"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.
Pretty girl in suffering while he confesses everything
pretty soon she'll figure out what his intentions were about
that's what you get for falling again
you can never get 'em out of your head
that's what you get for falling again
you can never get 'em out of your head
Its the way
That he makes you feel
Its the way
that he kisses you
Its the way
that he makes you fall inlove
she's beautiful as usual with bruises on her ego and
her killer instinct tells her to be aware of evil men
and that's what you get for falling again
you can never get 'em out of your head
that's what you get for falling again
you can never get 'em out of your head
(chorus x 2)
pretty girl pretty girl
Pretty girl in suffering while he confesses everything
pretty soon she'll figure out
you can never get 'em out of your head
Its the way
he makes you cry
Its the way
that he's in your mind
It's the way
that he makes you fall inlove
(Chorus)
pretty soon she'll figure out what his intentions were about
that's what you get for falling again
you can never get 'em out of your head
that's what you get for falling again
you can never get 'em out of your head
Its the way
That he makes you feel
Its the way
that he kisses you
Its the way
that he makes you fall inlove
she's beautiful as usual with bruises on her ego and
her killer instinct tells her to be aware of evil men
and that's what you get for falling again
you can never get 'em out of your head
that's what you get for falling again
you can never get 'em out of your head
(chorus x 2)
pretty girl pretty girl
Pretty girl in suffering while he confesses everything
pretty soon she'll figure out
you can never get 'em out of your head
Its the way
he makes you cry
Its the way
that he's in your mind
It's the way
that he makes you fall inlove
(Chorus)
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To me, this song is about a girl that got used. "Pretty girl in suffering as [he confesses everything]" Basically a player who got into this girls life, mostly looking for a piece of ass. But, he made it seem like he was in love with her, like she was so much more. Maybe he did at one point care about her, but in the end she basically got used for sex; even though she was in love with the guy. And, by the end of the song, it's about awhile after he left her and she still can't get over him. He's still there, in her head, still making her cry, she's still crazy about him and whenever she sees him she gets those same old feelings, only to be shut down in remembering he never really cared... ;\
Pretty much what I feel about it. So it's quite a sad song :/ I'm sure a lot of girls have been there before.
I first heard this song in san francisco live last year, then a friends of mine got thier cd, from mind driver. I had to have this song. It speaks for itself,, i've you've ever wondered why such sweet pretty girls seem to find assholes to be with,, this song is about them.
i love this song ..sugarcult always seems to sing songs that i think alot of people can relate to...i think this song means that no matter what kind of person the guy is to her ..she tries to get away but he seems to make her fall in love everytime she tries to go even though he's making her suffer ..she still loves him...
I love this song. It's one of those you just keep playing over and over, and it never gets old.
i love this song and it basically represents all of my relationships...the guys are such jerks to me but i always fall for them again and again. this is an awesome song and i love sugarcult!!!!!!
The song is self-explanatory, but I feel like relating it more to me.
The girl is being used as a sex toy for some jackass, and no matter how hard she tries to get away, she kept going right back to him because she feels a love that isn't there.
i think its about a girl, that got heart broken before and finally find a new guy and fell in love, but eventually, this new boy who was perfect, did the same thing as all the other guys before, he fucked her over
such an amazing song! :]
I think that this song is meant to be about a love triangle. See there's this guy who's with the "pretty girl" (Girl A) in public but is cheating on her with another girl (Girl B). The song is about how the guy is trying to tell Girl A about what he's done, as Girl B laments the fact that she can't just let the guy go because she's too in love with him and the way he makes her feel (and kisses her :p). That's just my interpretation, but I'd like to think it makes a little sense.
i dedicate this song to my friend christine. her and i have been talking alot lately, and shes been telling me about her past. if everything shes telling me about her ex is true, i feel really bad for her. and after all he's done to her, she still goes back to him. i really like her alot, i just dont know how to tell her. i wish she'd realize that im such a good person and would never hurt her in any way. but no one likes the nice guys anymore.
This is an awesome song!