"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.
What goes up must come down
Yet my feet don't touch the ground
Seein' the world spinnin' upside down
A mighty crash without a sound
I can feel your every rage
Step aside, I'll turn the page
Breaking through your crazy maze
Like a laser beam my eyes on you
Watch me rule the night away
Watch me save the day
Feel my storm is getting close
Headin' your way!
Sonic Heroes! Sonic Heroes!
Bind you, confine you, defying your reign!
Sonic Heroes! Sonic Heroes!
Setting the stage for a hero's parade!
I won't even hesitate
A second left to alter fate
You try to strike but a bit too late
I got you hooked by my own bait
Watch me rule the night away
Watch me save the day
Feel my storm is getting close
Headin' your way!
Sonic Heroes! Sonic Heroes!
Bind you, confine you, defying your reign!
Sonic Heroes! Sonic Heroes!
Setting the stage for a hero's parade!
You can bet there ain't no doubt
As the words spill from the mouth of a hero
I can chase another day
Fight you all the way like a hero!
And together we stand strong no matter how
No one can bring us down hey!
Sonic Heroes! Sonic Heroes!
Bind you, confine you, defying your reign!
Sonic Heroes! Sonic Heroes!
Setting the stage for a hero's parade!
Sonic Heroes! (heroes! heroes)
Sonic Heroes! (heroes! heroes)
Give us a reason and we'll be on our way!
Yet my feet don't touch the ground
Seein' the world spinnin' upside down
A mighty crash without a sound
I can feel your every rage
Step aside, I'll turn the page
Breaking through your crazy maze
Like a laser beam my eyes on you
Watch me rule the night away
Watch me save the day
Feel my storm is getting close
Headin' your way!
Sonic Heroes! Sonic Heroes!
Bind you, confine you, defying your reign!
Sonic Heroes! Sonic Heroes!
Setting the stage for a hero's parade!
I won't even hesitate
A second left to alter fate
You try to strike but a bit too late
I got you hooked by my own bait
Watch me rule the night away
Watch me save the day
Feel my storm is getting close
Headin' your way!
Sonic Heroes! Sonic Heroes!
Bind you, confine you, defying your reign!
Sonic Heroes! Sonic Heroes!
Setting the stage for a hero's parade!
You can bet there ain't no doubt
As the words spill from the mouth of a hero
I can chase another day
Fight you all the way like a hero!
And together we stand strong no matter how
No one can bring us down hey!
Sonic Heroes! Sonic Heroes!
Bind you, confine you, defying your reign!
Sonic Heroes! Sonic Heroes!
Setting the stage for a hero's parade!
Sonic Heroes! (heroes! heroes)
Sonic Heroes! (heroes! heroes)
Give us a reason and we'll be on our way!
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its good but not as good as other songs by crush 40
yeah, true...but it's got to be the biggest production Crush 40 has ever pulled out of the music shop :P ...it's a grand scale song...just listen to it, and compare it to the others
This song discribes team work and Sonic Heroes itself. It isn't my cup of tea
Its different from the others yea, but there's honestly nothing I dislike about it. And the meaning is all in your face. Literally, he's facing off against someone and proving how a hero does thangs. And again, I listen to it...the vocals tear it up. So I'm still impressed by these guys.
I think it means that you can't do everything on your own, you'll need help sometimes, and there's always someone out there who has that....capability, shall I say
I Personaly Find This Song To Be Great In Every Way. But That Is My Opinion. First Of All, The First Lyrics You Hear "What Goes Up Must Come Down, Yet My Feet Dont Touch The Ground" I Find That To Be Like A Little Inspiration. You Might Not But I Do. I Think That Means If You Are Very High Up And You Will Eventually Go Down. But Then He Says "Yet My Feet Dont Touch The Ground" It's Like He's Saying That Its Gonna Be A While Before I Start Going Down Because Im A Hero. But The Part That Takes Me Is The Part Where He Starts To Say "You Can Get There Aint No Doubt,As The Words Spill From A Mouth Of A Hero! I Can Chase Another Day. Fight You All The Way Like A Hero! And Together We Stand Strong No Matter How! No One Can Bring Us Down!" I Really Like This Part. It Makes Me Feel Like I Can Do Anything And That If Im With My Friends There Is Nothin We Can't Do. But Like I Said Before This Is Only My Opinion.
This song sucks shit!