"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.
Here it comes in the morning
I'm just trying to forget
Keep it real, keep it simple
And somehow just get out of bed
And this city is endless
I'm as cold as it's stone
Yeah this city is endless
And I'm, I'm walking alone
[Chorus]
Sunlight creeps in between the curtains
Lose the sheets there's no time for sleep
I lie, I pretend 'til I'm almost certain
It's a beautiful world
I wanna ask for direction
But I don't dare to disturb
I got a thing with affections
Yeah, that's why I'm walking alone
[Chorus]
Sunlight creeps in between the curtains
Lose the sheets there's no time for sleep
I lie, I pretend 'til I'm almost certain
It's a beautiful world
Here it comes in the morning?
[Chorus]
Sunlight creeps in between the curtains
Lose the sheets there's no time for sleep
I lie, I pretend 'til I'm almost certain
It's a beautiful world
(Yeah, it's a beautiful world)
la la la la
I pretend 'til I'm almost certain
It's a beautiful world
I'm just trying to forget
Keep it real, keep it simple
And somehow just get out of bed
And this city is endless
I'm as cold as it's stone
Yeah this city is endless
And I'm, I'm walking alone
[Chorus]
Sunlight creeps in between the curtains
Lose the sheets there's no time for sleep
I lie, I pretend 'til I'm almost certain
It's a beautiful world
I wanna ask for direction
But I don't dare to disturb
I got a thing with affections
Yeah, that's why I'm walking alone
[Chorus]
Sunlight creeps in between the curtains
Lose the sheets there's no time for sleep
I lie, I pretend 'til I'm almost certain
It's a beautiful world
Here it comes in the morning?
[Chorus]
Sunlight creeps in between the curtains
Lose the sheets there's no time for sleep
I lie, I pretend 'til I'm almost certain
It's a beautiful world
(Yeah, it's a beautiful world)
la la la la
I pretend 'til I'm almost certain
It's a beautiful world
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Beautiful World Lyrics as written by Hiten Bharadia Terence Martin
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As much as I could understand the comments above, and they are great interpretations if that's how you'll take it, this might be the only song the lead singer of CL introduced (and i paraphrase, from memory) during one of their shows as "one of those days when you just don't want to get up, you just want to stay in bed, but the world demands you and you know you have to, and you realize how beautiful this world is and that you almost missed it. this song is for the days when you just do not want to face the world right now."
The chorus: Sunlight creeps in between the curtains - waking up Lose the sheets there's no time for sleep - get up, get out of bed (another line too) I lie, I pretend 'til I'm almost certain - not wanting to accept/admit that... It's a beautiful world - ta-dah
I'm surprised no one has commented on this song yet!
whats this song about? depression in my opinion. any ideas?
whats this song about? depression in my opinion. any ideas?
its about a guy who has lost everything in his life, his family,friends, and/or lover, and he now walks alone because they left him adn the only thing keeping him going is him lieing to himself telling himself its a beautiful world
This is about a guy who's lost everything, and has nowhere to turn for help. He doesn't know who to trust or where to find help, but he knows that he just has to keep living. He needs to get out of bed each morning and face the day, there's no hiding, no backing out, no giving up. He's just gotta keep himself going and keep searching, and he does this by convincing himself that it's a beautiful world.
I said that -.-
In a more general sense, this song is just about feeling alone. In the city especially, it's easy to feel lost among a sea of people. The lyric "I wanna ask for direction/But I don't dare to disturb" seems to point to that; it's difficult for that narrator to trust and forge relationships because he doesn't want to impose. But he's self aware, he knows that "it's a beautiful world", and he wants to try. That's how I see it, anyway. Oh, and arkyhogs totally reworded kalan60's comment.
In general, It is a beautiful world because in a long run he always lies but he finally realized that the lie that he always pretending is now more certain so he rejoices even if he walks alone, without having friends, loves ones, or anything that makes his life even more meaningful he always knew that it's a beautiful world because even though all of those people goes out to his system, he always keeps on moving because he has a faith that God is always in his side whatever journey his life may take. Wow what a Beautiful World! :)
and also he wishes that someday all lies turned-out to be truth to be a real certain. He never loses hope for that. And also in connection to relation with a girl, he felt that he is not sure to love this girl because his feelings is not certain or a true love, so he pretends and lie to this girl and so he was hit by the affection because he knew something is missing so what he did was he was walking alone. So just enjoy life and be positive there is always a hope for everything as long as God is there every hardship and sacrifices will bear fruit. :)
Carolina Liar got the idea of this song from one of their friends suffering from manic-depression. The friend would hate having to wake up in the morning and see the sun. When someone is in that situation they have to tell themself that this world truly is beautiful, even if they don't see it at the time. Great song.