"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.
So this is what were up against
So this is what were up against!
Face it
This is what were up,up against
Your waiting
And every minute is a minute away
Face it
This is what were up,up against
Your waiting
And every minute is a minute away
Regrets always work
Excuses work better
A practical exchange
Or a trade for the truth
But you know it never held on
(but you know it never held on)
Pretend it's still good now
Face it
This is what were up,up against
Your waiting
And every minute is a minute away
Face it
This is what were up,up against
Your waiting
And every minute is a minute away
Were turning our clocks back
Just never our self
So go with the flow just relax (just relax)
You never feel the jet lag
Unless your trying to fit in (fit in)
Face it
This is what were up,up against
Your waiting
And every minute is a minute away
Face it
This is what were up,up against
Your waiting
And every minute is a minute away
(every minute is a minute away)
Less is more
Except when it comes to mistake
How long is long
That depends how long it takes
Less is more
Except when it comes to mistake
How long is long
That depends how long it takes
Not years
Not months
Not days
Your blackout memories
So this is what were up against!
Face it
This is what were up,up against
Your waiting
And every minute is a minute away
Face it
This is what were up,up against
Your waiting
And every minute is a minute away
Regrets always work
Excuses work better
A practical exchange
Or a trade for the truth
But you know it never held on
(but you know it never held on)
Pretend it's still good now
Face it
This is what were up,up against
Your waiting
And every minute is a minute away
Face it
This is what were up,up against
Your waiting
And every minute is a minute away
Were turning our clocks back
Just never our self
So go with the flow just relax (just relax)
You never feel the jet lag
Unless your trying to fit in (fit in)
Face it
This is what were up,up against
Your waiting
And every minute is a minute away
Face it
This is what were up,up against
Your waiting
And every minute is a minute away
(every minute is a minute away)
Less is more
Except when it comes to mistake
How long is long
That depends how long it takes
Less is more
Except when it comes to mistake
How long is long
That depends how long it takes
Not years
Not months
Not days
Your blackout memories
Lyrics submitted by xsaint2sinnerx
Up Against (Blackout) Lyrics as written by Edward Reyes Adam Burbank Lazzara
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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