"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.
Это твоя Земля. (This is your land.)
Это твоя Страна. (This is your country.)
Это твоя Любовь. (This is your love.)
Это твоя Душа. (This is your soul.)
Это твоя Луна. (This is your moon.)
Это твоя Звезда. (This is your star.)
Это твоя Ночь! (This is your night!)
Это твоя "Всегда!".(This is your "Always!") .
Это моя Игра. (This is my game.)
Тучи по правилам. (Why the Rules Committee.)
Небо на пополам. (Heaven at the half.)
Солнце тебе отдам. (Sun you give.)
Я буду!! Я буду!! (I will! I will!)
Защищаться очками (Protect with glass.)
Защищаться очками...
Это твоя ра-. (This is your rain-.)
Это твоя -дуга. (This is your -bow.)
Это твоя гроза. (This is your taste.)
Это твои цвета. (This is your color.)
Это твоя моя. (This is your mine.)
Эта и та строка. (This and a string.)
Это моя мечта. (This is my dream.)
Это твоя - "Одна." (This is your "One.")
Это моя Игра. (This is my game.)
Тучи по правилам. (Why the Rules Committee.)
Небо на пополам. (Heaven at the half.)
Солнце тебе отдам. (Sun you give.)
Я буду!! Я буду!! (I will! I will!)
Защищаться очками (Protect with glass.)
Защищаться очками...
Eto tvoya Zemlya. Eto tvoya Strana.
Eto tvoya Lyubov'. Eto tvoya Dusha.
Eto tvoya Luna. Eto tvoya Zvezda.
Eto tvoya Noch'! Eto tvoya "Vsegda!"
Eto moya Igra. Tuchi po pravilam.
Nebo ne popolam. Solntse tebye otdam.
Ya budu! Ya budu!
Zashtishtat'sya ochkami
Zashtishtat'sya ochkami...
Eto tvoya ra-.
Eto tvoya -duga.
Eto tvoya groza.
Eto tvoi tsveta.
Eto tvoya moya.
Eto I ta stroka.
Eto moya mechta.
Eto tvoya "Odna."
Eto moya Igra. Tuchi po pravilam.
Nebo ne popolam. Solntse tebye otdam.
Ya budu! Ya budu!
Zashtishtat'sya ochkami
Zashtishtat'sya ochkami...
Это твоя Страна. (This is your country.)
Это твоя Любовь. (This is your love.)
Это твоя Душа. (This is your soul.)
Это твоя Луна. (This is your moon.)
Это твоя Звезда. (This is your star.)
Это твоя Ночь! (This is your night!)
Это твоя "Всегда!".(This is your "Always!") .
Это моя Игра. (This is my game.)
Тучи по правилам. (Why the Rules Committee.)
Небо на пополам. (Heaven at the half.)
Солнце тебе отдам. (Sun you give.)
Я буду!! Я буду!! (I will! I will!)
Защищаться очками (Protect with glass.)
Защищаться очками...
Это твоя ра-. (This is your rain-.)
Это твоя -дуга. (This is your -bow.)
Это твоя гроза. (This is your taste.)
Это твои цвета. (This is your color.)
Это твоя моя. (This is your mine.)
Эта и та строка. (This and a string.)
Это моя мечта. (This is my dream.)
Это твоя - "Одна." (This is your "One.")
Это моя Игра. (This is my game.)
Тучи по правилам. (Why the Rules Committee.)
Небо на пополам. (Heaven at the half.)
Солнце тебе отдам. (Sun you give.)
Я буду!! Я буду!! (I will! I will!)
Защищаться очками (Protect with glass.)
Защищаться очками...
Eto tvoya Zemlya. Eto tvoya Strana.
Eto tvoya Lyubov'. Eto tvoya Dusha.
Eto tvoya Luna. Eto tvoya Zvezda.
Eto tvoya Noch'! Eto tvoya "Vsegda!"
Eto moya Igra. Tuchi po pravilam.
Nebo ne popolam. Solntse tebye otdam.
Ya budu! Ya budu!
Zashtishtat'sya ochkami
Zashtishtat'sya ochkami...
Eto tvoya ra-.
Eto tvoya -duga.
Eto tvoya groza.
Eto tvoi tsveta.
Eto tvoya moya.
Eto I ta stroka.
Eto moya mechta.
Eto tvoya "Odna."
Eto moya Igra. Tuchi po pravilam.
Nebo ne popolam. Solntse tebye otdam.
Ya budu! Ya budu!
Zashtishtat'sya ochkami
Zashtishtat'sya ochkami...
Lyrics submitted by Blackandwild1
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