"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.
I've been searching for the peace in my mind
It's nowhere to be found
Can we start over ?
? leaked under my skin
I see no point of living the life I lead
It hurts me too much
Can you feel what I feel?
It must go deep
My own soul is my enemy
It seems like everything I do just drags us down
It leaves an open scar that I know will never heal
Broken promises now run through my head
I can't see the future. It all turns black
What's the point of bein' here?
When this whole life is dragging me down?
Is this how we'll be?
I don't want to be part of it
It must go deep
My own soul is my enemy
It seems like everything I do just drags us down
It leaves an open scar that I know will never heal
Broken promises now run through my head
I can't see the future. It all turns black
There's another way
Can't live another day
Then you'll know just when
pressure's getting stronger
I can hear voices calling my name
I guess they are all in my head
It seems like everything I do just lets us down
It leaves an open scar that I know will never heal
Broken promises now run through my head
I can't see the future. It all turns black
It's nowhere to be found
Can we start over ?
? leaked under my skin
I see no point of living the life I lead
It hurts me too much
Can you feel what I feel?
It must go deep
My own soul is my enemy
It seems like everything I do just drags us down
It leaves an open scar that I know will never heal
Broken promises now run through my head
I can't see the future. It all turns black
What's the point of bein' here?
When this whole life is dragging me down?
Is this how we'll be?
I don't want to be part of it
It must go deep
My own soul is my enemy
It seems like everything I do just drags us down
It leaves an open scar that I know will never heal
Broken promises now run through my head
I can't see the future. It all turns black
There's another way
Can't live another day
Then you'll know just when
pressure's getting stronger
I can hear voices calling my name
I guess they are all in my head
It seems like everything I do just lets us down
It leaves an open scar that I know will never heal
Broken promises now run through my head
I can't see the future. It all turns black
Lyrics submitted by Disposition_987
All Turns Black Lyrics as written by Peter Alf Taegtgren Mikael Johan Hedlund
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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This is the song I love. There was some time, than i was feeling exactly like is told in this song. But here are some mistakes... It is " I see no point of living the life I lead" not " see no point of it in the life of me". "It seems like everything I do just drags us down" not "It seems like everything I do just pushes down". And "When this whole life is dragging me down? Is this how we'll be?I don't want to be part of it " not "When this soul ? is riding me down This misery I don't want to be part of it "."There's another way Can't live another day Then you'll know just when pressure's getting stronger" and not "?? away can't live another day (Daddy lone just pray), pressure is getting stronger." I hope its all. Anyway. Nice song.