"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.
Attention, attention
May I have all your eyes and ears
To the front of the room
If only
If only for one second
This table has taken a turn for the worse
Rock bottom
And over the edge
Well
It's not like it hurts that much anyway
Upside down and inside out
When I leave here I'm going alone
Well it's not like it
Not like it hurts much anyway
Attention, attention
May I have all your eyes and ears
To the front of the room
If only
If only for one second
Will you hear what I have to say?
Oh oh, did I mention when I see you it stings like hell
Due to the fact that we could have something
That'll never happen
Did you hear what I have to
This balance has weighed out our heart's desire
I'm trying to make it alone
Well it's not like it hurts that much anyway
Upside down and inside out
When I leave here I'm going alone
But I'm dying
I'm dying to touch
And it's not like it
Not like it hurts much anyway
Attention, attention
May I have all your eyes and ears
To the front of the room
If only
If only for one second
Will you hear what I have to say?
Oh oh, did I mention when I see you it stings like hell
Due to the fact that we could have something, something, something
Attention, attention
May I have all your eyes and ears
To the front of the room
If only
If only for one second
Will you hear what I have to say?
Oh oh, did I mention when I see you it stings like hell
Due to the fact that we could have something
That'll never happen
Did you hear what I have to say
Attention, attention
Upside down and inside out
Attention, attention
Upside down and inside out
May I have all your eyes and ears
To the front of the room
If only
If only for one second
This table has taken a turn for the worse
Rock bottom
And over the edge
Well
It's not like it hurts that much anyway
Upside down and inside out
When I leave here I'm going alone
Well it's not like it
Not like it hurts much anyway
Attention, attention
May I have all your eyes and ears
To the front of the room
If only
If only for one second
Will you hear what I have to say?
Oh oh, did I mention when I see you it stings like hell
Due to the fact that we could have something
That'll never happen
Did you hear what I have to
This balance has weighed out our heart's desire
I'm trying to make it alone
Well it's not like it hurts that much anyway
Upside down and inside out
When I leave here I'm going alone
But I'm dying
I'm dying to touch
And it's not like it
Not like it hurts much anyway
Attention, attention
May I have all your eyes and ears
To the front of the room
If only
If only for one second
Will you hear what I have to say?
Oh oh, did I mention when I see you it stings like hell
Due to the fact that we could have something, something, something
Attention, attention
May I have all your eyes and ears
To the front of the room
If only
If only for one second
Will you hear what I have to say?
Oh oh, did I mention when I see you it stings like hell
Due to the fact that we could have something
That'll never happen
Did you hear what I have to say
Attention, attention
Upside down and inside out
Attention, attention
Upside down and inside out
Lyrics submitted by clippy.hanger
Attention Lyrics as written by William Beckett Michael Carden
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Mmmhmm i agree