"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.
you send us out as lambs amongst the wolves
but the Lion stands by our side
you will be my guide
i need you to lead me
i am so weak without you
i'm tired of fighting
i need you to fight for me
you will be my guide
Jesus
your voice is so sweet to my ears
Jesus
i desire to be close to you
fill me with your Spirit God
you've given me a sword to kill my enemies
Father, take these struggles from me
but the Lion stands by our side
you will be my guide
i need you to lead me
i am so weak without you
i'm tired of fighting
i need you to fight for me
you will be my guide
Jesus
your voice is so sweet to my ears
Jesus
i desire to be close to you
fill me with your Spirit God
you've given me a sword to kill my enemies
Father, take these struggles from me
Lyrics submitted by NiTRo_BrAT
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Great version of a great song,
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Umm, death7991, how is he homosexual? just because he scream sings? open your mind man, it's the sound he likes and it sounds good, and if you listen closely and are used to scream singing then you can make out most of what he's saying and assume the little you can't make out
hha yea 4 sure this is liek the best christian band out there along wiht pillar I like metal but a lot of the other bands bash on christianity its pretty sickening to listen to sometimes but yea haste the day rocks!
the lion is god...he has sent us into the dangerous world but hes always by our side to protect us
this song is awsome.!!!!!!!!!!!!
Death7991 is one of those kids in high school that wore all black and wore the make up for the attention. He liked people staring at him cause when he went home his parents didn't like talking to him. All he had was his video games and his anime. It's ok man a lot of people have that problem. But don't worry, Jesus loves you.
you cant even understand what the homosexual singer is saying