"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'll break it and defy you
I'll find a way inside you
I'll be the to try you
I'm standing to deny you
I'll find a way to keep you out
I'll be the one to face you down
If there's a way to find you
This time I'll be the one that you brings you down
You've done this
No need for words
Cause love felt this
You Want, You Want, You Want
You want to replace me
But you can't erase me
You're losing ground
I'll be the one that brings you down
You tried to replace me
You can't even face me
You're folding now
I'll be the one that brings you down
You never listen to me
You think you can see right through me
But you cannot undo me
You'll never see the true me
I'll find a way to keep you out
I can see I'll be the one to face you down
You try to get into me
This time I'll the one that brings you down
You've done this
No need for words
Cause love felt this
You Want, You Want, You Want
You want to replace me
But you can't erase me
You're losing ground
I'll be the one that brings you down
You tried to replace me
You can't even face me
You're folding now
I'll be the one that brings you down
I never want to see you
I never want to be you
'Cause I don't need you
You never want to face me
You can't replace me
You cant erase me
I never want to see you
I never want to be you
'Cause I don't need you
You never want to face me
You can't replace me
You're wasting away
You want to replace me
But you can't erase me
You're losing ground
I'll be the one that brings you down
You tried to replace me
You can't even face me
You're folding now
I'll be the one that brings you down
I'll find a way inside you
I'll be the to try you
I'm standing to deny you
I'll find a way to keep you out
I'll be the one to face you down
If there's a way to find you
This time I'll be the one that you brings you down
You've done this
No need for words
Cause love felt this
You Want, You Want, You Want
You want to replace me
But you can't erase me
You're losing ground
I'll be the one that brings you down
You tried to replace me
You can't even face me
You're folding now
I'll be the one that brings you down
You never listen to me
You think you can see right through me
But you cannot undo me
You'll never see the true me
I'll find a way to keep you out
I can see I'll be the one to face you down
You try to get into me
This time I'll the one that brings you down
You've done this
No need for words
Cause love felt this
You Want, You Want, You Want
You want to replace me
But you can't erase me
You're losing ground
I'll be the one that brings you down
You tried to replace me
You can't even face me
You're folding now
I'll be the one that brings you down
I never want to see you
I never want to be you
'Cause I don't need you
You never want to face me
You can't replace me
You cant erase me
I never want to see you
I never want to be you
'Cause I don't need you
You never want to face me
You can't replace me
You're wasting away
You want to replace me
But you can't erase me
You're losing ground
I'll be the one that brings you down
You tried to replace me
You can't even face me
You're folding now
I'll be the one that brings you down
Lyrics submitted by reignweststrate
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