"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.
It's gotta be this one
You don't have to fake it
You know I can take it
What if I told you your tears haven't been ignored
And everything that was taken can be restored
Feel this
Can you feel this
My heart beating out of my chest
Feel this
Can you feel this
Salvation under my breath
It's gotta be just right
The soul and spirit
The chord and the lyric
What if I told you that innocence is yours
And the beauty you have now is brighter than before
Before
Feel this
Can you feel this
My heart beating out of my chest
Feel this
Can you feel this
Salvation under my breath
Let go
Let go and believe
Let go, let go and believe
Let go, let go and believe
Let go
Feel this
Can you feel this
My heart beating out of my chest
Feel this
Can you feel this
Salvation under my breath
You don't have to fake it
You know I can take it
What if I told you your tears haven't been ignored
And everything that was taken can be restored
Feel this
Can you feel this
My heart beating out of my chest
Feel this
Can you feel this
Salvation under my breath
It's gotta be just right
The soul and spirit
The chord and the lyric
What if I told you that innocence is yours
And the beauty you have now is brighter than before
Before
Feel this
Can you feel this
My heart beating out of my chest
Feel this
Can you feel this
Salvation under my breath
Let go
Let go and believe
Let go, let go and believe
Let go, let go and believe
Let go
Feel this
Can you feel this
My heart beating out of my chest
Feel this
Can you feel this
Salvation under my breath
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Jane's Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell gives Adam Reader some heartfelt insight into Jane’s Addiction's hard rock manifesto "Mountain Song", which was the second single from their revolutionary album Nothing's Shocking. Mountain song was first recorded in 1986 and appeared on the soundtrack to the film Dudes starring Jon Cryer. The version on Nothing's Shocking was re-recorded in 1988.
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Wow. This could be about the love between two human beings but when I listen to it I think of God.
To me, these are the words of God. "What if I told you your tears haven't been ignored And everything that was taken can be restored"
The song includes positive lyrics about the soul and the spirit: "It's gotta be just right The soul and spirit"
Then it goes on to speak about salvation. "Salvation under my breath"
Salvation is almost always defined religiously and means redemption: the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil.
To each their own, but the only one that has the power to save me like that is God.
So to conclude, IMO this song is about God, with His perfect love and someone feeling that love.
Cheers folks. Have a nice day.
This is my favourite song! and I usually have too many to decide :) You're probably right, but I'd always thought it was about falling in love with someone so much that it erases all the times you've been hurt in the past. And all the "let go and believe" parts are about finally being able to let go of the pain and believe in stuff again. And "What if I told you tears havent been ignored? And everything that was taken can be restored" Its like saying that all times you've cried in the past over bad relationships don't matter any more, cos you've found someone that takes all that away and your heart is completely healed. If thats what it really is about, then its my favourite song ever, cos i've never heard a song that can capture all the feelings like that and put them into words so brilliantly (and yes, i'm aware of how slushy I sound)
maybe this song is kind of self-explanatory, but can anyone give me a summary of what you think it means?
i think its about a girl who thinks she has finally right guy and is willing to give everything to him. basically, he went thinking that she didn't want him, and she is letting him know that he's wrong. she has loved him the whole time...
this is the greatest song in history well at least i think so
this song is so amazing!!
i also think this song is amazing!!!!!:)and the music and vocals to the song are fabulous!!!!!!!!!!