"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.
in a photo of the day gone by, a different me, a different you, so simple.....so replacent. if you stole the way you looked at me, and stole the way i looked at you, id crumble......this would crumble down and die- feelings fade away cuz id never want those days again the time has washed these stains away so leave me leave me scraping at my knees....
till the blood washes this away
till the stars swell up into one
so maybe youll see when you fall down
or maybe youll care when these days break
or maybe youll see....see thru this.
in the time it took to be alone, i never saw a different face, so pointless, so displacent, and if the dream we had was separation i can only wonder if it changes.....if it all chose this at all, nothing seems to dwell. with the days i pass the lies that last the difference is it doesnt make a difference....standing right back where i was
till the blood washes you away
till the stars start swelling into one
so maybe youll see when it comes down
or maybe youll care when the days break
or maybe youll see to shine thru these tears, and let it linger, i wont wait for you in the morning......
to waste all these days, cuz nothing feels good, i wont see you here in the morning, so dream once again, and let it linger, no i wont wait for you in the morning, so shine thru these tears, and let it linger, no i wont wait for you....
see id like to be something, i wanna bring this down, i wanna feel this every single time i can and i wanna take this back, another dream unfolds, i wanna hear you tell me "have no fear" and.......
*screamed* I LOVE YOU AND HATE YOU
*then he yells other stuff i cant understand*
till the blood washes this away
till the stars swell up into one
so maybe youll see when you fall down
or maybe youll care when these days break
or maybe youll see....see thru this.
in the time it took to be alone, i never saw a different face, so pointless, so displacent, and if the dream we had was separation i can only wonder if it changes.....if it all chose this at all, nothing seems to dwell. with the days i pass the lies that last the difference is it doesnt make a difference....standing right back where i was
till the blood washes you away
till the stars start swelling into one
so maybe youll see when it comes down
or maybe youll care when the days break
or maybe youll see to shine thru these tears, and let it linger, i wont wait for you in the morning......
to waste all these days, cuz nothing feels good, i wont see you here in the morning, so dream once again, and let it linger, no i wont wait for you in the morning, so shine thru these tears, and let it linger, no i wont wait for you....
see id like to be something, i wanna bring this down, i wanna feel this every single time i can and i wanna take this back, another dream unfolds, i wanna hear you tell me "have no fear" and.......
*screamed* I LOVE YOU AND HATE YOU
*then he yells other stuff i cant understand*
Lyrics submitted by anotherwastedday
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