"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 all about steam
It's all about dreams
It's all about making the best out of everything
You'll know when your fine
Cause you'll talk like a mime
You'll fall on your face
You get back up and you're doing fine
"a considerate clown, a preachy preachy machine"
Is one of the sweetest things you would say about me
But I don't have the time for your distorted esteem
Why are you toying with my mind?
I don't wanna hear you say it
Now you're fucking with my pride
You think you're smarter than me
Well everyone knows you will never be smarter than me
That's how it goes
I gained forty pounds because of you
Was there an S on my chest
Well I confess, you were too much stress
I'd have a heart attack at best
So now I breathe it out, I breathe it out
I spit it on the crowd cause they lift me up, they lift me up, they lift me up
When I'm feeling down
What am I spitting out? spitting out, something we never talk about
It's called my mind
I don't wanna hear you say it
Now you're messing with my pride
I'm sick of standing in your line
So now you'll have to take it
Take this to heart
I will never let you fuck me over
Stop talking down to me your war is old
Your game is over
So here's my coldest shoulder
I don't wanna hear you say it
Now you're messing with my pride
Something we don't talk about
Something we never talk about
It's all about dreams
It's all about making the best out of everything
You'll know when your fine
Cause you'll talk like a mime
You'll fall on your face
You get back up and you're doing fine
"a considerate clown, a preachy preachy machine"
Is one of the sweetest things you would say about me
But I don't have the time for your distorted esteem
Why are you toying with my mind?
I don't wanna hear you say it
Now you're fucking with my pride
You think you're smarter than me
Well everyone knows you will never be smarter than me
That's how it goes
I gained forty pounds because of you
Was there an S on my chest
Well I confess, you were too much stress
I'd have a heart attack at best
So now I breathe it out, I breathe it out
I spit it on the crowd cause they lift me up, they lift me up, they lift me up
When I'm feeling down
What am I spitting out? spitting out, something we never talk about
It's called my mind
I don't wanna hear you say it
Now you're messing with my pride
I'm sick of standing in your line
So now you'll have to take it
Take this to heart
I will never let you fuck me over
Stop talking down to me your war is old
Your game is over
So here's my coldest shoulder
I don't wanna hear you say it
Now you're messing with my pride
Something we don't talk about
Something we never talk about
Lyrics submitted by amanda(:, edited by intrinsick
Say It Lyrics as written by Justin Furstenfeld
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I think it means...
Hes with this girl right but theyre not talking she doesnt text him back and its like this girl has worse problems than he does but he hopes for the best and just wants whats good but shes flakin on him then he is getting frustrated and stressed... by breathing it out it means he talking to other people about his issues and spittin out his anger but its ok they dont know her
but he really likes her and she makes him happier even though he has so much sadness. but it feels like she doesnt care whats on his mind i dont want to hear you say it i dont want you to say its over but you are cold im getting impatient im not gona wait for you to break it off your chance is up and i cant take it its messing with his mind
Okay, so I wasn't crazy about this song at first, but you know what? It grows on you :)
This song kicks a++ !!!! Love it.<br /> <br /> So here's my coldest shoulder... I love that line. <br /> <br /> I gained forty pounds because of you<br /> Was there an "S" on my chest?<br /> Well I confess you were too much stress<br /> I'd have a heart attack at best<br /> <br /> Genius.. love it<br /> <br />
i think it may be about drugs or some kind of eating disorder caused to him by the bad behaviour of someone who was really special to him...
Luv this song. I thought it was weird at first but then I listened to it more often and I started to love it. XD
its about his divorce you guys. It tells you in the description of the album on iTunes
I did these lyrics by ear from a live version.. so they probably aren't all correct, and the album version may be tweaked a little.
on the album its different
I'll post any corrections I find when I get home, I have the song, though not the album yet lol.
It's all about esteem It's all about dreams It's all about making the best out of everything You'll know when you're fine Cause you'll talk like a mime And you'll fall on your face You get back up, man, you're doing fine "Consider it a clown A preachy preaching machine" Is one of the sweetest things you would say about me But I don't have the time For your distorted esteem Why are you toying with my mind?
Chorus: I don't wanna hear you s-s-s-s-s-s-s-say it I don't wanna hear you s-s-s-s-s-s-say it I don't wanna hear you s-s-s-s-s-s-s-say it Now you're messing with my pride Woo!
You think you're smarter than me Well everyone knows You will never be smarter than me That's how it goes I gained forty pounds because of you Was there an "S" on my chest? Well I confess you were too much stress I'd have a heart attack at best So now I breathe it out, I breathe it out And I spit it on the ground Cause they lift me up, they lift me up They lift me up when I'm feeling down Well am I spinning out, spinning out? Something we never talk about It's called my mind
Chorus: I don't wanna hear you s-s-s-s-s-s-s-say it I don't wanna hear you s-s-s-s-s-s-say it I don't wanna hear you s-s-s-s-s-s-s-say it Now you're messing with my pride
Well I'm sick of standing in your line So now you'll have to take it Take this to heart I will never let you fuck me over Stop talking down to me Your war is old, your game is over So here's my coldest shoulder
Chorus: I don't wanna hear you s-s-s-s-s-s-s-say it I don't wanna hear you s-s-s-s-s-s-say it I don't wanna hear you s-s-s-s-s-s-s-say it Now you're messing with my pride My pride Oh, something we don't talk about! Something we don't talk about Come on, come on, come on, come on!
why arent THESE posted . these are the right lyrics....
these are the right lyrics"its all about steam"not esteem "a considerate clown" not consider it a clown you forgot out in"makin the best out of everything" he sais"what am i spitting out,spitting out"not spinning out
You'll know when your fine. Cause you'll take like a mime. Amazaingg. :)