"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.
Troy:
We're soarin'
Flyin'
There's not a star in heaven that we can't reach
Gabriella:
If we're trying
So were breaking free
Troy:
You know the world can see us
In a way that's different than who we are
Gabriella:
Creating space between us
'Till we're seperate hearts
Both:
But your faith it gives me strength
Strength to believe
Chorus #1
Troy:
We're breakin' free
Gabriella:
We're soarin'
Troy:
Flyin'
Both:
There's not a star in heaven that we can't reach
Troy:
If we're trying
Both:
Yeah, we're breaking free
Troy:
Oh, we're breakin' free
Gabriella:
Ohhh
Troy:
Can you feel it building
Like a wave the ocean just can't control
Gabriella:
Connected by a feeling
Ohhh, in our very souls
Troy:
Very souls, Ooohhh
Both:
Rising 'til it lifts us up
So every one can see
Troy: Were breakin free
Chorus #2
Gabriella:
We're soarin'
Troy:
Flyin'
Both:
There's not a star in heaven that we can't reach
Troy:
If we're tryin'
Both:
Yeah we're breaking free
Troy:
ohhh were breakin free
Gabriella:
Ohhhh, Runnin'
Troy:
Climbin'
Troy:
To get to that place
Both:
To be all that we can be
Troy:
Now's the time
Both:
So were breaking free
Troy:
We're breaking free
Gabriella:
Ohhh , yeah
Troy:
More than hope
More than faith
Gabriella:
This is true
This is fate
And together
Both:
We see it comin'
Troy:
More than you
More than me
Gabriella:
Not a want, but a need
Both:
Both of us breakin' free
(Without music)
Chorus #3
Gabriella:
Soarin'
Troy:
Flyin'
(Music)
Both:
There's not a star in heaven that we can't reach
If we're trying
Troy: Yeah we're breaking free
Gabriella:
Breaking free
We're runnin
Troy:
Ohhhh, climbin'
Both:
To get to that place
To be all that we can be
Now's the time
Troy: Now's the time
Gabriella: So we're breaking free
Troy: Ohhh, we're breaking free
Gabriella: Ohhhh
Both:
You know the world can see us
In a way that different than who we are...
We're soarin'
Flyin'
There's not a star in heaven that we can't reach
Gabriella:
If we're trying
So were breaking free
Troy:
You know the world can see us
In a way that's different than who we are
Gabriella:
Creating space between us
'Till we're seperate hearts
Both:
But your faith it gives me strength
Strength to believe
Chorus #1
Troy:
We're breakin' free
Gabriella:
We're soarin'
Troy:
Flyin'
Both:
There's not a star in heaven that we can't reach
Troy:
If we're trying
Both:
Yeah, we're breaking free
Troy:
Oh, we're breakin' free
Gabriella:
Ohhh
Troy:
Can you feel it building
Like a wave the ocean just can't control
Gabriella:
Connected by a feeling
Ohhh, in our very souls
Troy:
Very souls, Ooohhh
Both:
Rising 'til it lifts us up
So every one can see
Troy: Were breakin free
Chorus #2
Gabriella:
We're soarin'
Troy:
Flyin'
Both:
There's not a star in heaven that we can't reach
Troy:
If we're tryin'
Both:
Yeah we're breaking free
Troy:
ohhh were breakin free
Gabriella:
Ohhhh, Runnin'
Troy:
Climbin'
Troy:
To get to that place
Both:
To be all that we can be
Troy:
Now's the time
Both:
So were breaking free
Troy:
We're breaking free
Gabriella:
Ohhh , yeah
Troy:
More than hope
More than faith
Gabriella:
This is true
This is fate
And together
Both:
We see it comin'
Troy:
More than you
More than me
Gabriella:
Not a want, but a need
Both:
Both of us breakin' free
(Without music)
Chorus #3
Gabriella:
Soarin'
Troy:
Flyin'
(Music)
Both:
There's not a star in heaven that we can't reach
If we're trying
Troy: Yeah we're breaking free
Gabriella:
Breaking free
We're runnin
Troy:
Ohhhh, climbin'
Both:
To get to that place
To be all that we can be
Now's the time
Troy: Now's the time
Gabriella: So we're breaking free
Troy: Ohhh, we're breaking free
Gabriella: Ohhhh
Both:
You know the world can see us
In a way that different than who we are...
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I love that line
You know the world can see us in a way that's different than who we are
It tells me a lot. The whole song is just cool. This is my fav of the movie besides When There Was Me And You.