"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.
Well the portions of heaven they gave to a few
So the lions and tigers, they eat really well
But the desperate teenager's under a spell
Yeah they'll sign up for treasure but leave with the girl
Yeah they'll sign up for treasure but leave with the girl
Yeah they'll sign up for treasure but leave with the girl
And the mountain that drew us together is lit
By the lightning that crackles and rivals the wind
Where the only expression of love is through tears
And the highest creation on earth is a bird
The most powerful symbol, a two-headed bird
The most powerful symbol, a two-headed bird
So the lions and tigers, they eat really well
But the desperate teenager's under a spell
Yeah they'll sign up for treasure but leave with the girl
Yeah they'll sign up for treasure but leave with the girl
Yeah they'll sign up for treasure but leave with the girl
And the mountain that drew us together is lit
By the lightning that crackles and rivals the wind
Where the only expression of love is through tears
And the highest creation on earth is a bird
The most powerful symbol, a two-headed bird
The most powerful symbol, a two-headed bird
Lyrics submitted by AlgernonMabus
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"the only expression of love is through tears"
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_My_Tears,_The_Policeman_Said
To me the last lines sound like:
The most powerful symbol, a two-headed bird The most powerful symbol, a two-headed bird
I think it's a reference to the symbol of the double-headed eagle, which is associated with many powerful groups and governments like the Holy Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire and Freemasonry.
I agree, pretty sure the last lyric is supposed to be "the most powerful symbol a two headed bird," the cover of the album depicts the lyrics of this song and on it you can plainly see a two headed bird, and as you said it is used by many powerful organizations. I was looking for those lyrics online too, but you and I seem to be the only ones that hear it this way! Let's get these lyrics changed!