"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.
Telling me to go
But hands beg me to stay
Your lips say that you love
Your eyes say that you hate
There's truth in your lies
Doubt in your faith
What you build, you lay to waste
There's truth in your lies
Doubt in your faith
All I've got's what you didn't take
So I, I won't be the one
Be the one to leave this
In pieces
And you, you will be alone
Alone with all your secrets
And regrets
Don't lie
You promise me the sky
Then toss me like a stone
You wrap me in your arms
And chill me to the bone
There's truth in your lies
Doubt in your faith
All I've got's what you didn't take
So I, I won't be the one
Be the one to leave this
In pieces
And you, you will be alone
Alone with all your secrets
And regrets
Don't lie
So I, I won't be the one
Be the one to leave this
In pieces
And you, you will be alone
Alone with all your secrets
And regrets
Don't lie
But hands beg me to stay
Your lips say that you love
Your eyes say that you hate
There's truth in your lies
Doubt in your faith
What you build, you lay to waste
There's truth in your lies
Doubt in your faith
All I've got's what you didn't take
So I, I won't be the one
Be the one to leave this
In pieces
And you, you will be alone
Alone with all your secrets
And regrets
Don't lie
You promise me the sky
Then toss me like a stone
You wrap me in your arms
And chill me to the bone
There's truth in your lies
Doubt in your faith
All I've got's what you didn't take
So I, I won't be the one
Be the one to leave this
In pieces
And you, you will be alone
Alone with all your secrets
And regrets
Don't lie
So I, I won't be the one
Be the one to leave this
In pieces
And you, you will be alone
Alone with all your secrets
And regrets
Don't lie
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Since no one else is really explaining what the song is about...
I think he's talking about a relationship that has gone bad, and he wants his ex to know that it's not over because of him, but because of her and what she's done. ("So I, I won't be the one. Be the one to leave this in pieces"). He's saying that she's at fault for the relationship failing, and that he wasn't the one who let things fall apart.
But this is an incredible song, you can feel what he feels just by the emotion in his voice alone.
@antimeridian yup, that's totally what the song means. Thanks for explaining :D
pretty close
Telling me to go But hands beg me to stay Your lips say that you love Your eyes say that you hate
There's truth in your lies Doubt in your faith What you build you lay to waste There's truth in your lies Doubt in your faith All I've got's what you didn't take
So I I wont be the one Be the one to leave this In pieces And you You will be alone Alone with all your secrets And regrets Don't lie
You promise me the sky Then toss me like a stone You wrap me in your arms And chill me to the bone
There's truth in your lies Doubt in your faith All I've got's what you didn't take
So I I wont be the one Be the one to leave this In pieces And you You will be alone Alone with all your secrets And regrets Don't lie
So I I wont be the one Be the one to leave this In pieces And you You will be alone Alone with all your secrets And regrets Don't lie
I don't know how many know thins but "Minutes to Midnight" is reference to the doomsday clock made in 1947 where midnight is when humankind is destroyed by nuclear war, war seems to be an issue in this cd...
I'm pretty much in love with this song. My favorite on the CD.
This reminds me of my recent ex. When the relationship started, she promised she would never get bored of me or break my heart.
She did both. She lied to my face many times. And she was the one who dumped me...just to save her own heart from being broken. Funny thing was, I wanted to try and make it work. And I feel this song sums up how I feel.
I shouldn't be the one "to leave this, in pieces". Because it's her loss.
I instantly fell in love with this song when I first heard it for this reason. And I bet you when the album is finally released...it's going be a huge hit. The ska guitar is an odd, yet perfect choice. =]
the same happened with me i could relate my relationship with this song <br /> she promised that she wont leave me then she cheated on me <br />
haah :] this songs awesome
Like everyone else I loved it as soon as i heard it. I hope Linkin Park really goes in the direction of this song on their next album.
i wish to type out the complete opposite of the above poster. But you get the idea.
Guitar is good in this song though :)
this song is a perfect example of why chester is one of the best singer out there today ... his range is incredable and unlike anyone else out there today .. he goes from this soft heart felt voice quickly over to a emotional scream that when u hear it just strikes u ... he can go from a hard core screamer to a love song seemlessly .. even his own band mates say how lucky they are to have him as theyre singer ..
edit: wrong song, thinking about in betwen, not in pieces