"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.
Look at my hands, I'm shaking, all my body is shaking
It was only a dream, mommy
He was there
His car was parked there in the same gas station
All dressed in green, dark green
I couldn't move my head, but I was watching him in the mirror
Oh, it was horrible!
His face was sort of erased
But I knew he was looking at me
Two invisible eyes, two invisible and monstrous eyes
Please stop, you're frightening me
I'm sorry, butterfly
You shouldn't listen to mommy
Go back to sleep
I'm not tired anymore
I just want to get away from here
Mommy needs some sleep too
We've got a long way to go tomorrow
Go back to sleep angel, mom is going to keep the devil away
Now close your eyes, everything is fine, everything is light
Mom loves you more than any mom in the world
See you in the morning light where the bird sings with the sun
I love you, sweetie
I love you, mom
Wake up, wake up!
What's happening?
I felt his breath in my hair
He's here, I know he's here!
Well start the car mom, hurry up!
I can't, I can't, I don't know what to do
Turn the key, please!
Go! Go!
Where is he?
He's right behind us, mom
I told you, you got to keep quiet now!
Mommy, I don't want to die!
I'm so afraid, he's coming!
He's going to hit us
Faster, faster!
I can't, where is he?
You just have to keep quiet
He must be so crazy right now
He is going to kill us for sure
Mom, mom
Shut up!
It's too late, he was just there
It's always too late
Look at my hands, I'm shaking, all my body is shaking
Mommy, it was only, mommy
He was there, he was just there
Mommy
It was only a dream, mommy
He was there
His car was parked there in the same gas station
All dressed in green, dark green
I couldn't move my head, but I was watching him in the mirror
Oh, it was horrible!
His face was sort of erased
But I knew he was looking at me
Two invisible eyes, two invisible and monstrous eyes
Please stop, you're frightening me
I'm sorry, butterfly
You shouldn't listen to mommy
Go back to sleep
I'm not tired anymore
I just want to get away from here
Mommy needs some sleep too
We've got a long way to go tomorrow
Go back to sleep angel, mom is going to keep the devil away
Now close your eyes, everything is fine, everything is light
Mom loves you more than any mom in the world
See you in the morning light where the bird sings with the sun
I love you, sweetie
I love you, mom
Wake up, wake up!
What's happening?
I felt his breath in my hair
He's here, I know he's here!
Well start the car mom, hurry up!
I can't, I can't, I don't know what to do
Turn the key, please!
Go! Go!
Where is he?
He's right behind us, mom
I told you, you got to keep quiet now!
Mommy, I don't want to die!
I'm so afraid, he's coming!
He's going to hit us
Faster, faster!
I can't, where is he?
You just have to keep quiet
He must be so crazy right now
He is going to kill us for sure
Mom, mom
Shut up!
It's too late, he was just there
It's always too late
Look at my hands, I'm shaking, all my body is shaking
Mommy, it was only, mommy
He was there, he was just there
Mommy
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Car Chase Terror ! Lyrics as written by Yann Gonzalez Anthony Gonzalez
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