"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.
With the seasons changing ever faster, our two hearts still pitter patter can't you feel it it beats so hard it breaks your eardrums.
Please just save yourself your friends can't save you now they're coming, they're coming back to me for you.
Say you’re okay, we faulted the red and we fell so damn hard, I will be there.
The wrong direction it leads to rejection if I leave you here yeah you know I'll regret it.
Say you're okay.
You stopped too late and now everything’s fading why do I have to? I know what you want to hear.
Take me home I can't even see straight pick out the glass that’s stuck into my face I can't go home Cause I know it’s the wrong place it's out of the question but I'll by here.
Say you’re okay, we faulted the red and we fell so damn hard, I will be there.
The wrong direction it leads to rejection if I leave you here yeah you know I'll regret it.
Say you're okay.
Lights out and the whole worlds watching keep it on the presets. I can't help it. Let go of all inhibitions let it all sink in, let it all sink in. We say these things but they never really sink in the problem is you know but you can't take back what you want’em to know.
(You know but you can't take back what you want’em to know)
Say you’re okay, we faulted the red and we fell so damn hard, I will be there.
The wrong direction it leads to rejection if I leave you here yeah you know I'll regret it.
Say you're okay.
Say you're okay.
Please just save yourself your friends can't save you now they're coming, they're coming back to me for you.
Say you’re okay, we faulted the red and we fell so damn hard, I will be there.
The wrong direction it leads to rejection if I leave you here yeah you know I'll regret it.
Say you're okay.
You stopped too late and now everything’s fading why do I have to? I know what you want to hear.
Take me home I can't even see straight pick out the glass that’s stuck into my face I can't go home Cause I know it’s the wrong place it's out of the question but I'll by here.
Say you’re okay, we faulted the red and we fell so damn hard, I will be there.
The wrong direction it leads to rejection if I leave you here yeah you know I'll regret it.
Say you're okay.
Lights out and the whole worlds watching keep it on the presets. I can't help it. Let go of all inhibitions let it all sink in, let it all sink in. We say these things but they never really sink in the problem is you know but you can't take back what you want’em to know.
(You know but you can't take back what you want’em to know)
Say you’re okay, we faulted the red and we fell so damn hard, I will be there.
The wrong direction it leads to rejection if I leave you here yeah you know I'll regret it.
Say you're okay.
Say you're okay.
Lyrics submitted by Inoue versus Date
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