"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.
June, the 18th, 1815, the Battle at Belle Alliance
Marshy fields and pouring rain
All the blood and the [Incomprehensible], oh
Cannons fire, Cuirassiers attack
British grenadiers stand tight
Wellington's command, Blucher or the night
But no Prussian on the sight, oh
The battle of Waterloo, a sea of blood that stains the fields
The battle of Waterloo, lead and steel, the bloody gods
The battle of Waterloo, they fight and die, fall one by one
The battle of Waterloo, a tribute to the bloody death
Fight, fight, you have to stand unite
Kill, kill, come on and have your thrill
Bleed, bleed, your blood flows on the field
Die, die but nobody will ever cry for you
The French guard marches on and on
Straight towards British lines
Blucher's Prussians join the fight
Storming the field aside
The French guards fall one by one
But Napoleon has gone
Do you know who's paying the costs?
The little soldier, he's lost, oh
The battle of Waterloo, a sea of blood that stains the fields
The battle of Waterloo, lead and steel, the bloody gods
The battle of Waterloo, they fight and die, fall one by one
The battle of Waterloo, a tribute to the bloody death
Oh, the battle of Waterloo, yeah, [Incomprehensible], oh
Marshy fields and pouring rain
All the blood and the [Incomprehensible], oh
Cannons fire, Cuirassiers attack
British grenadiers stand tight
Wellington's command, Blucher or the night
But no Prussian on the sight, oh
The battle of Waterloo, a sea of blood that stains the fields
The battle of Waterloo, lead and steel, the bloody gods
The battle of Waterloo, they fight and die, fall one by one
The battle of Waterloo, a tribute to the bloody death
Fight, fight, you have to stand unite
Kill, kill, come on and have your thrill
Bleed, bleed, your blood flows on the field
Die, die but nobody will ever cry for you
The French guard marches on and on
Straight towards British lines
Blucher's Prussians join the fight
Storming the field aside
The French guards fall one by one
But Napoleon has gone
Do you know who's paying the costs?
The little soldier, he's lost, oh
The battle of Waterloo, a sea of blood that stains the fields
The battle of Waterloo, lead and steel, the bloody gods
The battle of Waterloo, they fight and die, fall one by one
The battle of Waterloo, a tribute to the bloody death
Oh, the battle of Waterloo, yeah, [Incomprehensible], oh
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Darn I tought it was about the Korean War or something.. Go figure...
I too have heard convincing arguments for the Korean War. I think the vague lyrics are open to interpretation...