"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.
I no longer believe we're who we used to be
Four years of mistakes, I knew you couldn't take it
Now all this time will tell if we were meant for someone else
Take it out on me so I can hear your broken heart beating
And now you've got me shoved against the wall so that I can feel the heat of your body
I'm locked and loaded, so let's get this over with
Because I can't stand the thought of not seeing you again
I lost control, and now I'm losing you as well
I can't take this, baby make this bullet ignite
You're breathing softly
As our eyes coincide, you whisper to me, "I don't know who you are anymore"
Take it out on me so I can hear your broken heart beating
And now you've got me shoved against the wall so that I can feel the heat of your body
I'm locked and loaded, so let's get this over with
Because I can't stand the thought of not seeing you again
I lost control, and now I'm losing you as well
I can't take this, baby make this bullet ignite
I never thought it would end like this
I took it too far, now I'm scared to death you're gone
We can never go back to the way it used to be
I'm locked and loaded, so let's get this over with
Because I can't stand the thought of not seeing you again
I lost control, and now I'm losing you as well
I can't take this, baby make this bullet ignite
(x3)
Four years of mistakes, I knew you couldn't take it
Now all this time will tell if we were meant for someone else
Take it out on me so I can hear your broken heart beating
And now you've got me shoved against the wall so that I can feel the heat of your body
I'm locked and loaded, so let's get this over with
Because I can't stand the thought of not seeing you again
I lost control, and now I'm losing you as well
I can't take this, baby make this bullet ignite
You're breathing softly
As our eyes coincide, you whisper to me, "I don't know who you are anymore"
Take it out on me so I can hear your broken heart beating
And now you've got me shoved against the wall so that I can feel the heat of your body
I'm locked and loaded, so let's get this over with
Because I can't stand the thought of not seeing you again
I lost control, and now I'm losing you as well
I can't take this, baby make this bullet ignite
I never thought it would end like this
I took it too far, now I'm scared to death you're gone
We can never go back to the way it used to be
I'm locked and loaded, so let's get this over with
Because I can't stand the thought of not seeing you again
I lost control, and now I'm losing you as well
I can't take this, baby make this bullet ignite
(x3)
Lyrics submitted by vivalamegpwnz
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but at the same time, it makes me want to get up and dance.
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the lyrics are a little confusing. does anyone have any ideas?
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