"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.
What sight have you seen
Where you go already been
Then again you go through
Occasion Avenue
Sister, the day you sell your skin
(The gold of night is the gold of the blind)
Sister, the day your soul gives in
(You'll never find what you left behind)
Oh, oh, no matter what they do
Oh, oh, you got to go straight through
Occasion Avenue
Brother, dare not look left or right
(Coaxing your eyes, poisoning your mind)
Brother, don't stop or you must fight
(No indulgence or its death you'll find)
Oh, oh, you may not leave with doubt
Oh, oh, you may not take it to
Occasion Avenue
Follow your heart - Forrow your truth
Follow the path that shines for you
On Occasion Avenue
How far you go - How good you do
Uncovers the prize or rebears you
To Occasion Avenue
Domini, domini - Occasion Avenue - Domini Sancti
Satani, satani - Occasion Avenue - Satani mundi
Will there be tomorrow - Will there be the stars
Will there be a future - Time beats in our hearts
Or will there be the fire - Branding us his mark
Pray for all us people
Trying to solve the riddle
I don't know where we're going
I don't know if we're being true
On Occasion Avenue
Precious is your taking
For a little bit of faking
For a tiny slight deception
For some insincere affection
(TV: ...committed suicide in his New York Penthouse. He leaves no dependant so stay tuned for the latest news of "where do all the millions go").
Much be your power
By the essence of a flower
By seducement and cold rapture
By abusing mother nature
(TV: ...murdered close to old Berlin's Checkpoint Charlie. Police assumes just one more execution by competing drug cartels).
Great will be your status
When you know how to lick anus
When you lie and swindle ruthless
And your biggest hero's Judas
(TV: ...sentenced to 16 years for marriage imposture and order of murder to his current wife whose life assurance's worth one million pounds.)
Will there be tomorrow, Will there be the stars
Will there be a future, Time beats in our hearts
Will there still be laughter, Will there be relief
Will there be religion, Will there be belief
Will you see your people, From your former lifes
Will you know them this time, Will you win the prize
Will there be an ending, Will there be a start
Or will there be fire, Branding you his mark
I pray for all us people, Trying to solve the riddle
I don't know where we're going
I don't know if we're being true, On Occasion Avenue
Mother, I dreamt of my last life
(You'll never find what you left behind)
Mother, I killed you with my knife
(No indulgence or its death you find)
Oh, oh, we got to make it through, Occasion Avenue
Follow your heart, Follow your truth
Follow the path that shines for you
On Occasion Avenue
How far you go, How good you do
Uncovers the prize or rebears for you
To Occasion Avenue
Domini, domini - Occasion Avenue - Domini Sancti
Satani, satani - Occasion Avenue - Satani mundi
Where you go already been
Then again you go through
Occasion Avenue
Sister, the day you sell your skin
(The gold of night is the gold of the blind)
Sister, the day your soul gives in
(You'll never find what you left behind)
Oh, oh, no matter what they do
Oh, oh, you got to go straight through
Occasion Avenue
Brother, dare not look left or right
(Coaxing your eyes, poisoning your mind)
Brother, don't stop or you must fight
(No indulgence or its death you'll find)
Oh, oh, you may not leave with doubt
Oh, oh, you may not take it to
Occasion Avenue
Follow your heart - Forrow your truth
Follow the path that shines for you
On Occasion Avenue
How far you go - How good you do
Uncovers the prize or rebears you
To Occasion Avenue
Domini, domini - Occasion Avenue - Domini Sancti
Satani, satani - Occasion Avenue - Satani mundi
Will there be tomorrow - Will there be the stars
Will there be a future - Time beats in our hearts
Or will there be the fire - Branding us his mark
Pray for all us people
Trying to solve the riddle
I don't know where we're going
I don't know if we're being true
On Occasion Avenue
Precious is your taking
For a little bit of faking
For a tiny slight deception
For some insincere affection
(TV: ...committed suicide in his New York Penthouse. He leaves no dependant so stay tuned for the latest news of "where do all the millions go").
Much be your power
By the essence of a flower
By seducement and cold rapture
By abusing mother nature
(TV: ...murdered close to old Berlin's Checkpoint Charlie. Police assumes just one more execution by competing drug cartels).
Great will be your status
When you know how to lick anus
When you lie and swindle ruthless
And your biggest hero's Judas
(TV: ...sentenced to 16 years for marriage imposture and order of murder to his current wife whose life assurance's worth one million pounds.)
Will there be tomorrow, Will there be the stars
Will there be a future, Time beats in our hearts
Will there still be laughter, Will there be relief
Will there be religion, Will there be belief
Will you see your people, From your former lifes
Will you know them this time, Will you win the prize
Will there be an ending, Will there be a start
Or will there be fire, Branding you his mark
I pray for all us people, Trying to solve the riddle
I don't know where we're going
I don't know if we're being true, On Occasion Avenue
Mother, I dreamt of my last life
(You'll never find what you left behind)
Mother, I killed you with my knife
(No indulgence or its death you find)
Oh, oh, we got to make it through, Occasion Avenue
Follow your heart, Follow your truth
Follow the path that shines for you
On Occasion Avenue
How far you go, How good you do
Uncovers the prize or rebears for you
To Occasion Avenue
Domini, domini - Occasion Avenue - Domini Sancti
Satani, satani - Occasion Avenue - Satani mundi
Lyrics submitted by RainbowDemon
Occasion Avenue Lyrics as written by Andreas Deris
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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