"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.
So you say four years doesn't matter, lets forget about our past let's move on from painful endings and make right what couldn't last please forgive me when I say I’m sorry and try to understand that these wounds are never healing (x2 )
I blame you for being different I blame me for being the same
let these walls control our anger
let these walls control our pain (x2)
tonight, I’m waking dreamless.
and facing sleepless, wondering where you've been tonight doesn’t get much better I prayed we never have to end like this.
so you say the stress is overwhelming and i'm sure it probably is and these hearts that don’t need breaking let them bid the way they did lets hold on to our old memories lets some how make this last please forgive me when I say i’m sorry (x2)
I blame you for being different I blame me for being the same
let these walls control our anger
let these walls control our pain (x2)
tonight, I’m waking dreamless.
and facing sleepless, wondering where you've been tonight doesn’t get much better I prayed we never have to end like this.
your absence steals my breath but I’m not okay. (x2)
*speaking*
"I love you, but not in a friendly way although I think were great friends and not in a misplaced affection puppy dog way although I’m sure that’s what you’ll call it.
I love you, very simple, very truly you are the epitome of everything I’ve ever looked for in another human being, and I just can’t take this anymore, I cant stand next to you without wanting to hold you I cant look you into your eyes without feeling that longing that you only read about in trashy romance novels I can’t talk to you without wanting to express my love for everything you are, cause I’ve never felt this way before and I don't care I like who I am because of it there isn’t another soul on this fucking planet who has ever made me half the person I am when I'm with you."
tonight, I’m waking dreamless.
and facing sleepless, wondering where you've been tonight doesn't get much better I prayed we never have to end like this.
I blame you for being different I blame me for being the same
let these walls control our anger
let these walls control our pain (x2)
tonight, I’m waking dreamless.
and facing sleepless, wondering where you've been tonight doesn’t get much better I prayed we never have to end like this.
so you say the stress is overwhelming and i'm sure it probably is and these hearts that don’t need breaking let them bid the way they did lets hold on to our old memories lets some how make this last please forgive me when I say i’m sorry (x2)
I blame you for being different I blame me for being the same
let these walls control our anger
let these walls control our pain (x2)
tonight, I’m waking dreamless.
and facing sleepless, wondering where you've been tonight doesn’t get much better I prayed we never have to end like this.
your absence steals my breath but I’m not okay. (x2)
*speaking*
"I love you, but not in a friendly way although I think were great friends and not in a misplaced affection puppy dog way although I’m sure that’s what you’ll call it.
I love you, very simple, very truly you are the epitome of everything I’ve ever looked for in another human being, and I just can’t take this anymore, I cant stand next to you without wanting to hold you I cant look you into your eyes without feeling that longing that you only read about in trashy romance novels I can’t talk to you without wanting to express my love for everything you are, cause I’ve never felt this way before and I don't care I like who I am because of it there isn’t another soul on this fucking planet who has ever made me half the person I am when I'm with you."
tonight, I’m waking dreamless.
and facing sleepless, wondering where you've been tonight doesn't get much better I prayed we never have to end like this.
Lyrics submitted by ohdamnjulianne
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