"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.
Itâ??s a midnight swim, where it is late and the air is all clear.
And I remember that evening, you on the floor,
I was attached to the ceiling.
Look behind, that glass in your mouth, itâ??s what I am due for.
The sun will set tonight on all the lonely dreamers,
Only to rise again so we can start it over.
And you were right when you whispered in my ear and it all became so clear.
Itâ??s gonna be alright, everything will be alright even if the city ignites.
Look behind, that glass in your mouth, itâ??s what I am due for.
The sun will set tonight on all the lonely dreamers,
Only to rise again so we can start it over, start it again
Now to get back to the room where thereâ??s windows as large as the city
The sun will set tonight on all the lonely dreamers,
Only to rise again so we can start it over, start it again
And I remember that evening, you on the floor,
I was attached to the ceiling.
Look behind, that glass in your mouth, itâ??s what I am due for.
The sun will set tonight on all the lonely dreamers,
Only to rise again so we can start it over.
And you were right when you whispered in my ear and it all became so clear.
Itâ??s gonna be alright, everything will be alright even if the city ignites.
Look behind, that glass in your mouth, itâ??s what I am due for.
The sun will set tonight on all the lonely dreamers,
Only to rise again so we can start it over, start it again
Now to get back to the room where thereâ??s windows as large as the city
The sun will set tonight on all the lonely dreamers,
Only to rise again so we can start it over, start it again
Lyrics submitted by ThisismyUsername
The City Ignites Lyrics as written by Steven Matthew Holt Brock Nicholas Lindow
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
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wow, no1's tried to have a shot at this? ok. I think the glass in your mouth line is refering to whoever hes singing to being quite harsh/sour with their words. It kinda reminds me of sum1 having an argument and the next day u both just forgive and forget and go on, but there's probly gunna b anuva fite. "we'll start it again, so we can start it over, the sun will set tonight".