"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.
The eve of my collapse, I was feeling slightly murderous,
So I intercepted Cupid's arrow.
With passion and precision, I severed the pig's head.
It's the way she looks at me,
And possesses me to collect the head of anyone,
Collect the head of those who look her way.
It's the way her whispers seems to kiss my ear,
I'd collect the head of anyone,
Collect the head of those graced by her voice.
Her mournful screams were like a melody of unimaginable beauty.
I forced her hand in mine as we danced to her song of lament.
Oh, how I reveled in the gratification,
This slaying of a most loathsome one.
It's the way she looks at me,
And possesses me to collect the head of anyone,
Collect the head of those who look her way.
It's the way her whispers seems to kiss my ear,
I'd collect the head of anyone,
Collect the head of those graced by her voice.
Dance, dance with me tonight,
So you may see, see what our "truest",
Truest love has made of me. (truest love has made of me.)
It's the way she looks at me,
And possesses me to collect the head of anyone,
Collect the head of those who look her way.
It's the way her whispers seems to kiss my ear,
I'd collect the head of anyone,
Collect the head of those graced by her voice.
It's the way she looks at me,
And possesses me to collect the head of anyone,
Collect the head of those who look her way.
So I intercepted Cupid's arrow.
With passion and precision, I severed the pig's head.
It's the way she looks at me,
And possesses me to collect the head of anyone,
Collect the head of those who look her way.
It's the way her whispers seems to kiss my ear,
I'd collect the head of anyone,
Collect the head of those graced by her voice.
Her mournful screams were like a melody of unimaginable beauty.
I forced her hand in mine as we danced to her song of lament.
Oh, how I reveled in the gratification,
This slaying of a most loathsome one.
It's the way she looks at me,
And possesses me to collect the head of anyone,
Collect the head of those who look her way.
It's the way her whispers seems to kiss my ear,
I'd collect the head of anyone,
Collect the head of those graced by her voice.
Dance, dance with me tonight,
So you may see, see what our "truest",
Truest love has made of me. (truest love has made of me.)
It's the way she looks at me,
And possesses me to collect the head of anyone,
Collect the head of those who look her way.
It's the way her whispers seems to kiss my ear,
I'd collect the head of anyone,
Collect the head of those graced by her voice.
It's the way she looks at me,
And possesses me to collect the head of anyone,
Collect the head of those who look her way.
Lyrics submitted by (shevanel)
Severed Ties Yield Severed Heads Lyrics as written by Michael William Hatalak Christopher James Cappelli
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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