"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.
Like a grain on the beach
Like a star in the sky
Far too many to count,
With the eye
They will see you.
Go ahead, walk on by
You don't know im alive
Maybe one day you'll find
You should open your eyes
You don't know me
(chorus)
Your the one who looks right through me
Now your saying that you knew me
When i was invisible
And your the one who walks right through me
Now your saying that you knew me
When i was invisible
Little things that i know
Try to hard not to rush
Giving in, letting go
Of the world we know
They won't see you
Push it down, lose the taste
We don't think its a waste
We don't need to believe every word they say now(they say now)
They don't know me
(chorus)
It's so easy to be lost
But baby, your my love
Whoa whoa, do you recognize me
Whoa, whoa, do you know who i am
Whoa, whoa, do you see me now [x2]
(chorus)
Im invisible (x2)
Like a star in the sky
Far too many to count,
With the eye
They will see you.
Go ahead, walk on by
You don't know im alive
Maybe one day you'll find
You should open your eyes
You don't know me
(chorus)
Your the one who looks right through me
Now your saying that you knew me
When i was invisible
And your the one who walks right through me
Now your saying that you knew me
When i was invisible
Little things that i know
Try to hard not to rush
Giving in, letting go
Of the world we know
They won't see you
Push it down, lose the taste
We don't think its a waste
We don't need to believe every word they say now(they say now)
They don't know me
(chorus)
It's so easy to be lost
But baby, your my love
Whoa whoa, do you recognize me
Whoa, whoa, do you know who i am
Whoa, whoa, do you see me now [x2]
(chorus)
Im invisible (x2)
Lyrics submitted by emily;anne
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Great version of a great song,
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Page
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Punk Rock? Please. Her entire career is circled around being the "ugly, pathetic sister of Jessica". Why make a career out of that? Seriously, that's just embarrassing.
I really like this song.
OMG HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MUSIC VIDEO? ASHLEE SIMPSON IS SO FUCKING HOT IN IT!!! LOOK...SHE HAD A FUCKEN 6 PACK!!!
YEAH , ASHLEE LOOKS STUNNING BUT NOW SHE LOOKS JUST LIK JESSICA? I THINK HER PUNK LOOK WAS WAY BETTER SUITED T HER THE SONG IS ALSO MORE POP ASWELL SHE TURNING INTO HER SISTER GOOD SONG THOUGH!
My God, her singing has REALLY improved. I almost don't even believe it's her! I mean, its not like she sounds like Celine or anything -but just compared to before... WOW.
Ash totally looks like Jess in this vid...but somehow she still keeps her punk rock edge though the song was a bit on the pop side. And the singing....it mos def has improved...I giv her 2 thumbs up
She sounds and looks stunning (I was also surprised by the six pack) though she kept a bit of punk in the wrestling thing. I also prefer her old style, but it's better than the persona in her last two music videos ('Boyfriend' and 'L.O.V.E') My friend thought this was inspired by the Princess Diaries! I disagree, but I guess it could be used. It seems that people who ignored Ashlee before are pretending to like her now that she's famous. Terrific lyrics.
i think this song is really interesting... she's singing about someone who had ignored her all her life (while she was "invisible") and then as soon as she became famous, they started name-dropping and sucking up to her. it's definitely an improvement on some of her earlier stuff, although i've kinda lost respect for ashlee since she seems to be trying to make herself into jessica.
she has had a nosr job i think?!
anyways this song is really amazing. i think its about the people who ignord her before she was famous and 'known' but as soon as she came into the limelight they all pretended they've always been there for her.
I think it's about how people think she is hotter now she had a nose job.