"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.
Little faith, follow me
I set a fire in a blackberry field
Make us laugh, or nothing will
I set a fire just to see what it kills
Now I'm stuck in New York
And the rain's coming down
I don't feel like we'll go anywhere
Stuck in New York
And the rain's coming down
Still in line for the Vanity Fair
Leave our red Southern souls
Head for the coast
Leave our red Southern souls
Everything goes
All our lonely kicks are getting harder to find
We'll play nuns versus priests until somebody cries
All our lonely kicks that make us saintly and thin
We'll play nuns versus priests until somebody wins
Awesome prince, get your sleep
Lose your heart in history
Make us laugh or nothing will
I set a fire just to see what it kills
Don't be bitter, Anna
I know how you think
You're waiting for Radio City to sink
You'll find commiseration in everyone's eyes
The storm will suck the pretty girls into the sky
All our lonely kicks are getting harder to find
We'll play nuns versus priests until somebody cries
All our lonely kicks that make us saintly and thin
We'll play nuns versus priests until somebody wins
Leave our red Southern souls
Head for the coast
Leave our red Southern souls
Everything goes
I set a fire in a blackberry field
Make us laugh, or nothing will
I set a fire just to see what it kills
Now I'm stuck in New York
And the rain's coming down
I don't feel like we'll go anywhere
Stuck in New York
And the rain's coming down
Still in line for the Vanity Fair
Leave our red Southern souls
Head for the coast
Leave our red Southern souls
Everything goes
All our lonely kicks are getting harder to find
We'll play nuns versus priests until somebody cries
All our lonely kicks that make us saintly and thin
We'll play nuns versus priests until somebody wins
Awesome prince, get your sleep
Lose your heart in history
Make us laugh or nothing will
I set a fire just to see what it kills
Don't be bitter, Anna
I know how you think
You're waiting for Radio City to sink
You'll find commiseration in everyone's eyes
The storm will suck the pretty girls into the sky
All our lonely kicks are getting harder to find
We'll play nuns versus priests until somebody cries
All our lonely kicks that make us saintly and thin
We'll play nuns versus priests until somebody wins
Leave our red Southern souls
Head for the coast
Leave our red Southern souls
Everything goes
Lyrics submitted by tollelege, edited by Contaminator
Little Faith Lyrics as written by Aaron Brooking Dessner Matthew Donald Berninger
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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I think it's "Leave our red Southern souls" instead of "excellent souls". If you look at the photos of his lyrics booklet on the NYT website, it says "red southern souls".
Now that you mention it, that is what it sounds like.<br /> <br /> High Violet is an album full of colours, it seems. :)
It's definitely "red southern souls" <br /> I remember an interview with Matt recently where he said there was a lot going on in this song, mentioning the red southern souls part.
Like Conversation 16 this also feels like a facade. The two people in the song are trying to pretended that they are something that they are not, so much so that they (mostly she) starts to believe it's true; but reality kicks in and the pretense becomes harder and harder to maintain.
I think it's "All our lonely kicks will make us saintly and thin", instead of "seem anything" Works with the faith, nuns and priests imagery a bit better I find.
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With such a deep emphasis on Christian spirituality, hints of a journey, and a direct reference to the Vanity Fair, there may well be an allusion to Pilgrim's Progress floating around in this song.
Lyrics of HEAR MY CRY BY GODSTIME PROMISE Chukwu no nso (God is near) Chim dimma (My God is good) O bu gini ka m na-echere onwe m (why are mine thinking for my self) o gaghi adigide (it wouldn’t be permanent) o gaghi adigide(,,) o gaghi adigide(,,) o gaghi adigide(,,,) ,,{Verse 1),,, Jesus , Hear my Cry help my life let my cry for help reach you where you are when i am in trouble i called to the lord i put my trust in you i know you will answer me in your righteousness listen to my prayers Answer me in your faithfulness Answer me oh lord listen to my cry Help my life Jesus hear my cry And bless me lord Ama m na inoya (I know you are exist) Ama m na inoya (,,) chukwu meeeh (My God) ,,,,(chrs), (verse2) before i pray you have already know my needs you said you will be my helper you said you will be my guardian you will never let me down you will never let me suffer you will never let me beg you will never let me lack o gaghi adigide eeeh o gaghi adigide