"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.
It's not meant to be a strife
It's not meant to be a struggle uphill
It's not meant to be a strife
It's not meant to be a struggle uphill
You're trying too hard
Surrender
Give yourself in
You're trying too hard
You're trying too hard
It's not meant to be a strife
It's not meant to be a struggle uphill
Sweetly
It's not meant to be a strife
To enjoy
It's not meant to be a struggle uphill
It's warmer now lean into it
Unfold in a generous way
Surrender
Surrender
Undo
Undo
It's not meant to be a strife
It's not meant to be a struggle uphill
I'm praying
To be
In a generous mode
The kindness kind
The kindness kind
To share me
Quietly ecstatic
It's not meant to be a strife
It's not meant to be a struggle uphill
Undo
Undo if you're bleeding
Undo if you're sweating
Undo if you're crying
Undo
Undo
It's not meant to be a struggle uphill
It's not meant to be a strife
It's not meant to be a struggle uphill
You're trying too hard
Surrender
Give yourself in
You're trying too hard
You're trying too hard
It's not meant to be a strife
It's not meant to be a struggle uphill
Sweetly
It's not meant to be a strife
To enjoy
It's not meant to be a struggle uphill
It's warmer now lean into it
Unfold in a generous way
Surrender
Surrender
Undo
Undo
It's not meant to be a strife
It's not meant to be a struggle uphill
I'm praying
To be
In a generous mode
The kindness kind
The kindness kind
To share me
Quietly ecstatic
It's not meant to be a strife
It's not meant to be a struggle uphill
Undo
Undo if you're bleeding
Undo if you're sweating
Undo if you're crying
Undo
Undo
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Fast Car
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
The Night We Met
Lord Huron
Lord Huron
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.
Blue
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
“Blue” is a song about a love that is persisting in the discomfort of the person experiencing the emotion. Ed Sheeran reflects on love lost, and although he wishes his former partner find happiness, he cannot but admit his feelings are still very much there. He expresses the realization that he might never find another on this stringed instrumental by Aaron Dessner.
If you're struggling through life, you're trying too hard. Release your control.
I think the message of this song is to “undo” our image or conception of the world – that the world, living in the world, isn’t supposed to be “a struggle up hill” - only the projects we build in our mind around it (the world) sometimes do make it uphill.
Pretty much the same message as "It's Not Up to You." It's about how sometimes you need to just go with the flow.
4 me the message is to not give up, no matter how bad your situation seems to be
I think its about just getting yourself out of something bad. Youre not supposed to be in that bad place, and you should do your best to get the hell out. Love it.
This song means that you should not struggle to get things done. Life is not meant to be so hard. Just enjoy life and undo negative thoughts.
This song is about the healing process. Sometimes we try very hard and end up failing, and hurt ourselves in the process. She's saying not to try so hard, but to enjoy now and let positive feelings flow freely. It's a very powerful song, I listen to it whenever I need to calm down or to regain hope.
It's beautiful. What does it mean to you? Go with this. It's just so beautiful. I think the meaning is pretty clear but i rarely pick her songs apart. I just feel.
It can be about first time sex.
It can also be about inner struggles regarding personal identity and the masks we wear in society in order to be accepted. She encourages us to get rid of these masks and 'undo' all our learned behaviors that don't reflect our true feelings, but reflect what we think society deems an acceptable reaction to certain events/things (and thus we adopt them). In short: for people with low self-esteem, who step over their own true identity just to be accepted by others.
Just BE yourself.
If your fucked for whatever reason, go back to instict every time. Trust your head.