"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.
My mouth is a jail cell
The secrets peek between the gaps in my teeth
And even though they're dying, yeah
Pray for sunlight,
They'll pray for sunlight
Wish my words came out less frantic
And more romantic
But these bathroom walls
And your callused hands make me scream for sunlight
Scream for sunlight
When I say I'll be cavalier
And when you undress me I'll pretend not to care
Because I am a soldier
Yeah, I am a soldier
And I'll stare tight lips into space
So while your greedy hands take what they can get
All they get is me
And I swear (I swear)
I swear (I'll be) so cavalier
And I swear (I swear)
I swear (I'll be) so cavalier when you're here
I know that every single talk show will tell me I should let it out, let it out
Their make up makes it seem so made up, I watched them all let it out, let it out
But there's no microphones inside these aching b-b-bones
I said that there's no microphones inside these aching b-b-bones
And I swear (I swear)
I swear (I'll stay) so cavalier
And I swear (I swear)
I swear (I'll be) so cavalier when you're here
And I'm addressing it now
Fight this war with my mouth
Letting it out, I'm letting it out, oh
And I'm addressing it here
Fight this war with my tears
Letting it out, I'm letting it out, oh
I've been addressing it wrong
I'll fight this war with my songs
I'm letting it out, I'm screaming it out
I was a soldier, soldier, soldier
I thought I was a soldier, soldier, soldier
The secrets peek between the gaps in my teeth
And even though they're dying, yeah
Pray for sunlight,
They'll pray for sunlight
Wish my words came out less frantic
And more romantic
But these bathroom walls
And your callused hands make me scream for sunlight
Scream for sunlight
When I say I'll be cavalier
And when you undress me I'll pretend not to care
Because I am a soldier
Yeah, I am a soldier
And I'll stare tight lips into space
So while your greedy hands take what they can get
All they get is me
And I swear (I swear)
I swear (I'll be) so cavalier
And I swear (I swear)
I swear (I'll be) so cavalier when you're here
I know that every single talk show will tell me I should let it out, let it out
Their make up makes it seem so made up, I watched them all let it out, let it out
But there's no microphones inside these aching b-b-bones
I said that there's no microphones inside these aching b-b-bones
And I swear (I swear)
I swear (I'll stay) so cavalier
And I swear (I swear)
I swear (I'll be) so cavalier when you're here
And I'm addressing it now
Fight this war with my mouth
Letting it out, I'm letting it out, oh
And I'm addressing it here
Fight this war with my tears
Letting it out, I'm letting it out, oh
I've been addressing it wrong
I'll fight this war with my songs
I'm letting it out, I'm screaming it out
I was a soldier, soldier, soldier
I thought I was a soldier, soldier, soldier
Lyrics submitted by fedorov1fan
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this is a weird song its good but its really weird with the beats and stuff.
i love this song. i really think it's about molestation/rape.
i adore this song and this band. this is one of my favorite songs for the moment.
I don't think this song is about being molested or raped. Just a messed up relationship
i just saw them play last night and these guys are amazing. this song rocks.
for some reason this song reminds me of bjork.....but yeah i agree with ibrokeup, this song seems like its about getting raped by someone close to you.
this song is indeed about rape. a member of the band was molested by a priest
"I know that every single talk show will tell me I should let it out, let it out Their make up makes it seem so made up, I watched them all let it out, let it out"
refering to the church scandal when everybody was pubicly coming out about molestation on talkshows and such.
a friend of mine knows the band really well and runs their street team. this is how i know.
this song is indeed about rape. a member of the band was molested by a priest
"I know that every single talk show will tell me I should let it out, let it out Their make up makes it seem so made up, I watched them all let it out, let it out"
refering to the church scandal when everybody was pubicly coming out about molestation on talkshows and such.
a friend of mine knows the band really well and runs their street team. this is how i know.
this is one of my favorite song
and it is about being raped