"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.
There is no terror in my heart
Death is with us all
We suck him down with our first breath
And spit him out as we fall
There is no terror in my heart
No dread of the unknown
Desire for paradise to be
We love this on our own
I don't want you anywhere near me
I don't want you anywhere near me
Get your fucking world out of my head
I don't want you anywhere near me
I don't want you anywhere near me
Get your fucking world out of my head
I don't want your us or them
I don't need your us or them
I don't want your us or them
I don't need your us or them
Your us or them
I live in knowledge of real truth
And all my gods are great
The doleful can't of a bigot
Blinded by fear and hate
You live in knowledge of real truth?
The biggest lie I heard
How sick in your mind and your soul
To be scared of my voice and my words
You don't want me anywhere near you
You don't want me anywhere near you
Get my fucking head out of your world
You don't want me anywhere near you
You don't want me anywhere near you
Get my fucking head out of your world
I don't want your us or them
I don't need your us or them
I don't want your us or them
I don't need your us or them
The only way this ever ends is me!
Death is with us all
We suck him down with our first breath
And spit him out as we fall
There is no terror in my heart
No dread of the unknown
Desire for paradise to be
We love this on our own
I don't want you anywhere near me
I don't want you anywhere near me
Get your fucking world out of my head
I don't want you anywhere near me
I don't want you anywhere near me
Get your fucking world out of my head
I don't want your us or them
I don't need your us or them
I don't want your us or them
I don't need your us or them
Your us or them
I live in knowledge of real truth
And all my gods are great
The doleful can't of a bigot
Blinded by fear and hate
You live in knowledge of real truth?
The biggest lie I heard
How sick in your mind and your soul
To be scared of my voice and my words
You don't want me anywhere near you
You don't want me anywhere near you
Get my fucking head out of your world
You don't want me anywhere near you
You don't want me anywhere near you
Get my fucking head out of your world
I don't want your us or them
I don't need your us or them
I don't want your us or them
I don't need your us or them
The only way this ever ends is me!
Lyrics submitted by rocketqueenz
Us or Them Lyrics as written by Perry Bamonte Jason Toop Cooper
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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