh oh
Stop Asking
And Keep Dancing
[Bridge]
I'm talking 'bout change
You really wanna see the way
But if you wanna see
Then you need to settle down
And were talking 'bout change
You really wanna see the way
But if you wanna see
Then you need to settle down down down down
[Chorus]
Doo oh oh oh Doo oh oh oh
Stop asking
And keep dancing
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i love this song when i saw them live they taught everyone the words so we could sing along
i love this song.
god i love this song so happy the boys gave us this one i had an icky live version
this song is so sick
Lyrics from the booklet:
Hide the key 'Cause I'm coming over To settle the score, whoa, whoa Don't forget how well I know you Stop asking and keep dancing
You don't stand a chance, girl You'll fall apart Stop talking with your hands, girl You'll have to start over, over again
Maybe I'll call him up and call you out Maybe next time you should turn around Over, over again
Put, put, put your heart Where your mouth is Put, put, put your heart Where your mouth is now
Hide the key 'Cause I'm coming over To settle the score, whoa, oh Stop asking and keep dancing
You think that I am blind, girl My eyes were always floating in your wine, girl You'll have to starve over, over again
Maybe I'm the one that plays the game Maybe I tend to make the same mistake Over, and over again
Baby, you should Put, put, put your heart Where your mouth is And put, put, put your heart Where your mouth is now
Hide the key 'Cause I'm coming over To settle the score, whoa, oh Don't forget how well I know you I'll take, take Take, take you down Stop asking and keep dancing Stop asking and keep dancing
I'm talking about change You really want to see the way But if you want to see Then you need to settle down
Hide the key 'Cause I'm coming over To settle the score, whoa, oh Don't forget how well I know you I'll take, take Take, take you down Stop asking and keep dancing Stop asking and keep dancing
I'm pretty sure this song is about how the girl messed with another guy and the guy singing wants to get back at her.
this song is catchy. i agree that its about Alex wanting to get back at the girl who, i'm guessing, broke his heart and cheated on him with another guy?
this is the most amazing song ever invented! :)) i love all of them.
I think this song is about a girl cheating on her boyfriend (maybe next time i'll call him up and call you out), and he finds out by seeing them together a lot (maybe next time you should turn around). He's wants her to dump the other guy, but she can't really do it, even though she tells him she will (put your heart where your mouth is). He's annoyed (you need to settle down), and tries persuade her (don't forget how well i know you), but gets annoyed again when it doesn't work (i'll take you down). But in the end, he also admits that he didn't give her his all, either (maybe i'm the one who plays the game, maybe i tend to make the same mistake).
probably my favourite song and Zzzz :)