"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.
Like a vast landscape
My soul lies open
Is it the fear? Is it your voice?
That turned me mute
Cries unheard
For a time to long
Is it the pain? Is it your beauty?
That made me blind
Will you ever desire me ?
Will You ever take me in your arms ?
Will you ever desire me ?
Will you ever feel the same I do ?
Although you're so near to me
You're still so far away
Although I known you for such a long time
I've never met you before
Will you ever desire me ?
Will You ever take me in your arms ?
Will you ever desire me ?
Will you ever feel the same I do ?
Resurrection of mankind
To careen in silent pace.
Feeling lonely.
I am the dream that nobody dreams of,
but will you dream of me?
A dream of eternal desire?
Will you ever dream of me,
Will you live for me?
Will you?
Will you?
Will you ever desire me ?
Will You ever take me in your arms ?
Will you ever desire me ?
Will you ever feel the same I do ?
My lips they'll be sealed
Until I lay down into my grave
Then the time, It has now come
Where I do you no longer crave
And then will you stand by my tomb
Perhaps the only one who will
I wish that you spell out my name
When death has come my soul to tame
My soul lies open
Is it the fear? Is it your voice?
That turned me mute
Cries unheard
For a time to long
Is it the pain? Is it your beauty?
That made me blind
Will you ever desire me ?
Will You ever take me in your arms ?
Will you ever desire me ?
Will you ever feel the same I do ?
Although you're so near to me
You're still so far away
Although I known you for such a long time
I've never met you before
Will you ever desire me ?
Will You ever take me in your arms ?
Will you ever desire me ?
Will you ever feel the same I do ?
Resurrection of mankind
To careen in silent pace.
Feeling lonely.
I am the dream that nobody dreams of,
but will you dream of me?
A dream of eternal desire?
Will you ever dream of me,
Will you live for me?
Will you?
Will you?
Will you ever desire me ?
Will You ever take me in your arms ?
Will you ever desire me ?
Will you ever feel the same I do ?
My lips they'll be sealed
Until I lay down into my grave
Then the time, It has now come
Where I do you no longer crave
And then will you stand by my tomb
Perhaps the only one who will
I wish that you spell out my name
When death has come my soul to tame
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I love how the piano sounds like it should be in a trip-hop song in the chorus, yet still sounds so strangely beautiful :)