"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.
They stand to fight for nothing.
We show them how stupid we've become.
As fortune favors only
Those who care to much to see.
Oh it will never be okay,
As some will say.
We stand to fight for nothing,
So close your eyes and stay away.
Don't believe their headlines
They poison our lives, everyday
Oh it will never be the same,
The purpose bearing everyday.
The lies that lead you into the grave.
As some will say.
And you will never be okay,
As some will say.
Purpose bearing everyday,
As some will say.
Lies that lead you to the grave,
As some will say.
Your revolution is a joke,
As I will say
We show them how stupid we've become.
As fortune favors only
Those who care to much to see.
Oh it will never be okay,
As some will say.
We stand to fight for nothing,
So close your eyes and stay away.
Don't believe their headlines
They poison our lives, everyday
Oh it will never be the same,
The purpose bearing everyday.
The lies that lead you into the grave.
As some will say.
And you will never be okay,
As some will say.
Purpose bearing everyday,
As some will say.
Lies that lead you to the grave,
As some will say.
Your revolution is a joke,
As I will say
Lyrics submitted by heartattack, edited by Creepypirates
Your Revolution Is a Joke Lyrics as written by Gareth Davies Darran Anthony Smith
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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