"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.
She came runnin'
I hate everything that came before me
Crush
I'm breakin' under the crush
Don't ignore me
'Cause you know I can always make it louder
Three
Three's nothin' out of ten
But you've got a thing for me
I can feel it, I can feel it
And I've got a thing for you, too
You can have it, you can have it
I've been runnin'
Just to get away from what's inside me
Rush
I'm drownin' under the rush
Happy birthday
To the best brother in the world
Hooray
At least I'm still cool to one girl
But you've got a thing for me
I can feel it, I can feel it
And I've got a thing for you, too
You can have it, you can have it
You've got a thing for me
I can feel it, I can feel it
And I've got a thing for you, too
You can have it
No strings attached
No copy to match
No drift to catch
No plans to hatch
No itch to scratch
Just infatuation
Is all you need
You could tell a million lies
And I'd think they all were true
Trust
That's my trust in you
It's what I value
And it's what I refuse to lose
You've got a thing for me
And I've got a thing for you, too
I hate everything that came before me
Crush
I'm breakin' under the crush
Don't ignore me
'Cause you know I can always make it louder
Three
Three's nothin' out of ten
But you've got a thing for me
I can feel it, I can feel it
And I've got a thing for you, too
You can have it, you can have it
I've been runnin'
Just to get away from what's inside me
Rush
I'm drownin' under the rush
Happy birthday
To the best brother in the world
Hooray
At least I'm still cool to one girl
But you've got a thing for me
I can feel it, I can feel it
And I've got a thing for you, too
You can have it, you can have it
You've got a thing for me
I can feel it, I can feel it
And I've got a thing for you, too
You can have it
No strings attached
No copy to match
No drift to catch
No plans to hatch
No itch to scratch
Just infatuation
Is all you need
You could tell a million lies
And I'd think they all were true
Trust
That's my trust in you
It's what I value
And it's what I refuse to lose
You've got a thing for me
And I've got a thing for you, too
Lyrics submitted by becky_salami
I Can Feel It Lyrics as written by Chris Murphy Andrew Scott
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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I always thought the "Happy Birthday to the Best Brother in the World!" line was Patrick reflecting on a card from his sister ("At least I'm still cool to one girl")...maybe he made an ass of himself in front of the girl he liked (ie the subject of the song)?
"Three's nothing out of ten" also always makes me think of cranking the stereo up to 11. Which I always want to do on this song! Possibly my favourite Sloan song of all time.
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I just bought Twice Removed the other day for like 5 bucks at a used record joint in town. It's good stuff.
Most's self explanitory here, but i'm stuck on one thing... "Happy birthday To the best brother in the world" Maybe i'm just not picking up on it, or maybe it's something personal to the band themselves, ..any ideas?
"Three Three's nothin' out of ten"
This line always brings up the imagery of turning up the car stereo, or the knobs on a guitar or amp. It also reminds me of Spinal Tap, which is always good ahah.
Anyways, great song, and great way to end the album on a positive note. Unless you just got dumped... yeah I wouldn't advise listening, unless you're in denial, then it'd probably be your anthem.
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In Michael Barclay's book "Have Not Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance 1985-1995", he mentions that Patrick had broken up with Jennifer Pierce, who was in a band called Jale and had sung backup on Smeared. This song was written for Patrick's new girlfriend, yet the duet is with Jennifer.