"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.
I, I'm invincible
I'm indestructible
It's my destiny
I, I'm invincible
I'm unshakable
Through the truth in my soul
You know you just can't kill a man when he's dead
You know the spirit survives (invincible)
You can't stop the advance of the Kingdom to come
You know the truth is alive (invincible)
To be invinicble
Is unattainable
Without sacrifice
Feel, feel the birth inside
The life that cannot die
Are you invincible?
You know you just can't kill a man when he's dead
You know the spirit survives (invincible)
You can't stop the advance of the Kingdom to come
You know the truth is alive (invincible)
Invincible
Invincible
You know you can't kill a man when he's dead
(You know you can't)
You know you can't kill a man when he's dead
(You know you can't, you know you can't, you know you can't)
You know you just can't kill a man when he's dead
You know the spirit survives (invincible)
You can't stop the advance of the Kingdom to come
You know the truth is alive (Invincible)
You know you just can't kill a man when he's dead
You know the spirit survives (invincible)
You can't stop the advance of the Kingdom to come
You know the truth is alive (invincible)
You know you can't kill a man when he's dead
I'm indestructible
It's my destiny
I, I'm invincible
I'm unshakable
Through the truth in my soul
You know you just can't kill a man when he's dead
You know the spirit survives (invincible)
You can't stop the advance of the Kingdom to come
You know the truth is alive (invincible)
To be invinicble
Is unattainable
Without sacrifice
Feel, feel the birth inside
The life that cannot die
Are you invincible?
You know you just can't kill a man when he's dead
You know the spirit survives (invincible)
You can't stop the advance of the Kingdom to come
You know the truth is alive (invincible)
Invincible
Invincible
You know you can't kill a man when he's dead
(You know you can't)
You know you can't kill a man when he's dead
(You know you can't, you know you can't, you know you can't)
You know you just can't kill a man when he's dead
You know the spirit survives (invincible)
You can't stop the advance of the Kingdom to come
You know the truth is alive (Invincible)
You know you just can't kill a man when he's dead
You know the spirit survives (invincible)
You can't stop the advance of the Kingdom to come
You know the truth is alive (invincible)
You know you can't kill a man when he's dead
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It's true, like Jesus all us Christians will go to heaven where nobody can bring us down. (You can't kill us once we're dead!) Try it!!
Well, they have some much better lyrics. I guess it isn't easy for most of people to admit there is just nothing after this life. I think this is one of the reasons why so many people need to believe in something...
Aerofrog: Good thing is that if you're right, you're lucky...if you're wrong, you'll never know.
Two reasons why I'm stupid when I don't believe... it could be so much easier to live... :D