"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.
There was a time when I
Could breathe my life into you
One by one your pale fingers
Started to move
And I touched your face
And all death was erased
And you smiled like an angel
Falling from heaven
Just to be lift up again
And you kissed my lips
And with those once cold fingertips
You brought me back to life
And all things come to an end
We don't have to pretend
Slowly we fall asleep
And never wake up again
We're so Christlike
We're so lifelike
Vampire Christ
We're so alive
We're so lifelike
Vampire Christ
In the grace
Of our love
We writhe in pain
And death is not far away
And soon we'll sleep
And never wake up again
There was a time when I
Could breathe my life
Into you
And all things come to an end
We don't have to pretend
Slowly we fall asleep
We're Christlike
So lifelike
Vampire Christ
We're so lifelike
So Christlike
A Vampire Christ
Could breathe my life into you
One by one your pale fingers
Started to move
And I touched your face
And all death was erased
And you smiled like an angel
Falling from heaven
Just to be lift up again
And you kissed my lips
And with those once cold fingertips
You brought me back to life
And all things come to an end
We don't have to pretend
Slowly we fall asleep
And never wake up again
We're so Christlike
We're so lifelike
Vampire Christ
We're so alive
We're so lifelike
Vampire Christ
In the grace
Of our love
We writhe in pain
And death is not far away
And soon we'll sleep
And never wake up again
There was a time when I
Could breathe my life
Into you
And all things come to an end
We don't have to pretend
Slowly we fall asleep
We're Christlike
So lifelike
Vampire Christ
We're so lifelike
So Christlike
A Vampire Christ
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Fast Car
Tracy Chapman
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Hayalperest
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Magical
Ed Sheeran
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How would you describe the feeling of being in love? For Ed Sheeran, the word is “Magical.” in HIS three-minute album opener, he makes an attempt to capture the beauty and delicacy of true love with words. He describes the magic of it all over a bright Pop song produced by Aaron Dessner.
Amazing
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran tells a story of unsuccessfully trying to feel “Amazing.” This track is about the being weighed down by emotional stress despite valiant attempts to find some positivity in the situation. This track was written by Ed Sheeran from the perspective of his friend. From the track, we see this person fall deeper into the negative thoughts and slide further down the path of mental torment with every lyric.
Page
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
There aren’t many things that’ll hurt more than giving love a chance against your better judgement only to have your heart crushed yet again. Ed Sheeran tells such a story on “Page.” On this track, he is devastated to have lost his lover and even more saddened by the feeling that he may never move on from this.
THIS IS ONE THE BEST SONGS I'VE EVER HEARD MY LAST WISH WOULD BE TO PUT THIS SING IN MY FUNERAL SO I COULD REST IN PEACE
this song is so beautiful, i love it... i love HIM, they are so great and he really is in love in some chick that he would give everything and anything for... even die for... seriously... i would like to have a boyfirend like that... great song... don't know any bad him-song
The name is a play on the line "I've crossed oceans of time to find you" from Bram Stoker's Dracular, but then, you already knew that, im sure.
omg this song is brilliant! mind you i cant name a HIM song that i dont like.
Awesomeness
I love this song but I don't understand... similar lyrics from resurrection and for you are both in the song... great song
one of my favourite songs!
Amazing track, Definately one of my fave HIM tracks. As for the smilliarity to "Resurrection", I think that "I've Crossed Oceans Of Wine..." is actually just a demo that ended up turning into "Resurrection" over time.
Codfather is correct, "Oceans Of Wine" was the origional version of "Resurrection". I love both versions. In the end of this song, one of the last lines Ville sings (We're Christ like, So lifelike, Vampire Christ) just rips your heart out... Anyways, great HIM song!
i agree with poison heart!!