"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.
Never found out why you left him
But this answer begs that question
Too blind to see tomorrow
Too broke to beg or borrow
Young and stupid
Left wide open
Hearts are wasted
Lives are broken
One more point of contention
I need some intervention
Approached with vague intentions
Betray my short attention
Span the distance
Bridge the border
Beg forgiveness
Round the corner
Every time I look for you the sun goes down
And I stumble when this whole thing runs aground
I left another message, you are never around
But every time I look for you the sun goes down once more
Will the last one out please shut the door
More time apart will give you
A few more months to argue
Is this too much to live through?
It always seemed too far to
Drive the point home
Send more letters
Pray tomorrow
Ends up better
Every time I look for you the sun goes down
And I stumble when this whole thing runs aground
I left another message, you are never around
But every time I look for you the sun goes down once more
Will the last one out please shut the door
I never did do anything that she asked
I never let what happened stay in the past
I never did quite understand what she meant
In spite of everything, in spite of everything
Every time I look for you the sun goes down
And I stumble when this whole thing runs aground
I left another message, you are never around
But every time I look for you the sun goes down
And I stumble when this whole thing runs aground
I left another message, you are never around
But every time I look for you the sun goes down
But this answer begs that question
Too blind to see tomorrow
Too broke to beg or borrow
Young and stupid
Left wide open
Hearts are wasted
Lives are broken
One more point of contention
I need some intervention
Approached with vague intentions
Betray my short attention
Span the distance
Bridge the border
Beg forgiveness
Round the corner
Every time I look for you the sun goes down
And I stumble when this whole thing runs aground
I left another message, you are never around
But every time I look for you the sun goes down once more
Will the last one out please shut the door
More time apart will give you
A few more months to argue
Is this too much to live through?
It always seemed too far to
Drive the point home
Send more letters
Pray tomorrow
Ends up better
Every time I look for you the sun goes down
And I stumble when this whole thing runs aground
I left another message, you are never around
But every time I look for you the sun goes down once more
Will the last one out please shut the door
I never did do anything that she asked
I never let what happened stay in the past
I never did quite understand what she meant
In spite of everything, in spite of everything
Every time I look for you the sun goes down
And I stumble when this whole thing runs aground
I left another message, you are never around
But every time I look for you the sun goes down
And I stumble when this whole thing runs aground
I left another message, you are never around
But every time I look for you the sun goes down
Lyrics submitted by Marle79, edited by Mellow_Harsher
Every Time I Look For You Lyrics as written by Tom Delonge Mark Hoppus
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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for me, this song has a lot of symbolism. the sun represents a girl's availibility, and when it's up, she is single. but he doesn't really seem to notice or care when the sun is "up". but when the sun goes "down", or she starts to see someone, he wants to get with her. this happens a few times, and he realizes that he never goes after her until he can't have her. that's just what i got from it. listen to the movielife
nicely done mizunopunk, i agree with you
The meaning of this is pretty much: Everytime he went to look or find or talk to this girl she was no where to be found.
The song is good that's all I care about
i agree with him too, but im not sure if thats the actual meaning but it makes damn good sense.
yea, mizunopunk knows whats goin on. way to go. mark rules!!!
mark has an incredible voice. but i think tom has the more punk-ish voice. but i like marks voice better. :)
One of the very few good tracks of blinks "New" stuff. BUT once a fan like me, since their independent "Cheshire Cat" release to know.
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