"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.
Lately I've been wandering
Off the narrow path
You've given me so many things that I've never had
And all in all I know it's you that always pulls me through
If you reach deep inside you'll see my heart is true
'Cause I hate the way I feel tonight
And I know I need you in my life
Yes I hate the way I feel inside
And I promise to make the sacrifice
The world I know is pulling me
More and more each day
I feel like the odd man out as I begin to pray
Spiteful eyes are watching me
With everything I do
In the midst of darkness Lord
My spirit calls for you
(You know sometimes deep inside)
I feel like this
Off the narrow path
You've given me so many things that I've never had
And all in all I know it's you that always pulls me through
If you reach deep inside you'll see my heart is true
'Cause I hate the way I feel tonight
And I know I need you in my life
Yes I hate the way I feel inside
And I promise to make the sacrifice
The world I know is pulling me
More and more each day
I feel like the odd man out as I begin to pray
Spiteful eyes are watching me
With everything I do
In the midst of darkness Lord
My spirit calls for you
(You know sometimes deep inside)
I feel like this
Lyrics submitted by 7_myshell_7, edited by j107639991
The Way I Feel Lyrics as written by Kevin Dorr Eric Weaver
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this song is just awesome....it's nice :-)
This is definetaly a song about god... I hadn't known 12 stones was a Christian band until now.
Yeah. I didn't notice it til I listened to it about 2-3 times. but it is a Chritian song.
Ever since i heard "Broken" a few months ago I have really gotten into this band. Like Huangloung, i didn't know until now that they were a christian band. They rock, and this is probably my favorite song on the album.
Yep, this guy is definetely talking to God.
Sounds great!
i really like this song!....i didn't know about this group 'til 3 days ago when i heard it in launchcast.com, u know i'm 4rom venezuela so here the radios doesn't play this new rock bands, but anyway, i like a lot this song and i think this group it's gonna be a soonly sucessful in latin america and 'round da world!...and c'mon boys lets begin to be originals!, i'm doing everything in my country to change my people mind 'cause they have to stop of hearting the bitch of britney and the faggetz of the boybands! ...c'mon lets heart music!...(default/OSZ/12stones' rulez!¡!¡!¡)...latin' rulez!
This song seriously makes you think and the music and lyrics are so awesome... i just love this song... 12 stones rocks
Yo what up this is Big-T this song made a huge impression on me when i 1st heard it. it talks bout how you live one way and you do things that aren't right and you know you shouldn't but no matter what everybody else sees on the outside, God can see what's on the inside. That juss what it means to me. Peace out-->
this is such a good song...last night, i went to the creed concert and they along with jerry cantrell were opening up...i had heard this song b4 b/c my friend likes it...but it is so awesome live!! if anybody gets a chance to see em...go!!! it's great!!
Look for Broken Chains to be the next big thing out of Mandeville!!!! they were friends with twelve stones and r from the same town. They are really good mp3.com/broken_chainz broken-chains.net (under construciton)
For the people that said that 12 stones is a christian band, yes the band members are christian, and their songs have christian terms, but since they are not signed to a christian label and their lyrics do not refer directly to god and jesus and so forth, they are technically not considered a christian band
I think they DO refer to God and Jesus. <br /> <br /> " I feel like the odd man out as I begin to pray " = God<br /> <br /> " Lately I've been wandering<br /> Off the narrow path " = reference to Jesus' teaching about broad and narrow paths.<br /> <br /> " In the midst of darkness Lord<br /> My spirit calls for you " = Who is Lord besides Jesus?<br /> <br /> God bless :)<br /> <br /> <br />