"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.
Jinx, I feel I might jinx it
Something protects me
I feel I might jinx it
Destiny's unending fortunes have come in one breath
I fear I temp the fates
By written words and song
Of their spells
Will it drop me from the heavens?
If so, will I be strong enough to live without?
I feel protected by something
Like I'm being led by the hand to my brass ring
When will it leave me be?
Will it? Will it?
Did I make it come to be or did I come to be?
I don't want to be veiled by angels wings
I need not be nurtured by such things
But what if I'm not?
Maybe just emotions envading my thoughts
The only thing I did was trust the rabbit
To open the right doors
The only thing I did was believe in my thoughts
Something protects me
I feel I might jinx it
Destiny's unending fortunes have come in one breath
I fear I temp the fates
By written words and song
Of their spells
Will it drop me from the heavens?
If so, will I be strong enough to live without?
I feel protected by something
Like I'm being led by the hand to my brass ring
When will it leave me be?
Will it? Will it?
Did I make it come to be or did I come to be?
I don't want to be veiled by angels wings
I need not be nurtured by such things
But what if I'm not?
Maybe just emotions envading my thoughts
The only thing I did was trust the rabbit
To open the right doors
The only thing I did was believe in my thoughts
Lyrics submitted by marie-p
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