"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.
Kom som du er
inn fra kulden
Kom inn til meg
så kan du høre at det hviskes i natten
Om det som var og det som skulle bli
Kom som en drøm
inn i min søvn
Du har nok vært her
Du har nok sett meg for og holdt om mitt ansikt
Rør meg nå så husker du mitt navn
Jeg kan finne tusen måter å lokke deg til meg på
Eller jeg kan samle mot og finne veien inn selv
Jeg vil bare ha en å fortelle alt jeg tenker til
og jeg vil at den skal være deg
Jeg har sett deg komme inn fra vinteren som meg
Jeg har sett deg søke ut for så å søke hjem
Jeg vil bare synge alt som engang var
Jeg kommer inn
inn fra kulden
Kom inn til meg
så kan du høre at det hviskes i natten
Om det som var og det som skulle bli
Kom som en drøm
inn i min søvn
Du har nok vært her
Du har nok sett meg for og holdt om mitt ansikt
Rør meg nå så husker du mitt navn
Jeg kan finne tusen måter å lokke deg til meg på
Eller jeg kan samle mot og finne veien inn selv
Jeg vil bare ha en å fortelle alt jeg tenker til
og jeg vil at den skal være deg
Jeg har sett deg komme inn fra vinteren som meg
Jeg har sett deg søke ut for så å søke hjem
Jeg vil bare synge alt som engang var
Jeg kommer inn
Lyrics submitted by Donka
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