"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.
This silence kills the calm of the night
Counting every beat and waiting for my turn to die
[Chorus]
Give it up, give it up, don't fall for the same things
Give it up, give it up, don't fall for mistakes that I've made
Don't turn away, I understand your ways
Won't give it up
It's not me you're waiting for
Alright, stop waiting
It's not me you're waiting for
It's time to let go, time to let it go
And when you've become all you've lost
Wandering the streets and searching for a place to die
[Chorus]
Give it up, give it up, don't fall for the same things
Give it up, give it up, don't fall for mistakes that I've made
Don't turn away, I understand your ways
Won't give it up
It's not me you're waiting for
Alright, stop waiting
It's not me you're waiting for (This is where it ends)
It's not me you're waiting for
It's time to let go, time to let it go(This is where it ends)
And if you promise to forget I'll try to find a way to make mistakes (make mistakes)
Give it up
Give it up (Try to find a way)
Give it up
Give it up (Try to find a way) (Don't fall for the same mistakes)
Give it up
Give it up (Try to find a way) (Don't fall for the same mistakes)
Give it up
Give it up
Won't give it up
It's not me you're waiting for
It's not me you're waiting for
Alright, stop waiting
It's not me you're waiting for
Alright, stop waiting
It's not me you're waiting for
Give it up, Give it up
Don't fall for the same things (Alright, stop waiting)
Give it up, give it up
Don't fall for mistakes that I've made (Alright, don't give it up)
Won't turn away
Give it up, give it up
Don't fall for the same things, don't turn away
Give it up, give it up
Don't fall for mistakes that I've made
Don't turn away
Counting every beat and waiting for my turn to die
[Chorus]
Give it up, give it up, don't fall for the same things
Give it up, give it up, don't fall for mistakes that I've made
Don't turn away, I understand your ways
Won't give it up
It's not me you're waiting for
Alright, stop waiting
It's not me you're waiting for
It's time to let go, time to let it go
And when you've become all you've lost
Wandering the streets and searching for a place to die
[Chorus]
Give it up, give it up, don't fall for the same things
Give it up, give it up, don't fall for mistakes that I've made
Don't turn away, I understand your ways
Won't give it up
It's not me you're waiting for
Alright, stop waiting
It's not me you're waiting for (This is where it ends)
It's not me you're waiting for
It's time to let go, time to let it go(This is where it ends)
And if you promise to forget I'll try to find a way to make mistakes (make mistakes)
Give it up
Give it up (Try to find a way)
Give it up
Give it up (Try to find a way) (Don't fall for the same mistakes)
Give it up
Give it up (Try to find a way) (Don't fall for the same mistakes)
Give it up
Give it up
Won't give it up
It's not me you're waiting for
It's not me you're waiting for
Alright, stop waiting
It's not me you're waiting for
Alright, stop waiting
It's not me you're waiting for
Give it up, Give it up
Don't fall for the same things (Alright, stop waiting)
Give it up, give it up
Don't fall for mistakes that I've made (Alright, don't give it up)
Won't turn away
Give it up, give it up
Don't fall for the same things, don't turn away
Give it up, give it up
Don't fall for mistakes that I've made
Don't turn away
Lyrics submitted by x_melancholy_x
Give It Up Lyrics as written by Stephan M. Stef Bruinsma Hans Bruinsma
Lyrics © TuneCore Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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