"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.
chapter 1
How are you? Lesson 1 easy game tanoshii hanashi o shi you
koko ha senjou mikata mo sukunai saizensen kizu mo otteru shi tama kire hisshi no kataki ha mokuzen
Are you ok? Lesson 1 start!
omae ga erabu no ha dore?
1. hokori o sutete tachi-agaru ouja
2. pride dake ha mamori-nuku soldier
THINKING TIME! Listen to music
*umaku kiri-nuke uchi-yabure ba ii soko ga omae no suteki na bashou da
umaku kiri-nuke uchi-yabure ba ii hitotsubu dake hikaru ga are ba ii
*NO LIFE. NO PRIDE. BREAK OUT. NO LIFE. NO PRIDE. BREAK OUT.
NO LIFE. NO PRIDE. BREAK OUT. NO LIFE. NO PRIDE. BREAK OUT.
NO LIFE.
chapter 2
How do you do? Lesson 2 heavy game waraenai hanashii o shi you
koko ha genjitsu mikata ha inai FRONT LINE kizu ha kunshoukazu ucha ataru kataki ha mienai
Are you ok? Lesson 2 start!
omae ga hoshii mono ha dore?
1. mizukara tachi-mukau ouja hokori
2. suteru mono na do nai soldier no pride
THINKING TIME! listen to music
*repeat
hitotsubu dake hikaru ga are ba ii
NO LIFE. NO PRIDE. BREAK OUT. NO LIFE. NO PRIDE. BREAK OUT.
NO LIFE. NO PRIDE. BREAK OUT. NO LIFE. NO PRIDE. BREAK OUT.
NO LIFE.
chapter 3
How are you? Lesson 3 yourself
omae ga eran da no ha dore?
1. iki-nobiru tame ni ue ni tsuku type
2. magure atari ni kitai suru type
NO LIFE. NO PRIDE. BREAK OUT. NO LIFE. NO PRIDE. BREAK OUT.
NO LIFE. NO PRIDE. BREAK OUT. NO LIFE. NO PRIDE. BREAK OUT.
NO LIFE. NO PRIDE. BREAK OUT.
How are you? Lesson 1 easy game tanoshii hanashi o shi you
koko ha senjou mikata mo sukunai saizensen kizu mo otteru shi tama kire hisshi no kataki ha mokuzen
Are you ok? Lesson 1 start!
omae ga erabu no ha dore?
1. hokori o sutete tachi-agaru ouja
2. pride dake ha mamori-nuku soldier
THINKING TIME! Listen to music
*umaku kiri-nuke uchi-yabure ba ii soko ga omae no suteki na bashou da
umaku kiri-nuke uchi-yabure ba ii hitotsubu dake hikaru ga are ba ii
*NO LIFE. NO PRIDE. BREAK OUT. NO LIFE. NO PRIDE. BREAK OUT.
NO LIFE. NO PRIDE. BREAK OUT. NO LIFE. NO PRIDE. BREAK OUT.
NO LIFE.
chapter 2
How do you do? Lesson 2 heavy game waraenai hanashii o shi you
koko ha genjitsu mikata ha inai FRONT LINE kizu ha kunshoukazu ucha ataru kataki ha mienai
Are you ok? Lesson 2 start!
omae ga hoshii mono ha dore?
1. mizukara tachi-mukau ouja hokori
2. suteru mono na do nai soldier no pride
THINKING TIME! listen to music
*repeat
hitotsubu dake hikaru ga are ba ii
NO LIFE. NO PRIDE. BREAK OUT. NO LIFE. NO PRIDE. BREAK OUT.
NO LIFE. NO PRIDE. BREAK OUT. NO LIFE. NO PRIDE. BREAK OUT.
NO LIFE.
chapter 3
How are you? Lesson 3 yourself
omae ga eran da no ha dore?
1. iki-nobiru tame ni ue ni tsuku type
2. magure atari ni kitai suru type
NO LIFE. NO PRIDE. BREAK OUT. NO LIFE. NO PRIDE. BREAK OUT.
NO LIFE. NO PRIDE. BREAK OUT. NO LIFE. NO PRIDE. BREAK OUT.
NO LIFE. NO PRIDE. BREAK OUT.
Lyrics submitted by lil_angelkyo
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