"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.
Yeah
And I'm just a waste of her energy
And she's just wasting my time, mm
So why don't we get together
And we could waste everything tonight
And we could waste, and we could waste it all tonight
Yeah, and we could waste, and we could waste it all
And I don't pretend to know what you know, nah, nah
Now please don't pretend to know what's on my mind
If we already knew everything that everybody knows
We would have nothing to learn tonight
And we would have nothing to show tonight
Oh, but everybody thinks that everybody knows
About everybody else, nobody knows
Anything about themselves
'Cause they're all worried about everybody else, yeah
Yeah, mm
Oh
And love's just a waste of our energy, yeah
And this life's just a waste of our time
So why don't we get together
And we could waste everything tonight
And we could waste, and we could waste it all
Yeah, but everybody thinks that everybody knows
About everybody else, nah, nah, nobody knows
Anything about themselves
'Cause they're all worried about everybody else, yeah
Oh
And we could waste
And I'm just a waste of her energy
And she's just wasting my time, mm
So why don't we get together
And we could waste everything tonight
And we could waste, and we could waste it all tonight
Yeah, and we could waste, and we could waste it all
And I don't pretend to know what you know, nah, nah
Now please don't pretend to know what's on my mind
If we already knew everything that everybody knows
We would have nothing to learn tonight
And we would have nothing to show tonight
Oh, but everybody thinks that everybody knows
About everybody else, nobody knows
Anything about themselves
'Cause they're all worried about everybody else, yeah
Yeah, mm
Oh
And love's just a waste of our energy, yeah
And this life's just a waste of our time
So why don't we get together
And we could waste everything tonight
And we could waste, and we could waste it all
Yeah, but everybody thinks that everybody knows
About everybody else, nah, nah, nobody knows
Anything about themselves
'Cause they're all worried about everybody else, yeah
Oh
And we could waste
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SEX! Damn people, it's all about the emotionless, wild SEX! Can I get a what-what?
I think JJ and this girl have outsiders (probably friends) trying to tell them that their relationship won't work and they are wasting their time. He's saying that these people need to worry about themselves and let JJ and his girl decide. He is sarcastically saying that they are "wasting" their time if they get together, but in reality, they love being together...to get to know each other. How would they find out if they love each other if they don't try?
Oh, but everybody thinks That everybody knows About everybody else Nobody knows anything about themselves 'Cause they're all worried about everybody else
couldn't have said it better than swonlia.. though i like this song because it tells you about being in a society where everyone thinks they know what's best for you, but in reality, you want the best for yourself, too.
Nobody knows anything about themselves 'Cause they're all worried about everybody else
Word to kool and swonlia!
Not bad eh? Much love.
I totally dig this song.
This song has an awesome beat to it, and the guitar rifts are very soothing. Everyone has made correct comments on this song so far. Bad-ass song!
their friends think the relationship is a "waste of time" but to them its not..and jacks basically just making fun of cynical people..and saying well if lifes a waste of energy why dont we waste everything?
oh my gosh. this song is so sexy.
YEh i can feel this song! WHY DON"T WE GET TOGEATHER!??