"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.
(Away, away, away, away)
Been running with the rude boys
For much too, much too long
You think you are one of them.
Every time that we kissed
It seems you were holding back
Don't be so quick to pull away.
(Away, away, away, away)
I know you're thinking murder
Driving in your father's car
I will not let you disappear.
Not your fault
Not your problem
Not one to apologize
If you want tough, I'll give you tough.
(She said she was)
even more than this
(and she would rot the brain in)
her head
(She said she was)
even more than this
and you would rot the brain in her head
T, E, N, D, E, R, O, N, I
T, E, N, D, E, R, O, N, I.
(She said she was)
even more than this
(and she would rot the brain in)
her head
(She said she was)
even more than this
and you would rot the brain in her head
T, E, N, D, E, R, O, N, I
T, E, N, D, E, R, O, N, I.
Been running with the rude boys
For much too, much too long
You think you are one of them.
Every time that we kissed
It seems you were holding back
Don't be so quick to pull away.
(Away, away, away, away)
I know you're thinking murder
Driving in your father's car
I will not let you disappear.
Not your fault
Not your problem
Not one to apologize
If you want tough, I'll give you tough.
(She said she was)
even more than this
(and she would rot the brain in)
her head
(She said she was)
even more than this
and you would rot the brain in her head
T, E, N, D, E, R, O, N, I
T, E, N, D, E, R, O, N, I.
(She said she was)
even more than this
(and she would rot the brain in)
her head
(She said she was)
even more than this
and you would rot the brain in her head
T, E, N, D, E, R, O, N, I
T, E, N, D, E, R, O, N, I.
Lyrics submitted by waltza
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Fast Car
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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.
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Holiday
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@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
Mountain Song
Jane's Addiction
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Jane's Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell gives Adam Reader some heartfelt insight into Jane’s Addiction's hard rock manifesto "Mountain Song", which was the second single from their revolutionary album Nothing's Shocking. Mountain song was first recorded in 1986 and appeared on the soundtrack to the film Dudes starring Jon Cryer. The version on Nothing's Shocking was re-recorded in 1988.
"'Mountain Song' was actually about... I hate to say it but... drugs. Climbing this mountain and getting as high as you can, and then coming down that mountain," reveals Farrell. "What it feels to descend from the mountain top... not easy at all. The ascension is tough but exhilarating. Getting down is... it's a real bummer. Drugs is not for everybody obviously. For me, I wanted to experience the heights, and the lows come along with it."
"There's a part - 'Cash in now honey, cash in Miss Smith.' Miss Smith is my Mother; our last name was Smith. Cashing in when she cashed in her life. So... she decided that, to her... at that time, she was desperate. Life wasn't worth it for her, that was her opinion. Some people think, never take your life, and some people find that their life isn't worth living. She was in love with my Dad, and my Dad was not faithful to her, and it broke her heart. She was very desperate and she did something that I know she regrets."
Just A Little Lovin'
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I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
"'Just a Little Lovin’ is a timeless country song originally recorded by Eddy Arnold in 1954. The song, written by Eddie Miller and Jimmy Campbell, explores the delicate nuances of love and showcases Arnold’s emotive vocals. It delves into the universal theme of love and how even the smallest gesture of affection can have a profound impact on our lives." https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-just-a-little-lovin-by-eddy-arnold/
When I listen to it and try to put the story together I hear:
(She said she knows) you more than this and you would ROB the brain in her head
The last line "and you would rob the brain in her head" refers to the slang "thief head" which basically means that he's basically playing her and that she's naive - hence robbing her of her brain. I will also admit that it sometimes sounds like:
(She said she loves) you more than me but you will rob the brain in her head
The official lyrics for the studio version are "and you would rot the brain in her head", but he sings "that you were born for greatness" live. Just to clear up any confusion.
I don't think it's, "and you would rot the brain in her head"
I think all of those parts are actually, "and you were born for greatness"
yeah, i think the second part of the chorus is at least...<br /> i'll fix it.
yeah, i think the second part of the chorus is at least...<br /> i'll fix it.
I think that the chorus is
Did you know That your more this than And you were built for greatness
he performed it in session for Zane Lowe last week and in the performance he clearly says "and you where bourn for greatness". I think this would make more sense for the chorus. But as a massive Bloc Party fan I know that they can change there lyrics for performances.
I agree with the 2 guys above, especially virus8me on the chorus when he seems to say
'Did you know That your more this than And you were built for greatness'
You can easily tell when listening to the live version youtube.com/watch But I think he says 'She said did you know', because he seems to say something before the 'did you know'.
A pretty good start for Kele I think. Not nearly the best on the album but I like it. What's it about?
personally, i think he says "she would rot the brain in your head", then says you were built for greatness. watch the music video, you were built for greatness is definitely the theme, but i just feel with it being a two part chorus, he says both. still love the song.
Yes i think everyone has heard the live versions of this song where he says CLEARLY "She said she was, even more than this, and you were built for greatness-ess. BUT im really unsure about the album version. the first time i heard this song, i thought it was "...and you would rot the brain in the head"
She said she wanted more than this or She said she wants you more than this. Album version. that's what I hear. Listening right now.