"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.
Azazel is beside you and he's playing the game
Demons are inside you and they're making their play
Watching and they're hiding as they wait for the time
For a devil to get ready and take over your mind
You and only God would know
What could be done
You and only God will know
I am the only one
You and only God would know
What could be done
You and only God will know
I am the chosen one
Could it be it's the end of our world?
All the things that we cherish and love
Nothing left but to face this all on my own
'Cause I am the chosen one
Could it be it's the end of our world?
All the things that we cherish and love
Nothing left but to face this all on my own
'Cause I am the chosen one
Beaten fallen angel but I've risen again
And the power is inside me, I've decided to pray
As I wait for Armageddon and it's coming my way
It's an honor to be chosen and I wait for the day
You and only God would know
What could be done
You and only God will know
I am the only one
You and only God would know
What could be done
You and only God will know
I am the chosen one
Could it be it's the end of my world?
All the things that we cherish and love
Nothing left but to face all this on my own
'Cause I am the chosen one
Could it be it's the end of our world?
All the things that we cherish and love
Nothing left but to face this all on my own
'Cause I am the chosen one
Could it be it's the end of our world?
All the things that we cherish and love
Nothing left but to face this all on my own
'Cause I am the chosen one
Could it be it's the end of our world?
All the things that we cherish and love
Nothing left but to face this all on my own
'Cause I am the chosen one
Demons are inside you and they're making their play
Watching and they're hiding as they wait for the time
For a devil to get ready and take over your mind
You and only God would know
What could be done
You and only God will know
I am the only one
You and only God would know
What could be done
You and only God will know
I am the chosen one
Could it be it's the end of our world?
All the things that we cherish and love
Nothing left but to face this all on my own
'Cause I am the chosen one
Could it be it's the end of our world?
All the things that we cherish and love
Nothing left but to face this all on my own
'Cause I am the chosen one
Beaten fallen angel but I've risen again
And the power is inside me, I've decided to pray
As I wait for Armageddon and it's coming my way
It's an honor to be chosen and I wait for the day
You and only God would know
What could be done
You and only God will know
I am the only one
You and only God would know
What could be done
You and only God will know
I am the chosen one
Could it be it's the end of my world?
All the things that we cherish and love
Nothing left but to face all this on my own
'Cause I am the chosen one
Could it be it's the end of our world?
All the things that we cherish and love
Nothing left but to face this all on my own
'Cause I am the chosen one
Could it be it's the end of our world?
All the things that we cherish and love
Nothing left but to face this all on my own
'Cause I am the chosen one
Could it be it's the end of our world?
All the things that we cherish and love
Nothing left but to face this all on my own
'Cause I am the chosen one
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Nicely stated BIOhazard, and insightful depication, as always, RainbowDemon. But now time to combine the two. The use of Azazel was a very potent allusion, and greatly contributes to the society of Huxlies aclaimed novel. Notably, Azazel introduced vanity and new impuraties to the world, which John must confront. The rest of the world is consumed by the evils of Azazel, as depicted in the first verse. Ultimatly, John is the only one in this world that retains any piety, any knowlage and belief in God, and thus he is alone, however he feels himself fall into impurety because of the desires this 'new world' arouses in him. He flees London and in solitude offers prayers and self-mortification in exchange for the allieviation of his sins.
@Rebbal Ace <br /> <br /> I see this song as the Souls journey through life <br /> Valleys of the shadow of death appear<br /> And are swallowed up in LOVE by Our CREATOR Father’s Grace<br /> Our Spirit’s IN SPIRIT AS SPIRIT<br /> Quantum Awakening Giving Birth to Knowing Wisdom and Receiving Manifesting Light in Mother Earth’s Body throughout the Universe as ONE SPIRIT WITH GOD THE FATHER <br /> AS ALL OF CREATION <br /> AS LOVE<br /> We then hopefully become the voice of reason in a sleeping world<br /> A Beacon of Hope in a dying world.<br /> <br /> No Retreat No Surrender <br /> The devil is in the details <br /> Own up to our own bullshit<br /> Surrender only to LOVE<br />