"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 won't forget you
You won't forget me
I will choose to forget you
One again my body will lay cold
Once again your body will lay cold
With no breath left you have died there
With no breath left you have died now
With no breath left your body will lay cold
With no breath left you have died slowly
When you lied there, when you died there
Beneath my skin, through my veins
Look at me as I am screaming out to no-one
Look at me as I die again
Tears will drown me, drip down your face
Forgiveness denied Means you have to
Means I have to choke myself
These are my portraits
These are my dreams
These are my memories
Memories will fade (away with you)
YOU WON'T FORGET ME, YOU WILL DIE
You won't forget me
I will choose to forget you
One again my body will lay cold
Once again your body will lay cold
With no breath left you have died there
With no breath left you have died now
With no breath left your body will lay cold
With no breath left you have died slowly
When you lied there, when you died there
Beneath my skin, through my veins
Look at me as I am screaming out to no-one
Look at me as I die again
Tears will drown me, drip down your face
Forgiveness denied Means you have to
Means I have to choke myself
These are my portraits
These are my dreams
These are my memories
Memories will fade (away with you)
YOU WON'T FORGET ME, YOU WILL DIE
Lyrics submitted by 4hericanbeahero
Portraits Dreams And Memories Lyrics as written by Michael Crafter Kevin Cameron
Lyrics © Hipgnosis Songs Group
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"Look at me as I am screaming out to no-one Look at me as I die again" favourite part in the song!!!!
the lyrics are a bit wrong i think? its a great song anyway.
im not sure what its about but. the first part is a bit contradicting.?
i dunno. im not very good at analysing songs =[