"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.
My hole, I'll get my hole, I'll get my hole
Get my hole, get my hole and I'll find out more
It's a choo-choo train, a rocket launch
If we have a hormone race
I'm bound to finish first
Can you see in the dark?
Can you see the look on your face?
The flashing white light's been turned off,
You don't know know who's in your bed
It takes more than fucking someone you don't know to keep warm
Do you really think now for a heart's beat you'll find your love in a hole?
Oh, you won't find love in a— won't find love in a hole
It takes more than fucking someone to keep yourself warm
I'm drunk, I'm drunk
And you're probably on pills
If we've both got the same diseases
It's irrelevant girl
And the room fills with steam
Oh, evaporates, disappears
My point of entry
is the same way that I leave
Can you see in the dark?
Can you see the look on your face?
The flashing white light's been turned off
You don't know know who's in your bed
It takes more than fucking someone you don't know to keep warm
Do you really think now for a heart's beat you'll find your love in a hole?
But, you won't find love in a— won't find love in a hole
It takes more than fucking someone to keep yourself warm
You won't find love in a— won't find love in a hole
It takes more than fucking someone to keep yourself—
See in the dark!
Can you see the look on your face?
The flashing white light's been turned off
You don't know know who's in your bed
It takes more than fucking someone you don't know to keep warm
Do you really think now for a heart's beat you'll find your love in a hole?
Get my hole, get my hole and I'll find out more
It's a choo-choo train, a rocket launch
If we have a hormone race
I'm bound to finish first
Can you see in the dark?
Can you see the look on your face?
The flashing white light's been turned off,
You don't know know who's in your bed
It takes more than fucking someone you don't know to keep warm
Do you really think now for a heart's beat you'll find your love in a hole?
Oh, you won't find love in a— won't find love in a hole
It takes more than fucking someone to keep yourself warm
I'm drunk, I'm drunk
And you're probably on pills
If we've both got the same diseases
It's irrelevant girl
And the room fills with steam
Oh, evaporates, disappears
My point of entry
is the same way that I leave
Can you see in the dark?
Can you see the look on your face?
The flashing white light's been turned off
You don't know know who's in your bed
It takes more than fucking someone you don't know to keep warm
Do you really think now for a heart's beat you'll find your love in a hole?
But, you won't find love in a— won't find love in a hole
It takes more than fucking someone to keep yourself warm
You won't find love in a— won't find love in a hole
It takes more than fucking someone to keep yourself—
See in the dark!
Can you see the look on your face?
The flashing white light's been turned off
You don't know know who's in your bed
It takes more than fucking someone you don't know to keep warm
Do you really think now for a heart's beat you'll find your love in a hole?
Lyrics submitted by heyjuderefrain, edited by krkenney88, mtj3, Beaverwizard, tuesdaymush
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@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
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Great version of a great song,
No Surprises
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Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc. But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life. People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"--being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. On No Surprises, the narrator is realizing how this life is killing him slowly. In the video, his helmet is slowly filling up with water, drowning him. But he's so complacent with it. This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians and businessmen, perhaps) is not the way to live. But there is seemingly no way out but death. He'd rather die peacefully right now than live in this cage. While our lives are often shielded, we're in our own protective bubbles, or protective helmets like the one Thom wears, if we look a little harder we can see all the corruption, lies, manipulation, etc. that is going on in the world, often run by huge yet nearly invisible organizations, corporations, and 'leaders'. It's a very hopeless song because it reflects real life.
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“Blue” is a song about a love that is persisting in the discomfort of the person experiencing the emotion. Ed Sheeran reflects on love lost, and although he wishes his former partner find happiness, he cannot but admit his feelings are still very much there. He expresses the realization that he might never find another on this stringed instrumental by Aaron Dessner.
it is about shallow sex. it's about a stupid guy/girl having sex with random strangers, trying to find love and affection in it all but they are dead lost and dead wrong. they're hoping they'll feel peace and contentment when having sex with these strangers, but they won't because true love is waayyyy more than that.
"Can you see in the dark?" do they even know who they're having sex with?
"You don't know know who's in your bed." they don't. she just wants the sex.
"Do you really think that for a house-beat you'll find your love in a hole?" the singer is obviously disappointed here. he's like 'seriously? are you that stupid to believe all your problems will go away and/or you can finally find love by just having random sex with random people?"
"You won't find love in a, won't find love in a hole." you won't find love out of nowhere. it doesn't come easily. and it doesn't come in these dirty and shallow of situations.
it's a harsh song but i love it. it's truth.
I like the fact that they use the word "fucking" instead of "making love" or "having sex." I think the vulgarity of it adds to the fact that the song is about shallow sex. Powerful.
I think this song is as much about himself (yourself) as the other person. Its weird to say this, but I got the impression that its him talking to himself, chiding himself for his ways.
i like this.
Yeah, I think this is exactly right. Or at least that's the way I've always thought about it. Such a great song.
"Do really think that for a house-beat you'll find your love in a hole"
I think this is a clever switch of words - instead of 'in a heart-beat' he has continued to portray the essence of the nightclub referenced several times in the song: house-beat, as in the beat of house/techno music. This fits in with the imagery of flashing white lights and steam
For me this song is about casual sex or about someone looking for love in one night stands finding them in night clubs.....Lots of night club references. Steam, Flashing White lights. Pills.
"My hole" - Scottish slang for sex. "I'm gonna get ma hole aff that lassie the night"
"The flashing white light's been turned off, You don't know know who's in your bed." - For me this is the white strobe light typical of a night club.
I love this song! It's so good. It's really about a guy and a girl having sex... obviously. But there's more to feeling whole, to feeling love than just fucking someone random. It's truly great. You'll get it if you just listen to the lyrics! :)
i think this song is about a girl avoiding going on a relationship him, with whom she's actually in love, because she is afraid of what she may find, afraid of getting hurt or afraid of making a mistake. you know. and she'd rather "fuck someone".
that's why he sings "you won't find love in a hole". a hole is something empty, that is to say, something useless, something that won't take her anywhere.
what i can't see is whether he's doing the same or not. when he says "my hole, i'll get my hole, i'll get my hole" he probably means he's waiting for her. but then when he says "i'm drunk, i'm drunk and you're probably on pills. if we've both got the same diseases... it's irrelevant, girl" he's probably admiting they're both doing the same, going to bed with different people instead of facing they're in love and giving themselves a chance.
@eneeeeeee 'I'll get my hole' is a pretty direct slang reference to a particular female part :P but I agree there is for sure a double meaning on 'you won't find love in hole' :)
I think the whole song is a reference to the casual sex culture.
'My hole' refers to having sex with someone (it's a Scottish slang term) and when he says 'You won't find love in a hole' it basically means you won't find love sleeping around.
I think that the 'Pills' reference is to do with drugs, probably E .
Great song :D
i'm definitely not sure about some of the lyrics here so if anyone gets the right ones just let me know.
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i love this song, especially the bit where they just shout SEEEEEEEEE, gets me everytime. it's nice, a really obvious message it seems, about the hollowness of casual sex.
i think it's "it's a choo-choo train"....matches the innuendo of "a rocket launch"
also "if we both GOT the same diseases it's IRRELEVANT, girl"