"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.
With all my said unsaids / Never swallow
The idea of a happy ending
Another days memory dies
As I'm made to smile / these lifeless days
have left me with an empty heart
another wounded memory dies
I could / never / swallow your false ideals
of a lifeless / happy ending
how could words slit wrists and doors close
present day heart felt moments / killed by a slap
to the hand / another wounded memory dries
poisonous screams with messages
not thought of when released
another day here / another memory dies
The idea of a happy ending
Another days memory dies
As I'm made to smile / these lifeless days
have left me with an empty heart
another wounded memory dies
I could / never / swallow your false ideals
of a lifeless / happy ending
how could words slit wrists and doors close
present day heart felt moments / killed by a slap
to the hand / another wounded memory dries
poisonous screams with messages
not thought of when released
another day here / another memory dies
Lyrics submitted by -L3tH4L-
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This song is awesome and so is Poison The Well. I agree with most of the people here, its about how life is a big dissapointment if you try to make it something its not. If we hope for something to be great we will be crushed when we hit reality. You should always plan for the worst so everything will eventually seem better.
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I saw these guys in concert... during this song the whole crowd went nuts. As everyone was singing along everything was crazy right in front of the pit. Later... we talked to the guitarist. No one noticed he was there but he started talking to us.
I will see these guys in concert for time two on 6.6.02. Can't wait, I will admit they aren't the best band live, but they do fucking rock!
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This song is all about how this guy can't accept a boring, happy ending when there's so much more excitement in the world. He wants to be true to himself hence the lyric: I could / never /swallow your false ideals / of a / lifeless / happy ending.