"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.
Sound the alarms all eyes to the horizon
Prepare for war put down the fear in your eyes
We fight and die, bearing arms, free of fear
Our colors nailed to the mast
I may not make it back
But I'll make sure someone never forgets me (x2)
No regrets nothing left to loose
I may not make it back
This night is mine
So take a good last look at the blackened sky
Put down the fear in your eyes
I thought I'd never see this day
The time to fight is now
On to fight this war
I decide who will live and who will die
I decide who dies
No regrets nothing left to loose
I may not make it back
This night is mine
So take a good last look at the blackened sky
Put down the fear in your eyes
I thought I'd never see this day
I may not make it back
But I'll make sure someone
I may not make it back
But I'll make sure someone never forgets me
This night is mine (x8)
Prepare for war put down the fear in your eyes
We fight and die, bearing arms, free of fear
Our colors nailed to the mast
I may not make it back
But I'll make sure someone never forgets me (x2)
No regrets nothing left to loose
I may not make it back
This night is mine
So take a good last look at the blackened sky
Put down the fear in your eyes
I thought I'd never see this day
The time to fight is now
On to fight this war
I decide who will live and who will die
I decide who dies
No regrets nothing left to loose
I may not make it back
This night is mine
So take a good last look at the blackened sky
Put down the fear in your eyes
I thought I'd never see this day
I may not make it back
But I'll make sure someone
I may not make it back
But I'll make sure someone never forgets me
This night is mine (x8)
Lyrics submitted by xOdad_jianx
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