"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.
Dressed up, whats a movement?
I can't control, I can't confess my fear
I don't don't, everybody has a reason to call them all too young
You cut me off too young
Messed up, am I moving?
I can control, but I can't predict my years
I fall so fast and careless, it's just something I do oh
It's not like we don't know what we're fighting for
Dearly departed
certain tragedy when we started off
We were such an indestructible team when you had your plans, I had my dream
Lessons that I'm learning, I have the world suspended in my hands
You know we kill it teamed up, just me and you girl
It's not like we don't know what we're fighting for
Dearly departed
certain tragedy when we started off
We were such an indestructible team when you had your plans, I had my dream
Dearly departed
You know you messed things up, that's how you lost my trust
And now you're lost and it's all because you were not strong enough
With progress we forget
How come this always happens to me?
It's such a sudden tragedy
Hey
Wishin', listen
Looking out for me slippin'
Switchin' on a steady course
Devoted to emotions and no one even knows it
I know you him, that is how you lost me
Dearly departed
certain tragedy when we started off
We were such an indestructible team when you had your plans, I had my dream
Dearly departed
You know you messed things up, that's how you lost my trust
And now you're lost and it's all because you were not strong enough
With progress we forget
How come this always happens to me?
It's such a sudden tragedy
I can't control, I can't confess my fear
I don't don't, everybody has a reason to call them all too young
You cut me off too young
Messed up, am I moving?
I can control, but I can't predict my years
I fall so fast and careless, it's just something I do oh
It's not like we don't know what we're fighting for
Dearly departed
certain tragedy when we started off
We were such an indestructible team when you had your plans, I had my dream
Lessons that I'm learning, I have the world suspended in my hands
You know we kill it teamed up, just me and you girl
It's not like we don't know what we're fighting for
Dearly departed
certain tragedy when we started off
We were such an indestructible team when you had your plans, I had my dream
Dearly departed
You know you messed things up, that's how you lost my trust
And now you're lost and it's all because you were not strong enough
With progress we forget
How come this always happens to me?
It's such a sudden tragedy
Hey
Wishin', listen
Looking out for me slippin'
Switchin' on a steady course
Devoted to emotions and no one even knows it
I know you him, that is how you lost me
Dearly departed
certain tragedy when we started off
We were such an indestructible team when you had your plans, I had my dream
Dearly departed
You know you messed things up, that's how you lost my trust
And now you're lost and it's all because you were not strong enough
With progress we forget
How come this always happens to me?
It's such a sudden tragedy
Lyrics submitted by fedorov1fan
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