"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.
jesus was a terrorist enemy of the state that's what the romans labeled him so he was put to death he died for his beliefs what's changed today? today bible-thumping cannibals reap money from his name buy cable networks & power with old ladies' checks if jesus saw pat robertson what do you think he'd say? tax-free they re-write our laws and sick 'em on you women don't control their bodies tv preachers do censor everything from bathing suits to science books from the schoolroom to the bedroom they want our thoughts - or else they treat us like the romans used to treat the christians even some church going folks are scared modern catacombs of fear built with money, power and threats rock'n'roll is labeled porn sell a record, you're under arrest instead of fighting aids they try to stop us having sex they brag that they won't quit til they take dominion over our lives is freedom of speech such a terrorist act is spiritual peace such a satanic threat believe what you want but we'll fight to keep out heads from being cemented in your sand.
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I would say the writer is a believer too, but does not like what the church has done with the gospels.
A believer? Ha! Jello Biafra wrote these lyrics, here's some of his other work if you need any convincing;<br /> <br /> All religions make me wanna throw up<br /> All religions make me sick<br /> All religions suck<br /> <br /> They all claim that they have the answer<br /> When they don't even know the question<br /> They're just a bunch of liars<br /> They just want your money<br /> They just want your consciousness