"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.
Just a kiss from your lips and I'm, gone
Just a smile from your touch and I'm, gone
Just a touch from your words makes me whole
And a glance from your eyes says home.
I see what you're doing, you're piling it all up one by one,
Pulling from the stars, drinking the teas,
I SEE WHAT YOU'RE DOING, YOU'RE PILING IT ALL UP ONE BY ONE,
PULLING THE EYES, PULLING THE TEAS,
And CROSSING THEM ALL OUT!
Just a kiss from your lips,
Just a smile from your touch and i'm, gone
Just a touch from your words makes me whole
And a glance from your eyes says home.
I see what you're doing, you're piling it all up one by one,
Pulling from the stars, drinking from the seas,
I SEE WHAT YOU'RE DOING, YOU'RE PILING IT ALL UP ONE BY ONE,
PULLING THE STARS, PULLING THE SEAS,
AND CROSSING THEM ALL OUT!
Don't you want to be my love?
Can't we suddenly elope?
Try and cross the sea above
Can't we suddenly elope
Don't you want to be my love?
Can't we suddenly elope?
Try and cross the sea above
Can't we suddenly elope?
Just a kiss, a kiss from your lips
Don't you want to be my love?
Can't we suddenly elope?
Try and cross the sea above
Can't we suddenly elope
Don't you want to be my love?
Can't we suddenly elope?
Try and cross the sea above
Can't we suddenly elope?
Just a kiss, a kiss from your lips
And I
Just a smile from your touch and I'm, gone
Just a touch from your words makes me whole
And a glance from your eyes says home.
I see what you're doing, you're piling it all up one by one,
Pulling from the stars, drinking the teas,
I SEE WHAT YOU'RE DOING, YOU'RE PILING IT ALL UP ONE BY ONE,
PULLING THE EYES, PULLING THE TEAS,
And CROSSING THEM ALL OUT!
Just a kiss from your lips,
Just a smile from your touch and i'm, gone
Just a touch from your words makes me whole
And a glance from your eyes says home.
I see what you're doing, you're piling it all up one by one,
Pulling from the stars, drinking from the seas,
I SEE WHAT YOU'RE DOING, YOU'RE PILING IT ALL UP ONE BY ONE,
PULLING THE STARS, PULLING THE SEAS,
AND CROSSING THEM ALL OUT!
Don't you want to be my love?
Can't we suddenly elope?
Try and cross the sea above
Can't we suddenly elope
Don't you want to be my love?
Can't we suddenly elope?
Try and cross the sea above
Can't we suddenly elope?
Just a kiss, a kiss from your lips
Don't you want to be my love?
Can't we suddenly elope?
Try and cross the sea above
Can't we suddenly elope
Don't you want to be my love?
Can't we suddenly elope?
Try and cross the sea above
Can't we suddenly elope?
Just a kiss, a kiss from your lips
And I
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Bird Of Paradise Lyrics as written by Serj Tankian Charles C. Jr. Parker
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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