"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.
Sunlight bright upon my pillow
Lighter than an eiderdown
Will she let the weeping willow
Wind his branches round
Julia dream, dreamboat queen, queen of all my dreams
Every night I turn the light out
Waiting for the velvet bride
Will the scaly armadillo
Find me where I'm hiding
Julia dream, dreamboat queen, queen of all my dreams
Will the misty master break me
Will the key unlock my mind
Will the following footsteps catch me
Am I really dying
Julia dream, dreamboat queen, queen of all my dreams
Lighter than an eiderdown
Will she let the weeping willow
Wind his branches round
Julia dream, dreamboat queen, queen of all my dreams
Every night I turn the light out
Waiting for the velvet bride
Will the scaly armadillo
Find me where I'm hiding
Julia dream, dreamboat queen, queen of all my dreams
Will the misty master break me
Will the key unlock my mind
Will the following footsteps catch me
Am I really dying
Julia dream, dreamboat queen, queen of all my dreams
Lyrics submitted by Demau Senae, edited by leemod, HippieVeganMuslim
Julia Dream Lyrics as written by Roger Waters
Lyrics © T.R.O. INC.
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The song is pretty much self-explanitory.
A longing for that special one and conditioning yourself to be able to search for them before its too late.
I'm not sure about the armadillo, but it completes the song.
Great song. Apparently the 1st PF song with David Gilmour on lead vocals. Lyrics are inaccurate though.
Sunlight bright upon my pillow, Lighter than an eiderdown. Will she let the weeping willow Wind his branches 'round?
Julia dream, dreamboat queen, queen of all my dreams
Every night I turn the light out, Waiting for the velvet bride. Will the scaly armadillo Find me where I'm hiding?
Julia dream, dreamboat queen, queen of all my dreams
Will the misty master break me? Will the key unlock my mind? Will the following footsteps catch me? Am I really dying?
Julia dream, dreamboat queen, queen of all my dreams (x 4)
Awesome song. Very swirly near the end. The chorus is "dreamboat queen" not "dream that queen"
Syyyyyyyyyyyyyyd at the very end. How has not one person mentioned that. It sounds very very much like it !!
@TomThumb681 I'm pretty sure it's "save me" not "Syd." Because he sings "Am I really dying?" So he wants somebody to save him from death.
@TomThumb681 <br /> My God... Never noticed this. Believe this is Roger. Starts at the two minute mark in the video I saw; repeated 3 times. Wonder if Syd noticed this. He must have followed their work, & this was the first studio vocal by Gilmour.
No the lyrics are right. This song is so beautiful. Even though the guitar is pretty easy it still sounds good.
This is a stunningly beautiful song, which earns it about three stars out of five. It has a twist about dying at the end, which earns it an extra star out of five. That gives the song 4/5 stars. I am dying to find that fifth star, because I love the song. The entire relics album contains some great work, but this is near the top.
I gave it the fifth star. I couldn't help myself. It's too good.
Why can't people comment on this song. It is amazingly beautiful.
@inpraiseoffolly many did!
delish! gees i love this song :-) i cant help but wonder where i have herd this tune before though, i know i havent herd it before i actually listened to if for the first time; its just a spooky feeling i keep having when i listen to it. it reminds me of a very very long time ago, very long ago.
but the lyrics, typical pink floyd stuff: its perfect :-)
This song is so phycedelic and dreamy. Love the simple chord changes and the bizare lyrics.