"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.
Thou taught me love and suffer and pain
my doubtful hope and eke my hot desire
with shameful look to shadow and refrain
thy smiling grace converted straight to ire
The kisses of thine lips without feelings
thine embraces so emotionless.
Thou made love a shameful and wretched thing
the flame of wrath shall on the fall
Graciously thou delighted me
obsequious i adored thee
but yet i concealed my arousal
i saw thee mourn but fared not
heard thou not my wail
as i confessed my love
In the remains of my putrified mind
i'm probing for alleviation
vainly trying to release
this passion that engulfs me
My lust triving beyond
can i elude this need
chained in eternal darkness
with a torn in my heart
i cling to thee my beauty
still so close but yet apart
I yearn for thine seduction
with desire i ache
let my passion enswathe thee
thine heart i'll take
Thine deceitful enticing tempation
inexcusable havoc
hear me now as i declare
i shall quell thee
My lust thriving beyond
can i elude this need
As i reveal my clandestine deceit
my urge of virulence increases
thine eyes shines of depravation
the flame of wrath shall on thee fall
Darknes be over thee
algels to beckon thee
true eternal passion
an eternal torment
my doubtful hope and eke my hot desire
with shameful look to shadow and refrain
thy smiling grace converted straight to ire
The kisses of thine lips without feelings
thine embraces so emotionless.
Thou made love a shameful and wretched thing
the flame of wrath shall on the fall
Graciously thou delighted me
obsequious i adored thee
but yet i concealed my arousal
i saw thee mourn but fared not
heard thou not my wail
as i confessed my love
In the remains of my putrified mind
i'm probing for alleviation
vainly trying to release
this passion that engulfs me
My lust triving beyond
can i elude this need
chained in eternal darkness
with a torn in my heart
i cling to thee my beauty
still so close but yet apart
I yearn for thine seduction
with desire i ache
let my passion enswathe thee
thine heart i'll take
Thine deceitful enticing tempation
inexcusable havoc
hear me now as i declare
i shall quell thee
My lust thriving beyond
can i elude this need
As i reveal my clandestine deceit
my urge of virulence increases
thine eyes shines of depravation
the flame of wrath shall on thee fall
Darknes be over thee
algels to beckon thee
true eternal passion
an eternal torment
Lyrics submitted by ruben
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