"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.
Tell me how you feel,
Cause I don't think you care at all.
Confusing transmissions,
Confirm my suspicions.
We're not going to keep holding on.
Getting out, I'm not gonna play your games.
I'll make my decision,
No need for revision.
I know that you don't feel the same.
But that's all right.
I'm far past the point of return tonight.
And there's no lesson here to be learned,
Except to never fall in love again.
Are you listening?
Am I getting through at all?
I'm trying to save you from breaking your heart,
But I know you'll take the fall.
Talking to myself, its never really helped.
Yea I know talking to myself never really helped.
But that's all right.
Yea that's all right.
I'm far past the point of return tonight.
And there's no lesson here to be learned,
Except to never fall in love again.
I'll never hold back.
I'll never give my heart to you again.
But that's all right.
Now that's all right.
All right.
But that's all right.
I'm far passed the point of return tonight.
And there's no lesson here to be learned.
Except to never fall in love,
No I'll never fall in love again.
Cause I don't think you care at all.
Confusing transmissions,
Confirm my suspicions.
We're not going to keep holding on.
Getting out, I'm not gonna play your games.
I'll make my decision,
No need for revision.
I know that you don't feel the same.
But that's all right.
I'm far past the point of return tonight.
And there's no lesson here to be learned,
Except to never fall in love again.
Are you listening?
Am I getting through at all?
I'm trying to save you from breaking your heart,
But I know you'll take the fall.
Talking to myself, its never really helped.
Yea I know talking to myself never really helped.
But that's all right.
Yea that's all right.
I'm far past the point of return tonight.
And there's no lesson here to be learned,
Except to never fall in love again.
I'll never hold back.
I'll never give my heart to you again.
But that's all right.
Now that's all right.
All right.
But that's all right.
I'm far passed the point of return tonight.
And there's no lesson here to be learned.
Except to never fall in love,
No I'll never fall in love again.
Lyrics submitted by littlelostemoboy
I'll Never Fall in Love Lyrics as written by Adam Tyler Lohrbach
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Well, this song is great. Well written, well played, over all goodness. How many times has this occured with me....um...maybe twice. But this comes the closest to how I have felt. Great song, it's new and from their up-coming CD.
awesome song. i also find myself saying the same things found in this song. be sure to check out the whole album. it's pretty good.
great song, and so true. you cant really stop yourself from what youre doing even if you know its going to screw you over in the end. so, "talking to myself never really helped"
<font size= 4><font face="almonte woodgrain">Best song ever</font>
This song is good because I guess everyone's been in a situation where they're all feeling like shit and stuff. Kickass song. :).
yah love sucks
Love sucks if she doesn't.
LOVE IS THE FAKEST THING IN THIS WORLD
love sucks when it ends..........
i really like this song....i think that everyones had thier heart broken at least once so i thnk that most everyone can relate to this song.