"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.
Another night out, another girl on the scene
Tart with a heart, you know the kind I mean
Tell me why it is they all study art
Underage and overdressed, I can't tell them apart
This one over here's got a little something else
All of daddy's money and she fancies herself
Says she's 21, she's probably 16
Got a dirty mouth, at least her teeth are clean
Jack from Tennessee
Makes me think
That every girl I see
Is my cup of tea
Fit for a fortnight
She ain't no good for me
Fit for a fortnight
It's such a shallow scene
Well, I've got the same phrase for any of the boys
Who line up girls like nothing for the choice
Come to the club girl, I'll get you on the list
I'll get myself a new one when I get you on the piss
Think we stand out from the clique
Think we're oh so unique
But the clothes that we wear
Are getting mirrored everywhere
In the morning light
She will realize
That I'm not the kind of boy
That she needs
Fit for a fortnight
That's what she said to me
Fit for a fortnight
It's such a shallow scene
Turns out that I'm not to her taste
Her fickleness was thrown back in my face
14 days since we first met
She's stopped replying to my texts, only fools fall in love
She served up my heart up on a plate
She said I passed myself by day
Guess it serves me right
For all my reckless nights
Calm has come to take me
Out on a date
Fit for a fortnight
That's what she said to me
Fit for a fortnight
It's such a shallow scene
Turns out that I'm not to her taste
Her fickleness was thrown back in my face
Fit for a fortnight
Fit for a fortnight
Fit for a fortnight
Fit for a fortnight
Fit for a fortnight
Tart with a heart, you know the kind I mean
Tell me why it is they all study art
Underage and overdressed, I can't tell them apart
This one over here's got a little something else
All of daddy's money and she fancies herself
Says she's 21, she's probably 16
Got a dirty mouth, at least her teeth are clean
Jack from Tennessee
Makes me think
That every girl I see
Is my cup of tea
Fit for a fortnight
She ain't no good for me
Fit for a fortnight
It's such a shallow scene
Well, I've got the same phrase for any of the boys
Who line up girls like nothing for the choice
Come to the club girl, I'll get you on the list
I'll get myself a new one when I get you on the piss
Think we stand out from the clique
Think we're oh so unique
But the clothes that we wear
Are getting mirrored everywhere
In the morning light
She will realize
That I'm not the kind of boy
That she needs
Fit for a fortnight
That's what she said to me
Fit for a fortnight
It's such a shallow scene
Turns out that I'm not to her taste
Her fickleness was thrown back in my face
14 days since we first met
She's stopped replying to my texts, only fools fall in love
She served up my heart up on a plate
She said I passed myself by day
Guess it serves me right
For all my reckless nights
Calm has come to take me
Out on a date
Fit for a fortnight
That's what she said to me
Fit for a fortnight
It's such a shallow scene
Turns out that I'm not to her taste
Her fickleness was thrown back in my face
Fit for a fortnight
Fit for a fortnight
Fit for a fortnight
Fit for a fortnight
Fit for a fortnight
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typical story of clubbing! haha
Story pretty much explained in the song. A classic! But the lyrics are really wrong: "Well I've got the same phrase For any of the boys Who line up girls Like nothing for the choice Come to the club girl, I'll get you on the list I'll get myself a new one when I get you on the piss" Should be: "Well I can't sing praise for any of the boys who line up girls like multiple choice, 'Come to the club girl I'll get you on the list and I'll get myself on you when I get you on the piss'"
"She said I passed myself by day" should be "She said I'd passed my sell-by-date" and "Calm has come to take me out on a date" should be "Karma's come to take me out for a date"
and yup... pilgrimage! ... their the right lyrics =] woo seeing holloways on sunday and monday!
these lyrics are horrible.
"Well I've got the same phrase For any of the boys Who line up girls Like nothing for the choice"
should be
"Well i can't sing praise For any of the boys Who line up girls Like multiple-choice"
and "She served up my heart on a plate She said I passed myself by day"
should be
"She served up my heart on a plate She said I passed my sell by date"