"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.
Come to me
Kill for me
Worship me
Follow everything I do
As you bow before me
I'm the one they told you
Would come again
Let me show you all the signs
To bring about the end
I'll take you down
To a hole where you
Will always be alone
I'll turn you out
On a world that doesn't
Care if you belong
I'll push you off
Of the throne that
You erected for yourself
You will be tossed
On a pile of all the
Filth that you created
I watched you take the power
In your hands and
Throw it all away
I knew you would
Fall down again someday
Come on now
You know I won't hurt you
Come on now
I'm here to protect you
Come on now I'll
Lead you to shelter
Come on now you know
I'll take you down
To a hole where you
Will always be alone
I'll turn you out
On a world that doesn't
Care if you belong
I'll push you off
Of the throne that
You erected for yourself
You will be tossed
On a pile of all the
Filth that you created
I'll take you down
To a hole where you
Will always be alone
I'll turn you out
On a world that doesn't
Care if you belong
I'll push you off
Of the throne that you
Erected for yourself
You will be tossed
On a pile of all the
Filth that you created
Kill for me
Worship me
Follow everything I do
As you bow before me
I'm the one they told you
Would come again
Let me show you all the signs
To bring about the end
I'll take you down
To a hole where you
Will always be alone
I'll turn you out
On a world that doesn't
Care if you belong
I'll push you off
Of the throne that
You erected for yourself
You will be tossed
On a pile of all the
Filth that you created
I watched you take the power
In your hands and
Throw it all away
I knew you would
Fall down again someday
Come on now
You know I won't hurt you
Come on now
I'm here to protect you
Come on now I'll
Lead you to shelter
Come on now you know
I'll take you down
To a hole where you
Will always be alone
I'll turn you out
On a world that doesn't
Care if you belong
I'll push you off
Of the throne that
You erected for yourself
You will be tossed
On a pile of all the
Filth that you created
I'll take you down
To a hole where you
Will always be alone
I'll turn you out
On a world that doesn't
Care if you belong
I'll push you off
Of the throne that you
Erected for yourself
You will be tossed
On a pile of all the
Filth that you created
Lyrics submitted by thewhitepony33
The Reckoning Lyrics as written by Charles J. Epperly Jason M. Dubree
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Great version of a great song,
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Yeah this song seriosly rocks, i think i sorta know what the songs about. 'The Reckoning' is the thing after the resurection of Christ where God will judge every soul and decide whether to send them to hell or let them into heaven sooo......well the chorus is obviously about hell -
a hole where you will always be alone - well its hell isnt it, your gonna be alone forever
a world that doesn't care if you belong - no-one at all gives a damn about you down there
I'll push you off Of a throne that you erected for yourself - could be Satan saying your not gonna be your own boss anymore, your my slave now
OK but i think the actual song is basically saying God tells you all your life that you can come to heaven (Come on now, you know I won't hurt you Come on now, I'm here to protect you Come on now, I'll lead you to shelter ) but even if you do everything right, and make 1 tiny mistake, God will send you down to Hell the worst place imaginable (as described in the chorus). And basically you've dedicated your life to God and now your in hell. God damit that would piss you off a bit