"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.
And I’m the only one that stands between the mastermind and his new plan
The wind is blowing in my air and I’m staring at the edge and I’ve come too far
And I’ve come too far
Stumble around this broken, torn down town
This smoke has entered my throat and I just can’t stand this
This shadow seems to scream but I can barely see, but I can barely see
I’ve come too far for this you see, to let you get away from me
I’ve come too far for this you see, to let you get away from me
So let me hit you with my best shot, I’m sure you’d like to hit me back soon
I’ve come too far for this you see
Bend over my mouth and I stagger up onto these feet
I’m running at full speed and I can feel the heat, I can feel the heat
When I see, I will draw my weapon from my sheathe
I’ve come too far for this you see, to let you get away from me
I’ve come too far for this you see, to let you get away from me
So let me hit you with my best shot, I’m sure you’d like to hit me back soon
I’ve come too far for this you see
I’ll draw my weapon from my sheathe, hold you down until you can’t breathe
And let you feel just how I felt when the smoke had entered me
Let you feel just how I felt
I’ve come too far for this you see, to let you get away from me
I’ve come too far for this you see, to let you get away from me
So let me hit you with my best shot, I’m sure you’d like to hit me back soon
I’ve come too far for this you see
You set fire to everything I’ve got
Take your best shot
Take your best shot
You set fire to everything I’ve got
Take your best shot
Take your best shot
The wind is blowing in my air and I’m staring at the edge and I’ve come too far
And I’ve come too far
Stumble around this broken, torn down town
This smoke has entered my throat and I just can’t stand this
This shadow seems to scream but I can barely see, but I can barely see
I’ve come too far for this you see, to let you get away from me
I’ve come too far for this you see, to let you get away from me
So let me hit you with my best shot, I’m sure you’d like to hit me back soon
I’ve come too far for this you see
Bend over my mouth and I stagger up onto these feet
I’m running at full speed and I can feel the heat, I can feel the heat
When I see, I will draw my weapon from my sheathe
I’ve come too far for this you see, to let you get away from me
I’ve come too far for this you see, to let you get away from me
So let me hit you with my best shot, I’m sure you’d like to hit me back soon
I’ve come too far for this you see
I’ll draw my weapon from my sheathe, hold you down until you can’t breathe
And let you feel just how I felt when the smoke had entered me
Let you feel just how I felt
I’ve come too far for this you see, to let you get away from me
I’ve come too far for this you see, to let you get away from me
So let me hit you with my best shot, I’m sure you’d like to hit me back soon
I’ve come too far for this you see
You set fire to everything I’ve got
Take your best shot
Take your best shot
You set fire to everything I’ve got
Take your best shot
Take your best shot
Lyrics submitted by wfspurs213
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FINALLY lyrics are up. I've been searching everywhere for Pathway To Providence lyricss ^^ anyways, this is my favorite song by them. This and Flager Boys.
Anyways, i think this song is pretty straight forward; about a fight. "And I’m the only one that stands between the mastermind and his new plan The wind is blowing in my air and I’m staring at the edge and I’ve come too far" I think the first sentence shows that the person was the only one who actually stuck up for himself/someone else and he realizes he's took everything a step too far.
"I’ve come too far for this you see, to let you get away from me" He's already gotten into the fight and wont let the opponent get away because of the hassle he's gone through.
I think it all fits in well with the other lyrics, but im not sure.
hahaha wow! thanks, i have also been looking for lyrics everrrrywhere for pathway to providence. i dont want to be picky or anything, but at the biginning where it "The wind is blowing in my air and I’m staring at the edge and I’ve come too far"
its supposed to be "hair" not "air". this is backed up by the member from pathway to providence.
wow i love you guys.i just copied and pasted all these to our website and changed a few of the words that were wrong.whoever took the tiem to learn these aqnd post them all your amazing and everyone that went actualy searching for the lyrics damn i want to kiss you all lol..
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awesome song .. these boys are going to be massive.. like ... the moon xxtommie myspace.com/love_u_later add me