"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.
You say your time has come
You're tire of waking up
Don't be obscene,
I can't conceive of
Living without you
You say you drag me down
No one should want you now
I start to cry,
You kiss my eyes and say
I'm not allowed to
Burning beacon in the night
Can't feel its heat or see its lights
That single solitary guide
It must get lonely there sometimes
You were a child forgot
Lessons of love untaught
Now no embrace can quite replace
The one that never found you
I was raised tenderly
All that was taught to me
I will apply,
Your parents tried
But they didn't know how to
Burning beacon in the night
Can't feel its heat or see its lights
That single solitary guide
It must get lonely there sometimes
Let me stand by you
The honor is mine
Let me stand by you
Loneliest light
Loneliest light
Loneliest light
Burning beacon in the night
Can't feel its heat or see its lights
A single solitary guide
It must get lonely there sometimes
You're tire of waking up
Don't be obscene,
I can't conceive of
Living without you
You say you drag me down
No one should want you now
I start to cry,
You kiss my eyes and say
I'm not allowed to
Burning beacon in the night
Can't feel its heat or see its lights
That single solitary guide
It must get lonely there sometimes
You were a child forgot
Lessons of love untaught
Now no embrace can quite replace
The one that never found you
I was raised tenderly
All that was taught to me
I will apply,
Your parents tried
But they didn't know how to
Burning beacon in the night
Can't feel its heat or see its lights
That single solitary guide
It must get lonely there sometimes
Let me stand by you
The honor is mine
Let me stand by you
Loneliest light
Loneliest light
Loneliest light
Burning beacon in the night
Can't feel its heat or see its lights
A single solitary guide
It must get lonely there sometimes
Lyrics submitted by dustybreeze
The Beacon Lyrics as written by Alison Loren Sudol Alison Sudol
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I think this is about a relationship and the male has a low self esteem because of how he was raised. His parents never showed him love, so he never learned how to love another. He is used to being alone, which she thinks will get lonely. He thinks that he is bringing her down and she deserves better, but she knows that he is wrong because they love each other, he just needs to be more confident. She sees a "burning beacon", some sort of signal that makes her think, or know, that they are right for each other and once he realizes their love, they will go far together.
a personally think its about suicide.
fantastic interpretation. i think ur right. i love this song. and im gald someone agrees with me about wat it means. <br /> Lessons of love untaught<br /> Now no embrace can quite replace<br /> The one that never found you<br /> is my fav part. it's such a sad song.
i agree in a way /but it's not a girl singing to a guy, or a guy singing to a guy or a guy singing to a guy, it's anyone singing to anyone, for any kind of love. It could even be a friendship. that's what i love about this song.<br /> <br /> "I always wanted to create music that anybody could relate to. I don’t make references to “him” or “her” in my songs on purpose. I wanted guys to listen and be able to think about another guy, girls to think about girls, girls to think about guys. I mean, no matter who you are, we’re all just trying to connect, aren’t we?" - Alison Suhol