"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 just heard the world
Is breaking down into bits again
Tell me, what am I to do?
You just want me to stay here
So I'm just going to stay
The home, our last resort
I built a castle with an iron door
Lock the window, pull the shades
The hazed out sun won't help anyway
If the world is crumbling down
I don't want to be alone, no
Locked up in this place
I heard the world up late night
Holding my breath tight
Trying to keep my head on right
There's a chill in the air
Nobody could care how you're
Caught up in the fight of your life
Fear is bringing me here
The television got me seeing unclear
Bravery my neighbor, moved away
'Cause I don't need to be courageous today
And If that world is crumbling down
I don't want to be alone, no
Locked up in this place
When I heard the world up late night
Holding my breath tight
Trying to keep my head on right
There's a chill in the air
Nobody could care how you're
Caught up in the fight of your life
I heard the world up late night
Holding my breath tight
Trying to keep my head on right
There's a chill in the air
Nobody could care how you're
Caught up in the fight of your life
Nothing's gonna save me
I'm hanging from the nearest tree
Nothing's gonna save me
I'm hanging from the nearest tree
When I heard the world up late night
Holding my breath tight
Trying to keep my head on right
There's a chill in the air
Nobody could care how you're
Caught up in the fight of your life
I heard the world up late night
Holding my breath tight
Trying to keep my head on right
There's a chill in the air
Nobody could care how we're
Caught up in the fight of your life
When I heard the world of late night
See I'm holding breath tight
I'm trying to keep my head on right
There's a chill in the air
Nobody could care how we're
We're caught up in the fight of our lives
I heard the world of late night
Holding my breath tight
Trying to keep my head on right
There's a chill in the air
Nobody could care
We're caught up in the fight of our lives
Is breaking down into bits again
Tell me, what am I to do?
You just want me to stay here
So I'm just going to stay
The home, our last resort
I built a castle with an iron door
Lock the window, pull the shades
The hazed out sun won't help anyway
If the world is crumbling down
I don't want to be alone, no
Locked up in this place
I heard the world up late night
Holding my breath tight
Trying to keep my head on right
There's a chill in the air
Nobody could care how you're
Caught up in the fight of your life
Fear is bringing me here
The television got me seeing unclear
Bravery my neighbor, moved away
'Cause I don't need to be courageous today
And If that world is crumbling down
I don't want to be alone, no
Locked up in this place
When I heard the world up late night
Holding my breath tight
Trying to keep my head on right
There's a chill in the air
Nobody could care how you're
Caught up in the fight of your life
I heard the world up late night
Holding my breath tight
Trying to keep my head on right
There's a chill in the air
Nobody could care how you're
Caught up in the fight of your life
Nothing's gonna save me
I'm hanging from the nearest tree
Nothing's gonna save me
I'm hanging from the nearest tree
When I heard the world up late night
Holding my breath tight
Trying to keep my head on right
There's a chill in the air
Nobody could care how you're
Caught up in the fight of your life
I heard the world up late night
Holding my breath tight
Trying to keep my head on right
There's a chill in the air
Nobody could care how we're
Caught up in the fight of your life
When I heard the world of late night
See I'm holding breath tight
I'm trying to keep my head on right
There's a chill in the air
Nobody could care how we're
We're caught up in the fight of our lives
I heard the world of late night
Holding my breath tight
Trying to keep my head on right
There's a chill in the air
Nobody could care
We're caught up in the fight of our lives
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Sleep paralysis.
man, i know that feeling.... such a great song
A lot of truth to this song
The music for this song is intense. I love the beat and the guitar and the way he sings it. Everything is perfect. I don't know why more people haven't commented.
For me it reminds me of those times you are flooded with memories at night right before you go to bed. Finally when you lay down to rest after a hectic day and you can't get away from the things that plague you during the day. Every problems is magnified because it's preventing you from the very peace you long for all day. I heard the world up, late night...
incredible song.. his voice is so full of emotion as he sings and you can tell he really means it. this song is an addiction.
To me this is all about the world around you over baring you to the point were you can do nothing but collapse under the weight. You do everything you can to try and save yourself from yourself but you just can't.
Personally i think this a great song to listen to after your girlfriend breaks up with ya... haha...
This song reminds me alot of September 11th because I almost lost my dad. This also has a lot to do with the apocaplse and the world bearing down.
this song came on the radio while i was driving the other day and i just got chills down my spine...its so good
I'm addicted to this song.
This song to me seems to talk about a horrible ordeal someone may be going through in their life. And you feel as though no one can be their for you, regardless of what may happen..."Nobody could care, how you're caught up in the fight of your life." Trying to stay focused on whats important but the one thing will not leave your mind.