"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.
Starting
My Living
My Breathing
No Ending
I’m falling asleep to dream of you
Flying is becoming my
New state of being
I’m leaving all caution behind
No matter how I try
I can’t seem to wrap my
Head around the fact
I should be going slower
You’re all I want to talk to
I just want to love you
I adore you
Shaking
Unending
Unyielding
Unbending
You’re tugging my heartstrings so loud
Flying is becoming my
New state of being
I’m leaving all caution behind
No matter how I try
I can’t seem to wrap my
Head around the fact
I should be going slower
You’re all I want to talk to
I just want to love you
I adore you
My Living
My Breathing
No Ending
I’m falling asleep to dream of you
Flying is becoming my
New state of being
I’m leaving all caution behind
No matter how I try
I can’t seem to wrap my
Head around the fact
I should be going slower
You’re all I want to talk to
I just want to love you
I adore you
Shaking
Unending
Unyielding
Unbending
You’re tugging my heartstrings so loud
Flying is becoming my
New state of being
I’m leaving all caution behind
No matter how I try
I can’t seem to wrap my
Head around the fact
I should be going slower
You’re all I want to talk to
I just want to love you
I adore you
Lyrics submitted by dr0be
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I really love this song. I heard it on my friend's myspace. She is one of my best friends but I really like her, and I have told her before too, but it doesn't work out in my favor when I do that.
So, considering that, I interpret this song as meaning the guy has a really good friendship with a girl and would do anything to be more than just friends, but also realizes if he goes to fast it will be a mistake.
I realize that may be lopsided because it is the same situation I am in, and so I perceive it more like that, but I think it still works.