"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.
One two three four
Once I was fearless, going up against the world
Optimistic, seeing all the reasons for
Got through the darkness, I could live through anything
Where, where did it go?
I wanna feel it, like I did back then, but more
I really need it, more than I've ever before
I believed it oh, oh
Where, where did it go?
So stop fearing death, I want something to live for
I've been holding my breath, I want something to live for
Cause when I feel the sound, I want something to live for
I wanna make you proud, I want something to live for
Hey, how's it going? Good, and how are you good off?
And do you wonder how much that isn't true
Will you help me out if you can
I'll take you as you are, please just take me as I am
Stop fearing death, I want something to live for
I've been holding my breath, I want something to live for
Cause when I feel the sound, I want something to live for
I wanna make you proud, I want something to live for
Idea of hope. I believe in you
And I need it now, God I need you
And yes your words, I believe are true
But sometimes I just fall down and break though I don't mean to
Stop feeling bad, never look back
I swear, I wish I could
Stop fearing death, want something to live for
I've been holding my breath, I want something to live for
Cause when I feel the sound, I want something to live for
I wanna make you proud, I want something to live for
Stop fearing death I want something to live for
(I want something to live for)
I've been holding my breath, I want something to live for
(I want something to live for)
Cause when I feel the sound, I want something to live for
I wanna make you proud, I want something to live for
Once I was fearless, going up against the world
Optimistic, seeing all the reasons for
Got through the darkness, I could live through anything
Where, where did it go?
I wanna feel it, like I did back then, but more
I really need it, more than I've ever before
I believed it oh, oh
Where, where did it go?
So stop fearing death, I want something to live for
I've been holding my breath, I want something to live for
Cause when I feel the sound, I want something to live for
I wanna make you proud, I want something to live for
Hey, how's it going? Good, and how are you good off?
And do you wonder how much that isn't true
Will you help me out if you can
I'll take you as you are, please just take me as I am
Stop fearing death, I want something to live for
I've been holding my breath, I want something to live for
Cause when I feel the sound, I want something to live for
I wanna make you proud, I want something to live for
Idea of hope. I believe in you
And I need it now, God I need you
And yes your words, I believe are true
But sometimes I just fall down and break though I don't mean to
Stop feeling bad, never look back
I swear, I wish I could
Stop fearing death, want something to live for
I've been holding my breath, I want something to live for
Cause when I feel the sound, I want something to live for
I wanna make you proud, I want something to live for
Stop fearing death I want something to live for
(I want something to live for)
I've been holding my breath, I want something to live for
(I want something to live for)
Cause when I feel the sound, I want something to live for
I wanna make you proud, I want something to live for
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no one commented on this yet?! thats insaine! anyways, this song is really powerful and moving. i think its so inspirational
i agree with errinnnx3, this song is amazing! TRS best album by far in think. "so stop fearing death, i wanna something to live for" are lines to live by
I like this song for a lot of reasons. Stop Fearing Death sounds like a Christian Meaning, because when we die we go to heaven. And obviousely every christian wants to go to heaven. And everyone wants something to live for. Bryce just writes such good songs, and how much he menas every one of them just blows me away.
its "when the DEAF feel the sound" i'm not really sure what that specifically means, but thats the lyrics.
definitely a christian meaning behind the song, he starts the song talking about all the faith he used to have, thus he had faith in his afterlife. but we all have those moments of doubt, and me personally, that moment, when your just like whoa i'm really gonna die one day, because sometimes, actually a lot of the time, death seems so surreal. this is for those moments when you feel that but your like that doesn't matter life goes on, you still live on, you still want something to live for, to fight for, personally i think Bryce is referring to god, that, that is what he wants to live for.
because if he really had full faith in god, he'd have no fear in god.