"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.
When you leave me
The bed is empty
And I feel crazy
Cause I didn't say anything
I wish you would tell me
How you really feel
But you'll never tell me
Cause that's not our deal
When you leave me
You take away everything
You take all my money
You take all my weed
I wish you would tell me
How you really feel
But you'll never tell me
Cause that's not our deal
I wish you would tell me
How you really feel
But you'll never tell me
Cause that's not our deal
That's your deal
That's not my deal
That's your my deal
That's not my deal
That's your my deal
That's not my deal
That's your my deal
That's not my deal
The bed is empty
And I feel crazy
Cause I didn't say anything
I wish you would tell me
How you really feel
But you'll never tell me
Cause that's not our deal
When you leave me
You take away everything
You take all my money
You take all my weed
I wish you would tell me
How you really feel
But you'll never tell me
Cause that's not our deal
I wish you would tell me
How you really feel
But you'll never tell me
Cause that's not our deal
That's your deal
That's not my deal
That's your my deal
That's not my deal
That's your my deal
That's not my deal
That's your my deal
That's not my deal
Lyrics submitted by aroutinemalaise
Our Deal Lyrics as written by Bethany Cosentino
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Fast Car
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
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Lord Huron
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This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
Mental Istid
Ebba Grön
Ebba Grön
This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
Son Şansın - Şarkı Sözleri
Hayalperest
Hayalperest
This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
Punchline
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran sings about missing his former partner and learning important life lessons in the process on “Punchline.” This track tells a story of battling to get rid of emotions for a former lover, whom he now realized might not have loved him the same way. He’s now caught between accepting that fact and learning life lessons from it and going back to beg her for another chance.
it's obviously about her cat
amazing
I believe it's a Friends With Benefits situation gone bad. The narrator developed feelings outside of what they agreed on and now the narrator is beginning to feel like the FWB is taking advantage by borrowing money, smoking the narrator's weed, etc. But all the narrator wants is a relationship; but doesn't know if saying it would end whatever they currently have or actually result in what the narrator thinks they want.
This song is the best to crank up when you're driving around with the windows down out on back roads. Love Best Coast.
Sounds about right.
this song is a great song to sing to in the car in a rainy day when you feeling down .
but of course the song is about her being in love with someone i guess her friend but i guess her little friend with benefit doesn't want to have any part of it anymore and since he just leaving her with no explanation she is feeling crazy for the guy and she just want to be with him but that was not the whole deal about being friend with benefit in the first place. it was just either being friends with benefit or just being friends.
how sad. </3
i love this song so much. i love this website too i need to use it more..
This is my favorite song on the album. It is something I can completely connect to.
I get these Camera Obscura feelings when listening to this song. I love the epic... sad voice, almost crying, shattered and fragile voice.
'You take all my money you take all my weed'
Sounds like my brother. Sigh...
The meaning is fairly self-explanatory. The singer is in love with her FWB, but she knows that he doesn't want to go further because it's not their "deal", or the way their relationship works. They'v established a pattern as FWB and he doesn't want more.
This song reminds me of my ex boyfriend....
her voice i love it