"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.
The sun is filling up the room,
And I can hear you dreaming.
Do you feel the way I do, right now?
I wish we would just give up,
'Cause the best part is falling.
Calling anything but love.
And I will make sure to keep my distance,
Say I love you when you're not listening,
How long, can we keep this up, up, up?
Please don't stand so close to me
I'm having trouble breathing.
I'm afraid of what you'll see, right now.
I'll give you everything I am,
All my broken heartbeats.
Until I know you'll understand.
And I will make sure to keep my distance,
Say I love you when you're not listening,
How long, can we keep this up, up, up?
And I keep waiting
For you to take me
And you keep waiting
To save what we had
So I'll make sure to keep my distance,
Say I love you when you're not listening,
How long, can we keep this up, up, up?
Make sure to keep my distance,
Say I love you when you're not listening,
How long, 'til we call this love, love, love?
And I can hear you dreaming.
Do you feel the way I do, right now?
I wish we would just give up,
'Cause the best part is falling.
Calling anything but love.
And I will make sure to keep my distance,
Say I love you when you're not listening,
How long, can we keep this up, up, up?
Please don't stand so close to me
I'm having trouble breathing.
I'm afraid of what you'll see, right now.
I'll give you everything I am,
All my broken heartbeats.
Until I know you'll understand.
And I will make sure to keep my distance,
Say I love you when you're not listening,
How long, can we keep this up, up, up?
And I keep waiting
For you to take me
And you keep waiting
To save what we had
So I'll make sure to keep my distance,
Say I love you when you're not listening,
How long, can we keep this up, up, up?
Make sure to keep my distance,
Say I love you when you're not listening,
How long, 'til we call this love, love, love?
Lyrics submitted by kwisc, edited by singsongs1
Distance Lyrics as written by David Hodges Christina Perri
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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I took this song to be about being in love with your best friend but being afraid to say anything because you don't want to ruin the friendship.
I keep waiting For you to take me You keep waiting To save what we have
They are getting closer and closer and it's really obvious that they are more than friends but both are afraid to call it love.
This is my situation right now. I listened to this song and hoped that I wasn't just wishfully hearing this interpretation. I'm so glad that you hear it to. <br /> <br /> I feel as though the way she sings it does not imply an ending relationship but rather the fear of starting a new one.
Thank you for making me laugh. That's so full of sh*t I am rolling off my chair and about to wet my pants. As for the singer, I adore her. She has the sweetest, most innocent voice. So happy she was discovered.
When I discovered this song on Spotify, I fell in love. These lyrics spoke to me. It exactly described the relationship I was in with someone who I was deeply in love with.
We were "dating" and not "official"-- we couldn't be because of our circumstances. I fell in love head over heels, and I was never sure if he felt the same. So just like in the song, I didn't want to ruin what we had, or scare him off, By saying "I love you" to him.
When I was going through some traumatic things, that depressed me, I didn't want him to see me the way that I was. But I had no one else to go to, and I wanted him to be the one to support me emotionally.
Every time we were together, I held back my tongue. I was always waiting for him to take me, But he was waiting for me to try to be friends.
SIGH... this song totally relates to that relationship... =\
I totally know what you mean. This song reminds me of my relationship with my best friend. We had a bit of an interesting past when we were little, and became very close again in high school. <br /> <br /> He has a girlfriend that hes been with since they were in seventh grade, (He's sixteen)but somehow I learned that my interpretation of what happened when were little is very different from his, due to a bit of a sickness I had had at the time. I had also forgotten a promise he had made me when we were little, but he hadn't. <br /> <br /> I ended up falling head over heels for this guy, I just came in a little too late. He doesn't want to give up on his girlfriend and I dont want him to either. So for now...we're stuck. We're going to suck it up and enjoy the special, unique friendship we share. <br /> <br /> And for her sake, it looks like I'm going to have to keep my distance.
this song reflected my circumtances rightnow. [We were "dating" and not "official"-- we couldn't be because of our circumstances.] that ezactly could be found in this song!<br /> <br /> I have a new friend lately, we talked each other about our circumstances, he let me know everything, and so i did the same.<br /> <br /> Everything is OK until suddenly he hug me and say "i luv u", and i cant resist it >o<<br /> <br /> Now, i feel so strange we "dating" but NOT "officialy". Dunno what to do until now..<br /> Hear this song make me feel so.......don't know how to say it =\<br /> <br /> Can't be together but can't loose my friendship in this way...<br />
My best friend. I loved him. He loved me. But he didnt want to lose me as a friend.
It sucked.
"Please dont stand so close to me, I'm having trouble breathing." It was so unfair. He would spend so much time around me and knew what it was doing to me.
"And I keep waiting for you to take me. And you keep waiting to save what we had."
It never happened. And I still regret the whole thing. He led me on for so long and I wasted so many tears on his behalf.
@abravar2 this comment was 10 years ago-damn, any tips tho? im dealing with this same thing rn
I think this song is about loving someone who does not love you back and staying together even if that`s the case. These verses really show that:
And I will make sure to keep my distance Say I love you when you're not listening And how long can we keep this up up upandI wish we would just give up Cause the best part is falling Call it anything but loveIt
s like shes just waiting for the official end of their relationship but she knows that theyre already done and they dont love each other anymore.I can relate to this. It`s kind of how my relationship with my ex was.
I took this song to mean as maybe it's the beginning of a new relationship but she's guarded because she really likes him and isn't sure how long it's going to last. I think she's also hoping that he'll break down her defenses and admit how he feels for her first so she can be open about her feelings and they can finally call it love.
I think you're right; that's what I thought, too, especially since the song says: <br /> <br /> "How long, 'til we call this love?"
I think this song is about how she knows the relationship is done but still stays because she still loves him. She wants to keep her distance to avoid getting hurt even worse. She is waiting for the relationship to either end or intensify. In the end of the song, she reveals that she favors the relationships intensifying rather than its diminishing. I love this song. I feel like I can really relate to it. :)
I think this song is about loving someone while being with someone else. That's why she has to keep her distance, and say i love you to this person when her boyfriend is not listening. She wondering how long she can keep sneaking around with this guy. She can't call it love because she can't give herself to him fully.
I just broke up with my girlfriend and somehow this has been the song I held on to. I still love her but love alone is not making the relationship work anymore.
I will make sure to keep my distance - so as not to make it any harder for the both of us to move on
Say I love you when you're not listening - yes, I still have love for her but I don't want to say it because it might get misinterpreted
Please don't stand so close to me I'm having trouble breathing. I'm afraid of what you'll see, right now
It pains me to see her hurting even just being in the same room together. But I can't even show that I worry about her and still care about her coz it might give her the wrong idea.
I'll give you everything I am, All my broken heartbeats. Until I know you'll understand.
I want her to understand that it's for the best.
Gotta run, but the user name is a sweet touch. Ah, using your superpowers for evil once again, I see. Just makes you cuter ;)
interpretationdechanson -- i'm sorry, what?
From the behind the scenes video on youtube: "Basically the song is about falling for someone you can't, and you can't tell them. So it's keeping that secret and building that tension and kind of swimming in those feelings that come about when love is brand new but you can't call it love yet." I love this song- it's absolutely beautiful lyrically and musically.
Richelle Passio-<br /> <br /> I love this song i know it is about love and all but it reminds me about my life and how i take to it. It was a reminder of me and my feelings for someone and how they do not listen to me.