"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.
I never knew I was a lover,
Just cause I steal the things you hide,
Just cause I focus while we're dancing,
Just cause I offered you a ride.
Still I am not from Barcelona,
I am not even from Madrid.
I am a native of the North Pole
And that can mess up any kid.
Well if you could reinvent my name,
Well if you could redirect my day,
I wanna be the King of Spain.
And I will settle in Pamplona
And I'll provoke the bulls with words
And then I'll send a man to meet them all
But he's fake, so I have heard.
And all the senoritas sighing,
Will be the fountain of my lies.
But while we're floating in siestas
You search for bottles and for knives.
Well if you could reinvent my name,
Well if you could redirect my day,
I wanna be the King of Spain.
And I wear my boots of Spanish leather
Oh while I'm tightening my crown.
I'll disappear in some flamenco
Perhaps I'll reach the other side.
Why are you stabbing my illusion?
Just cause I stole some eagle's wings
Because you named me as your lover
Well, I thought I could be anything.
Well if you could reinvent my name,
Well if you could redirect my day,
I wanna be the King of Spain.
Just cause I steal the things you hide,
Just cause I focus while we're dancing,
Just cause I offered you a ride.
Still I am not from Barcelona,
I am not even from Madrid.
I am a native of the North Pole
And that can mess up any kid.
Well if you could reinvent my name,
Well if you could redirect my day,
I wanna be the King of Spain.
And I will settle in Pamplona
And I'll provoke the bulls with words
And then I'll send a man to meet them all
But he's fake, so I have heard.
And all the senoritas sighing,
Will be the fountain of my lies.
But while we're floating in siestas
You search for bottles and for knives.
Well if you could reinvent my name,
Well if you could redirect my day,
I wanna be the King of Spain.
And I wear my boots of Spanish leather
Oh while I'm tightening my crown.
I'll disappear in some flamenco
Perhaps I'll reach the other side.
Why are you stabbing my illusion?
Just cause I stole some eagle's wings
Because you named me as your lover
Well, I thought I could be anything.
Well if you could reinvent my name,
Well if you could redirect my day,
I wanna be the King of Spain.
Lyrics submitted by splendidisolation, edited by calamariking
King of Spain Lyrics as written by Kristian Matsson
Lyrics © ROUGH TRADE PUBLISHING, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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"I'm a native of the north folk"
I've listed to it and tried to hear it both ways. I'm pretty sure it's North Pole, but I wouldn't 100% swear to it. After all, living at the North Pole I think would go a long way to "mess up any kid."
Yeah Im pretty sure I can hear an f
I'm pretty sure it's "native of the North Folk". It makes sense seeing as how Kristian Matsson (The Tallest Man On Earth) is from Sweden.
It's "native of the North Folk" referring to the basks in northen Spain.
@YouKnowStuff I'm quite sure it's "native of the North Pole". Listen to live performances, and it should be quite clear... Also he's Swedish, that is quite a northern country. <br /> And I want to see you living in the North Pole, where you have six months of light and 6 months of darkness - that can really mess up people! :P