"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.
In one more hour, I will be gone
In one more hour, I'll leave this room
The dress you wore, the pretty shoes
Are things I left behind for you
Oh, you've got the darkest eyes
Oh, you've got the darkest eyes
I need it (I know, I know, I know)
Oh, I need it (I never wanted to let it, let it go)
Oh, I need it (I know, I know, I know)
Oh, I need it (I never wanted to let it, let it go)
If you could talk what would you say
For you things were just night and day
Take off the dress, take off the face
I'll hold you close before I leave
Oh, you've got the darkest eyes
Oh, you've got the darkest eyes
I need it (I know, I know, I know)
Oh, I need it (it's so hard for you to let it go)
I need it (I know, I know, I know)
Oh, I need it (it's so hard for you to let it go)
I need it (I know, I know, I know)
Oh, oh, I need it (it's so hard to say goodbye)
I need it (I know, I know, I know)
Oh, oh, I needed it (you need a little bit, a little more time)
Don't say another word
About the other girl
Don't say another word
About the other girl
I needed it (I know, I know, I know)
Oh, I need it (it's so hard for you to let it go)
I need it (I know, I know, I know)
Oh, I need it (I never wanted to let it go, let it go)
In one more hour, I'll leave this room
The dress you wore, the pretty shoes
Are things I left behind for you
Oh, you've got the darkest eyes
Oh, you've got the darkest eyes
I need it (I know, I know, I know)
Oh, I need it (I never wanted to let it, let it go)
Oh, I need it (I know, I know, I know)
Oh, I need it (I never wanted to let it, let it go)
If you could talk what would you say
For you things were just night and day
Take off the dress, take off the face
I'll hold you close before I leave
Oh, you've got the darkest eyes
Oh, you've got the darkest eyes
I need it (I know, I know, I know)
Oh, I need it (it's so hard for you to let it go)
I need it (I know, I know, I know)
Oh, I need it (it's so hard for you to let it go)
I need it (I know, I know, I know)
Oh, oh, I need it (it's so hard to say goodbye)
I need it (I know, I know, I know)
Oh, oh, I needed it (you need a little bit, a little more time)
Don't say another word
About the other girl
Don't say another word
About the other girl
I needed it (I know, I know, I know)
Oh, I need it (it's so hard for you to let it go)
I need it (I know, I know, I know)
Oh, I need it (I never wanted to let it go, let it go)
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One More Hour Lyrics as written by Corin Lisa Tucker Carrie Rachel Brownstein
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Yeah it reminds me of Corin and Carrie relationship Corin is bisexual Carrie is lesbian Janet is straight
<3 this song was written by corin about carrie. about their breakup. sad. thats all i know. but i think only carrie is gay. corin must be bisexual. and janet is either bi or straight. so yeah... \m/
i heard somewhere that this is about corin and carrie's breakup and that corin cheated on her, but i don't know how true that is... it could just be speculation based on this song. "don't say another word about the other girl..."
Wow, I had no idea Corrin and Carrie were an item, let alone this song was about their relationship. That adds a whole other layer.
I read that this was the last song they played in concert, in Portland a couple weeks ago. That seems to back up the claim that it's a break-up song between the girls. The queens of indie ROCK will be sorely missed....
I read that this was the last song they played in concert, in Portland a couple weeks ago. That seems to back up the claim that it's a break-up song between the girls. The queens of indie ROCK will be sorely missed....
this song is definitely about hawaii. a luau perhaps.
just kidding, corin said in an interview this was about her and carrie's breakup, so that settles it. my favorite song ever.
Bah! Why has NO ONE commented on this song? Is everyone blind, or have they just not come across this wonderful song yet? Meh. I don't exactly know what this song's about, but I'm willing to have a guess. Seems to me that the act of infidelity are taking place, making through homosexual relationships. I wouldn't rule it out, considering the girls from Sleater-Kinney are all gay... not that there's anything wrong with that =D.
Not all the sleater-kinney girls are gay. I don't think Janet is. She's married isn't she? And I think Carrie is bisexual as well.
@crystalblur Actually noone in Sleater-Kinney is gay. Corin and Carrie are both bi and Janet is straight.