"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.
Send away for a priceless gift
One not subtle, one not on the list
Send away for a perfect world
One not simply, so absurd
In these times of doing what you're told
Keep these feelings, no one knows
What ever happened to the young man's heart?
Swallowed by pain, as he slowly fell apart
And I'm staring down the barrel of a 45 (45)
Swimming through the ashes of another life (another life)
No real reason to accept the way things have changed
Staring down the barrel of a 45
Send a message to the unborn child
Keep your eyes open for a while
In a box high up on the shelf
Left for you, no one else
There's a piece of a puzzle known as life
Wrapped in guilt, sealed up tight
What ever happened to the young man's heart?
Swallowed by pain, as he slowly fell apart
And I'm staring down the barrel of a 45 (45)
Swimming through the ashes of another life (another life)
No real reason to accept the way things have changed
Staring down the barrel of a 45
Everyone's pointing their fingers
Always condemning me
And nobody knows what I believe
I believe
And I'm staring down the barrel of a 45 (45)
Swimming through the ashes of another life (another life)
No real reason to accept the way things have changed
Staring down the barrel of a 45
And I'm staring down the barrel of a 45
And I'm swimming through the ashes of another life
There is no real reason to accept the way things have changed
Staring down the barrel of a 45 (45), 45
Staring down the barrel of a 45
One not subtle, one not on the list
Send away for a perfect world
One not simply, so absurd
In these times of doing what you're told
Keep these feelings, no one knows
What ever happened to the young man's heart?
Swallowed by pain, as he slowly fell apart
And I'm staring down the barrel of a 45 (45)
Swimming through the ashes of another life (another life)
No real reason to accept the way things have changed
Staring down the barrel of a 45
Send a message to the unborn child
Keep your eyes open for a while
In a box high up on the shelf
Left for you, no one else
There's a piece of a puzzle known as life
Wrapped in guilt, sealed up tight
What ever happened to the young man's heart?
Swallowed by pain, as he slowly fell apart
And I'm staring down the barrel of a 45 (45)
Swimming through the ashes of another life (another life)
No real reason to accept the way things have changed
Staring down the barrel of a 45
Everyone's pointing their fingers
Always condemning me
And nobody knows what I believe
I believe
And I'm staring down the barrel of a 45 (45)
Swimming through the ashes of another life (another life)
No real reason to accept the way things have changed
Staring down the barrel of a 45
And I'm staring down the barrel of a 45
And I'm swimming through the ashes of another life
There is no real reason to accept the way things have changed
Staring down the barrel of a 45 (45), 45
Staring down the barrel of a 45
Lyrics submitted by forbiddenbeat, edited by autmn10485, NUGdunkster
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Im not so sure what this song is about but it has a certain meaning to me. My gf left me a couple weeks ago and a few weeks prior to that, we found out she was pregnant. She says she doesn't feel the park anymore and she does not love me like she did at first. I am doing better but I was thinking of ways of offing myself cuz the pain was unbearable and the heartache is. Thus the lyrics "no real reason to accept the way things that change". She is now behaving like she hates me and I don't know why. "Send a message to the unborn child" Idk but maybe me doing myself in would defintately send some sort of message. Not a good one Im sure either. I can relate to the song so much cuz of all the crap and betrayal I am dealing with. She is even with another guy already and she is pregnant with my child. Breaks my heart and I can completely understand the singer if its about not wanting to deal with an unplanned pregnancy. Crazy shit is we planned it.... It just did not go as planned unfortunately. :-(
I was reading your post here and just want to say please don't think that way.... Relationships are difficult and I can't imagine what you're going through with your gf carrying your child and not wanting to have you in her life. You have to think about that child and what you can give him or her by living! My parents divorced when I was 11, my dad wasn't really there as he had a new life with his mistress turned wife. My mom was un-diagonosed bi-polar until I was 14. She was my rock even though I didn't realize at the time she wasn't "always there". Anyways, she died when I was 15 due to juvenile diabetes complications. My dad abandoned my completely until i was 25. What I know is that whether you and your gf are together or not, your child needs you. So many things I went through as an observer as my friends had their parent or parents there. Good luck.