"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 work for you.
I am VERY good at my job.
My employers like me.
I work hard, they know I don't date.
They can ask me to stay late.
I don't have to call anyone.
I don't have to ask for permission.
It's like touring!
I can do it as much as i want, no one to ask.
I can play shows!
You'll ask me to play all shows!
Cause' I dont date.
You don't know what i date!
You dont know my political, sexual orientation.
I can do it all!
I am a success!
I AM POPULAR
because of you
i will feed.
But people will think I am too busy to be friends.
Too good for them...
I am lonely at the top!
To keep the success
I must stay single
The feeling of lonliness grows and grows and grows!
The pit in my stomach grows and gorws!
I feel...
I feel!
I FEEL!
I feel the pit by using junk.
I can afford it
I use up all my veins
til' the is one left
and it behind my neck
and i can't get it!
I will get a date to get the last vein.
Because of you,
I will get a date...
There's a ??? on the wall
Down below
Rocking chair
Got it all!
Somethings coursing
through my veins
not my blood.
It's a bacterial strain!
Her skin is turning yellow
Her eyes are milking over
Wild haired woman
hepatitis.
Dirty needles up her sleeve
Wild rude woman
Disease!
hepatitis!
Bet you jock feeding boyfriends
forgetting babies
Wild
Wicked
Lady
hepatitis disease!
Now she's gone
in her sleep
Now she's gone
in her sleep.
man
She was sweet
Hepatitis
diesease
There's a ??? on the wall
down below
rocking chair
got it all!
Somethings coursing
through my veins
not my blood.
It's a bacterial strain...
I am VERY good at my job.
My employers like me.
I work hard, they know I don't date.
They can ask me to stay late.
I don't have to call anyone.
I don't have to ask for permission.
It's like touring!
I can do it as much as i want, no one to ask.
I can play shows!
You'll ask me to play all shows!
Cause' I dont date.
You don't know what i date!
You dont know my political, sexual orientation.
I can do it all!
I am a success!
I AM POPULAR
because of you
i will feed.
But people will think I am too busy to be friends.
Too good for them...
I am lonely at the top!
To keep the success
I must stay single
The feeling of lonliness grows and grows and grows!
The pit in my stomach grows and gorws!
I feel...
I feel!
I FEEL!
I feel the pit by using junk.
I can afford it
I use up all my veins
til' the is one left
and it behind my neck
and i can't get it!
I will get a date to get the last vein.
Because of you,
I will get a date...
There's a ??? on the wall
Down below
Rocking chair
Got it all!
Somethings coursing
through my veins
not my blood.
It's a bacterial strain!
Her skin is turning yellow
Her eyes are milking over
Wild haired woman
hepatitis.
Dirty needles up her sleeve
Wild rude woman
Disease!
hepatitis!
Bet you jock feeding boyfriends
forgetting babies
Wild
Wicked
Lady
hepatitis disease!
Now she's gone
in her sleep
Now she's gone
in her sleep.
man
She was sweet
Hepatitis
diesease
There's a ??? on the wall
down below
rocking chair
got it all!
Somethings coursing
through my veins
not my blood.
It's a bacterial strain...
Lyrics submitted by yarn_glue
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Just to let you know, the ??? is actually the word "crucifix".