"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.
fuck a lotta bitch gotta do me
shawty got a alexander wang
그년 삐까번쩍해
포즈 삐쭉 끈적해
계속 먹어보고싶네 시식코너
piece of cake
엉덩이가 핫해 한번 만져볼래 피터팬
마법처럼 둥근곳에 손이가는 기적aye
너가하면 범죄
내가하면 이건 섹시damn
baby got a big fat ass
what u do with that
hosanna damn 불이났어
call it mama
너랑내가 합쳐지는 기적같은 drama
어뜨르 어뜨르 어뜨케
그녀 궁디 가슴 말랑 젤리
먹어 piece of cake
어뜨르 어뜨르 어뜨케
아랫도리 기운팔짝 홍삼 장어 피터팬
Alexander Wang
Shes 갤러리아산
나머지는 저기 압구에서
시급이 꽤 different
침대위의 shes a Acrobat
she gimme brain. 난 주지
지갑 채로 i'm a A Plus Men
큰 의민없네
이젠 벌이가 늘어서
돈이 더 편할뿐인건데
look what i did
it. 내 직함은 CEO
샤넬이 손목을 휘감어. 스케쥴은
바빠서 절대 못 비워
young gunna im gonna
you know im rockin' with
the best. now burn up
벌어 또 젊어
돌아오겠다고 했잖아 선언
성공의 맛은 개 쩔어
burn up
어뜨르 어뜨르 어뜨케
내게 충고하던 형들아 its okay
걔네 알고보니 전부다
Piece of cake
어뜨르 어뜨르 어뜨케
baby 진로처럼 이즈 백
도움 안되는 니넨 물론 읽씹했으
핵폭탄을 피운듯이 연기 위로 오르지
내머릿속에 스파크 튀어 대네
인간 피뢰침
In da club
내신발 밣지말어 밣음 지뢰지
난 무대위 tnt
처럼 폭발 너흰 튀겠지
난 비행기 타고
일본으로 가서 소리쳐
차가운 척하던 애들
녹여 난 너흰 어딨어?
니가 데리고 온다던
유명 래펀 어딨어
어디서 친한척 너희
개짓거리 너무 지나쳐
Yeah 나의 입안에
총알을 장전 무한대
넌 불행 포르노 주인공해
난 팝콘 뜯고 구경해
잘 듣고 다 잘 배워
내가 뱉는 건 항상 뼈있네
내무대보고 쫄은 니네꼴
마치 느금마 김치찌개
shawty got a alexander wang
그년 삐까번쩍해
포즈 삐쭉 끈적해
계속 먹어보고싶네 시식코너
piece of cake
엉덩이가 핫해 한번 만져볼래 피터팬
마법처럼 둥근곳에 손이가는 기적aye
너가하면 범죄
내가하면 이건 섹시damn
baby got a big fat ass
what u do with that
hosanna damn 불이났어
call it mama
너랑내가 합쳐지는 기적같은 drama
어뜨르 어뜨르 어뜨케
그녀 궁디 가슴 말랑 젤리
먹어 piece of cake
어뜨르 어뜨르 어뜨케
아랫도리 기운팔짝 홍삼 장어 피터팬
Alexander Wang
Shes 갤러리아산
나머지는 저기 압구에서
시급이 꽤 different
침대위의 shes a Acrobat
she gimme brain. 난 주지
지갑 채로 i'm a A Plus Men
큰 의민없네
이젠 벌이가 늘어서
돈이 더 편할뿐인건데
look what i did
it. 내 직함은 CEO
샤넬이 손목을 휘감어. 스케쥴은
바빠서 절대 못 비워
young gunna im gonna
you know im rockin' with
the best. now burn up
벌어 또 젊어
돌아오겠다고 했잖아 선언
성공의 맛은 개 쩔어
burn up
어뜨르 어뜨르 어뜨케
내게 충고하던 형들아 its okay
걔네 알고보니 전부다
Piece of cake
어뜨르 어뜨르 어뜨케
baby 진로처럼 이즈 백
도움 안되는 니넨 물론 읽씹했으
핵폭탄을 피운듯이 연기 위로 오르지
내머릿속에 스파크 튀어 대네
인간 피뢰침
In da club
내신발 밣지말어 밣음 지뢰지
난 무대위 tnt
처럼 폭발 너흰 튀겠지
난 비행기 타고
일본으로 가서 소리쳐
차가운 척하던 애들
녹여 난 너흰 어딨어?
니가 데리고 온다던
유명 래펀 어딨어
어디서 친한척 너희
개짓거리 너무 지나쳐
Yeah 나의 입안에
총알을 장전 무한대
넌 불행 포르노 주인공해
난 팝콘 뜯고 구경해
잘 듣고 다 잘 배워
내가 뱉는 건 항상 뼈있네
내무대보고 쫄은 니네꼴
마치 느금마 김치찌개
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