"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 was living in a yellow ohm
And this cold fish eyes and clear the room
And in your laugh I hope that it’s a knife
That cuts live angels and their wings drops
And can I be next to you?
And I'll be right in the next room
Tell, can I be brave?
Shit, I dunno
Cause I gotta mess up these words
But that's okay, because, because
the only thing is around
Cause it's good to be, good to be
And I’m alone but and I’ll let go
Giving down too he’s bound to low
He said I’ll be around but it’s dangerous
He said it’s all I ain’t on this day or two
I was stuck inside your prison heart
And your ring fish tongues and spice with all
Clear my room and then he ran away
On top of this Indian summer, he says
And can I be next to you?
And I'll be right in the next room
And I'm not going that way!
He said, 'Whoooahoooahhhh!'
Oh my god, what the fuck was that?
I can’t believe I did that
It’s alright when it ends
Cause he’s always there on & about
It'll all be over but it's on your way
the time is over
It's dangerous
He said, 'Better he than me to five time us'
He said ' And I'll be the one'
And this cold fish eyes and clear the room
And in your laugh I hope that it’s a knife
That cuts live angels and their wings drops
And can I be next to you?
And I'll be right in the next room
Tell, can I be brave?
Shit, I dunno
Cause I gotta mess up these words
But that's okay, because, because
the only thing is around
Cause it's good to be, good to be
And I’m alone but and I’ll let go
Giving down too he’s bound to low
He said I’ll be around but it’s dangerous
He said it’s all I ain’t on this day or two
I was stuck inside your prison heart
And your ring fish tongues and spice with all
Clear my room and then he ran away
On top of this Indian summer, he says
And can I be next to you?
And I'll be right in the next room
And I'm not going that way!
He said, 'Whoooahoooahhhh!'
Oh my god, what the fuck was that?
I can’t believe I did that
It’s alright when it ends
Cause he’s always there on & about
It'll all be over but it's on your way
the time is over
It's dangerous
He said, 'Better he than me to five time us'
He said ' And I'll be the one'
Lyrics submitted by life_aint_chess
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i think its:
I was living in a yellow ohm And the goldfish eyes and clear the room And in your life I hope that it's the knife That cuts life angels, and their wings drop
And can I be next to you? And I'll be right in the next room Tell, can I be brave? Shit, I dunno Cause I gotta mess up these words But that's okay, because, because The only thing is around Cause it's good to be, good to be
And I move over And I let go Giving down to He's bound to low He said "I'll be around but, it's dangerous!" He said, "It's all I hate on this day or two"
Ohhhh... papapapapapa, papapapapapa, papapapapapa...
I was stuck inside your prison heart And your impish tongues and slice it off He cleared my room and then he ran away On top of this, Indian summer, he said
And can I go next to you? And I'll be arriving soon And I'm not going away! He said, "Whoooahoooahhhh!" Oh my god, what the fuck was that? I can't believe I did that.. Yes, it's alright when it ends Cause he's always there on & about
It'll all be over It's on your way The time is over It's dangerous He said, "Better he than me to five time us" He said "And I'll be the one!"
Ohhhhh, ba ba, papapapapapapa, papapapapapa, papapapapapa, papapapapapa...
isnt it...<br /> <br /> ...Ohhhhh, ba ba,<br /> papapapapapapa,<br /> papapapapapa,<br /> papapapapapa,<br /> papapapapapa...