"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 love her cause she tries everything I try
I know the signs show we're in love
She don't mind when I turn on appliances
and I scream at the top of my lungs
She tries but that dont mean she likes it
She just wants to be at my side
And we agree hibernation is overrated
though we've been asleep most of our lives
And I know I love her
and I know I need
someone just like her
someone just like me
I know I love her
I know we'll be
together for the rest of this year
eternally
In the middle of the summer swelter
feels like our apartment is melting
We look just like a couple of skeletons
inside our very own hotter than hell
But still I've see no one more beautiful
When it's dark you don't don't see black and blue
It's so easy when you're unwanted
It's so easy to stay true
And I know I love her
and I know I need
someone just like her
someone just like me
And I know I love her
I know we'll be
together for the rest of this year
eternally
It's warm
your body's warm
I wanna eat your skin
while you talk to yourself
And I like that about us
You shade your eyes
when the sun's too bright
so I can watch myself talk
though it don't seem light
It's dark
If we should ever starve
we'll just blame the tv
your swimsuit will move
That never gave no clue
that the thought was kinda brutal
and kind
you are one of a kind
I need one of your kind...
I love her cause she loves every thing I love.
I know the signs show we're in love
She don't mind when I turn on appliances
and I scream at the top of my lungs
She tries but that dont mean she likes it
She just wants to be at my side
And we agree hibernation is overrated
though we've been asleep most of our lives
And I know I love her
and I know I need
someone just like her
someone just like me
I know I love her
I know we'll be
together for the rest of this year
eternally
In the middle of the summer swelter
feels like our apartment is melting
We look just like a couple of skeletons
inside our very own hotter than hell
But still I've see no one more beautiful
When it's dark you don't don't see black and blue
It's so easy when you're unwanted
It's so easy to stay true
And I know I love her
and I know I need
someone just like her
someone just like me
And I know I love her
I know we'll be
together for the rest of this year
eternally
It's warm
your body's warm
I wanna eat your skin
while you talk to yourself
And I like that about us
You shade your eyes
when the sun's too bright
so I can watch myself talk
though it don't seem light
It's dark
If we should ever starve
we'll just blame the tv
your swimsuit will move
That never gave no clue
that the thought was kinda brutal
and kind
you are one of a kind
I need one of your kind...
I love her cause she loves every thing I love.
Lyrics submitted by chucklets, edited by actoroutofwork
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Fast Car
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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"
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Ebba Grön
Ebba Grön
This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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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.
Holiday
Bee Gees
Bee Gees
@[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.