"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.
Do you feel the same when I'm away from you?
Do you know the line that I'd walk for you?
We could turn around, or we could give it up
But we'll take what comes, take what comes
Oh, the storm is raging against us now
If you're afraid of falling, then don't look down
But we took the step, and we took the leap
And we'll take what comes, take what comes
Feel the wind in your hair
Feel the rush way up here
We're walking the wire, love
We're walking the wire, love
We're gonna be higher, up
We're walking the wire, wire, wire
There's nights we had that just walk away
And there's tears we'll cry, but those tears will fade
It's the price we pay when it comes to love
And we'll take what comes, take what comes
Feel the wind in your hair
Feel the rush way up here
We're walking the wire, love
We're walking the wire, love
We're gonna be higher, up
We're walking the wire, wire, wire
So look out down below
Look out down below
Look out down below
Walking the wire, wire, wire
So look out down below
Oh, I'll take your hand when thunder roars
And I'll hold you close, I'll stay the course
I promise you from up above
That we'll take what comes, take what comes, love
We're walking the wire, love
We're walking the wire, love
We're gonna be higher, up
We're walking the wire, wire, wire
So look out down below
Look out down below
Look out down below
Walking the wire, wire, wire
So look out down below
We're walking the wire
We're walking the wire
We're walking the wire, wire, wire
Do you know the line that I'd walk for you?
We could turn around, or we could give it up
But we'll take what comes, take what comes
Oh, the storm is raging against us now
If you're afraid of falling, then don't look down
But we took the step, and we took the leap
And we'll take what comes, take what comes
Feel the wind in your hair
Feel the rush way up here
We're walking the wire, love
We're walking the wire, love
We're gonna be higher, up
We're walking the wire, wire, wire
There's nights we had that just walk away
And there's tears we'll cry, but those tears will fade
It's the price we pay when it comes to love
And we'll take what comes, take what comes
Feel the wind in your hair
Feel the rush way up here
We're walking the wire, love
We're walking the wire, love
We're gonna be higher, up
We're walking the wire, wire, wire
So look out down below
Look out down below
Look out down below
Walking the wire, wire, wire
So look out down below
Oh, I'll take your hand when thunder roars
And I'll hold you close, I'll stay the course
I promise you from up above
That we'll take what comes, take what comes, love
We're walking the wire, love
We're walking the wire, love
We're gonna be higher, up
We're walking the wire, wire, wire
So look out down below
Look out down below
Look out down below
Walking the wire, wire, wire
So look out down below
We're walking the wire
We're walking the wire
We're walking the wire, wire, wire
Lyrics submitted by Stealthheart
Walking The Wire Lyrics as written by Robin Lennart Fredriksson Mattias Per Larsson
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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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.
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As someone being in a long-term relationship with children...
This one is definitely about taking the risks of a relationship (hence "walking the wire"), because every true relationship is based on really fragile things like trust, passion and yes, friendship (these things being the wire). These emotions can get you "high" (feel the wind in your hair), but cost you some (tears, nights you just walk away). The song is also about complete devotion to each other (we took the step, and we took the leap, and we'll take what comes"). Sometimes, there are moments where you are afraid of where the relationship might be heading or of losing your loved one ("if you're afraid of falling then don't look down"). Also, in times of insecurity being there for one another ("I'll take your hand when thunder roars, and I'll hold you close, I'll stay the course").
For me, this song is about a relationship with true love and for me, these lyrics are clear as can be. Just beautiful. Wishing everybody here a relationship as described by the Dragons.
Love this song
I think this song is expressing the intensity of love. When people don't hold back and fall hard for one another. Theres anxieties of falling from grace or not surviving the anything but bliss state. The wire and storm with looking out below symbolizing the risks taken and the endurance needed to allow a intense relationship of love transition from passion to companionship.
I don't tend to like love songs. But this is the most inspiring love song I think I've heard in a long time. It makes it all seem ok and worth it. Great job Dan...and Aja.
Love this song. I feel like he got rejected then he didn't let it get him down. He's gonna try harder this time saying look out world here I come. Inspiring Dan.