"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.
Angels descend from heaven with swords in their hands
From the depths of hell - Satans infernal legions ascend
The Conquest of the world I soon shall proclaim
Victorious we'll stand, feel the blood boils - War!
The battle begins - our legions are foaming with wrath
We draw our hellpikes and swords as our fury increase
You shall...
Fear! You shall fear me as I reap your soul
Cry! You shall cry as I spit on your cross
Bleed! You shall bleed for me as I tear off your wings
Scream! You shall scream as I slowly crush your skull
Witness your own downfall to the wicked kingdom
Where I am your reality-both day and night...
I shall torment thee until the day the last star falls down
Burning angels with bleeding wings - what a sight!
Massacre of the ones of light and hope has no end
Flesh and blood, What a scent! - I feel it in the air
Crawling demons from the very pits of hell
comes for the weak souls of those feeble creeps
Blood and guts cover their once so white and beautiful garb
I am the supreme commander in the legions of hell!
You shall....
Fear! You shall fear me as I reap your soul
Cry! You shall cry as I spit on your cross
Bleed! You shall bleed for me as I tear of your wings
Scream! You shall scream as I slowly crush your skull
You shall.
Fear! Cry! Bleed! Scream!
Angels descend from heaven with swords in their hands
From the depths of hell - Satans infernal legions ascend
The Conquest of the world I soon shall proclaim
Victorious we'll stand, feel the blood boils - War!
The battle begins! - our legions are foaming with wrath
We draw our hellpikes and swords as our fury increase
You shall...
Fear! You shall fear me as I reap your soul
Cry! You shall cry as I spit on your cross
Bleed! You shall bleed for me as I tear of your wings
Scream! You shall scream as I slowly crush your skull
Witness your own downfall to the wicked kingdom
Where I am your reality - both day and night...
Servants of god - warriors of the christian faith
So this is all you can do - pathethic insects
Loyal to all that is good - defender of morality
I curse thee to everlasting agony in hellish flames
From the depths of hell - Satans infernal legions ascend
The Conquest of the world I soon shall proclaim
Victorious we'll stand, feel the blood boils - War!
The battle begins - our legions are foaming with wrath
We draw our hellpikes and swords as our fury increase
You shall...
Fear! You shall fear me as I reap your soul
Cry! You shall cry as I spit on your cross
Bleed! You shall bleed for me as I tear off your wings
Scream! You shall scream as I slowly crush your skull
Witness your own downfall to the wicked kingdom
Where I am your reality-both day and night...
I shall torment thee until the day the last star falls down
Burning angels with bleeding wings - what a sight!
Massacre of the ones of light and hope has no end
Flesh and blood, What a scent! - I feel it in the air
Crawling demons from the very pits of hell
comes for the weak souls of those feeble creeps
Blood and guts cover their once so white and beautiful garb
I am the supreme commander in the legions of hell!
You shall....
Fear! You shall fear me as I reap your soul
Cry! You shall cry as I spit on your cross
Bleed! You shall bleed for me as I tear of your wings
Scream! You shall scream as I slowly crush your skull
You shall.
Fear! Cry! Bleed! Scream!
Angels descend from heaven with swords in their hands
From the depths of hell - Satans infernal legions ascend
The Conquest of the world I soon shall proclaim
Victorious we'll stand, feel the blood boils - War!
The battle begins! - our legions are foaming with wrath
We draw our hellpikes and swords as our fury increase
You shall...
Fear! You shall fear me as I reap your soul
Cry! You shall cry as I spit on your cross
Bleed! You shall bleed for me as I tear of your wings
Scream! You shall scream as I slowly crush your skull
Witness your own downfall to the wicked kingdom
Where I am your reality - both day and night...
Servants of god - warriors of the christian faith
So this is all you can do - pathethic insects
Loyal to all that is good - defender of morality
I curse thee to everlasting agony in hellish flames
Lyrics submitted by Bloodmouth
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