"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.
I can't stop the moon from rising
And the sun will set exactly where it should
I can't stop the rivers from running
God only knows I'd stop you if I could
From not seeing me how you used to
From walking out the door
I can't stop you from not loving me anymore
I can do nothing if your mind's made up
No matter how I feel it's not enough for the both of us
So don't lie to me cause there's no need
I have fooled myself for too long
Cause you're still here but you're already gone
Spring time will come after winter
But the winter seems to last the whole year long
And I know, I know you're just trying to make it easier
While I'm sitting here trying to be strong
You can say you love me
It won't sound right anymore
Cause it's written on your face
So what are you waiting for?
I can do nothing if your mind's made up
No matter how I feel it's not enough for the both of us
So don't lie to me cause there's no need
I have fooled myself for too long
Cause you're still here but you're already gone
Your coat's still in the hallway
My heart's still in your hands
I don't want to face the truth right now
But that's not who I am
No that's not who I am
I can do nothing if your mind's made up
No matter how I feel it's not enough for the both of us
So don't lie to me cause there's no need
I have fooled myself for too long
Cause you're still here but you're already gone
And the sun will set exactly where it should
I can't stop the rivers from running
God only knows I'd stop you if I could
From not seeing me how you used to
From walking out the door
I can't stop you from not loving me anymore
I can do nothing if your mind's made up
No matter how I feel it's not enough for the both of us
So don't lie to me cause there's no need
I have fooled myself for too long
Cause you're still here but you're already gone
Spring time will come after winter
But the winter seems to last the whole year long
And I know, I know you're just trying to make it easier
While I'm sitting here trying to be strong
You can say you love me
It won't sound right anymore
Cause it's written on your face
So what are you waiting for?
I can do nothing if your mind's made up
No matter how I feel it's not enough for the both of us
So don't lie to me cause there's no need
I have fooled myself for too long
Cause you're still here but you're already gone
Your coat's still in the hallway
My heart's still in your hands
I don't want to face the truth right now
But that's not who I am
No that's not who I am
I can do nothing if your mind's made up
No matter how I feel it's not enough for the both of us
So don't lie to me cause there's no need
I have fooled myself for too long
Cause you're still here but you're already gone
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what are you waiting for? That line is also in her very first song,It's Too Late.
I noticed that too. This is a great song. Definitely one of my fav's from Lucie.
This song makes me cry, there's real emotion there when Lucie's singing. It's so sad trying to hold on to something that's over, particularly when you still love someone and it's clear that they don't love you in the same way anymore. She knows that the end is as inevitable as the sun setting and has finally accepted that it's over. She doesn't need him to pretend to her anymore: he's there physically but she knows that his heart's not in it anymore.