"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.
You will never know my true intent
You're heaven sent
But I'm hell-bent
On ruining it all
Throwing away everything I have
Everything I am
In your frame you look like art
And I can't start to let myself
Think you feel the same
It's blasphomey to think of you that way
To think you feel at all
Deep within the chaos
And the white noise
You are oblivion
And I will be true
Don't ever think I don't
Realize what I have
But just to please myself
I'd rather be alone
It's the only thing I've known
And it makes me feel at home
Just to please myself
I'd rather be alone
Your love is all I've known
And I can't love a stone
The joy of living pales against
The majesty of your presence
And I could waste away
Living in the promise of that day
When you would know my name
My shadow would grow
Bigger than myself
You are oblivion
And I know it's true
Don't ever think I don't
Realize what you are
But just to please myself
I'd rather be alone
It's the only thing I've known
And I can't love a stone
Maybe you need sympathy
Or something stronger
But no amount of fire from me
Will make you warmer
You will never know my true intent.
You're heaven sent
But I'm hell-bent
On ruining it all,
Throwing away everything I have,
Everything I am.
Regardless of the chaos
And the white noise,
You are oblivion
And I know it's true,
Don't ever think I don't
Realize what you are.
But just to please myself
I'd rather be alone,
It's the only thing I've known,
and I can't love a stone.
Just to please myself
I'd rather be alone,
It's the only thing I've known,
And I can't love a stone.
You're heaven sent
But I'm hell-bent
On ruining it all
Throwing away everything I have
Everything I am
In your frame you look like art
And I can't start to let myself
Think you feel the same
It's blasphomey to think of you that way
To think you feel at all
Deep within the chaos
And the white noise
You are oblivion
And I will be true
Don't ever think I don't
Realize what I have
But just to please myself
I'd rather be alone
It's the only thing I've known
And it makes me feel at home
Just to please myself
I'd rather be alone
Your love is all I've known
And I can't love a stone
The joy of living pales against
The majesty of your presence
And I could waste away
Living in the promise of that day
When you would know my name
My shadow would grow
Bigger than myself
You are oblivion
And I know it's true
Don't ever think I don't
Realize what you are
But just to please myself
I'd rather be alone
It's the only thing I've known
And I can't love a stone
Maybe you need sympathy
Or something stronger
But no amount of fire from me
Will make you warmer
You will never know my true intent.
You're heaven sent
But I'm hell-bent
On ruining it all,
Throwing away everything I have,
Everything I am.
Regardless of the chaos
And the white noise,
You are oblivion
And I know it's true,
Don't ever think I don't
Realize what you are.
But just to please myself
I'd rather be alone,
It's the only thing I've known,
and I can't love a stone.
Just to please myself
I'd rather be alone,
It's the only thing I've known,
And I can't love a stone.
Lyrics submitted by Nonny
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