"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.
Sin of doubt
It exists and it grows
A glimpse of life
From somwhere deep within
Oh, I couldn't understand!
Is it anyone else?
Is somebody screaming?
Please help me!
I don't know that I am not dreaming
Welcome to my damnation!
Here it comes - the real me
I didn't know I could hear the answer
My mind is blank, I feel a drone
Alone at night but somehow
There is someone else
Another stranger me!
(Another stranger me)
That's when the ice will break away
I can't get out here anymore
Cause my locked keys in the door
There's fear and anger
Hate and love
I must confess it's self hate
It's s[]!
It's s[]!
Still s[], call my laughter
It's s[]!
Just m[]!
It's s[]!
Call her laughter
If there's some way in
It soon will be over
Will burn out!
Souls and fate
We're in a room now
Give up your cruel invasion!
You're insane, I'll show you
I didn't know I could hear the answer
My mind is blank, I feel a drone
Alone at night but somehow
There is someone else
Another stranger me!
[Solo]
How long - Can't resist
Come and fall
A bolt of pain keeps ripping through my head
Oh I can take no more!
Don't tell anyone else!
I do not believe her!
She hates me!
Cloak my mind
She's a deciever...
I can feel cruel vibration
Would you like to meet me?
I didn't know I could hear the answer
My mind is blank, I feel a drone
Alone at night but somehow
There is someone else
Another stranger me!
Another stranger me!
It exists and it grows
A glimpse of life
From somwhere deep within
Oh, I couldn't understand!
Is it anyone else?
Is somebody screaming?
Please help me!
I don't know that I am not dreaming
Welcome to my damnation!
Here it comes - the real me
I didn't know I could hear the answer
My mind is blank, I feel a drone
Alone at night but somehow
There is someone else
Another stranger me!
(Another stranger me)
That's when the ice will break away
I can't get out here anymore
Cause my locked keys in the door
There's fear and anger
Hate and love
I must confess it's self hate
It's s[]!
It's s[]!
Still s[], call my laughter
It's s[]!
Just m[]!
It's s[]!
Call her laughter
If there's some way in
It soon will be over
Will burn out!
Souls and fate
We're in a room now
Give up your cruel invasion!
You're insane, I'll show you
I didn't know I could hear the answer
My mind is blank, I feel a drone
Alone at night but somehow
There is someone else
Another stranger me!
[Solo]
How long - Can't resist
Come and fall
A bolt of pain keeps ripping through my head
Oh I can take no more!
Don't tell anyone else!
I do not believe her!
She hates me!
Cloak my mind
She's a deciever...
I can feel cruel vibration
Would you like to meet me?
I didn't know I could hear the answer
My mind is blank, I feel a drone
Alone at night but somehow
There is someone else
Another stranger me!
Another stranger me!
Lyrics submitted by Oriax
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I think the bit where it says "We're in a room now" should read "We're on out own now".
Anyhow, I feel it's probably about the duality of man. And that we all have a side we prefer to keep hidden from others and perhaps even deny oursleves. Apparently the character, from whose point of view the song comes, is having to contront his other side.
A man fighting his demons?
It's a very good song, I think Hansi is awfully talanted vocalist.