"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.
Oh
Yeah yeah
Really wish I could.
If only someone could un-break my heart
Come relieve my pain
Somehow I could wish upon a star
And make all of the memories go away,
But my mind just keeps on going back
And I can't help but think about
That guy that's gon' make me miss out on you
And I can't help but remember
'bout that sad day in September
That day he took my heart with him when he left.
Oh
See eventually I will get through this,
But right now it seems my heart's in the way.
I apologize for the way that I treat you
But I gotta leave you,
Unless somehow I come across a case of amnesia, amnesia, amnesia.
(to forget, to forget, to forget the heartache)
Amnesia, amnesia, amnesia.
(to forget, to forget, to forget the pain)
Amnesia, amnesia, amnesia.
(and I think, and I think it'll make things better)
I gotta leave ya I gotta leave you.
I tried to leave the past behind me
But it just hurts so bad. Oh
And I tell myself please don't cry,
Let it go and let the past be the past.
But my mind just keeps on going back
And I cant help but think about
That guy that's gon' make me miss out on you.
And I can't help to remember 'bout that sad day in September
When ya took my heart and just ran away! oh
See eventually I will get through this,
But right now it seems my heart's in the way.
I apologize for the way that I treat you
But I gotta leave you,
Unless somehow I come across a case of amnesia, amnesia, amnesia.
(to forget, to forget, to forget the heartache)
Amnesia, amnesia, amnesia.
(to forget, to forget, to forget the pain)
Amnesia, amnesia, amnesia.
(and I think, and I think it'll make things better)
I gotta leave ya, I gotta leave you.
Every time you try to get closer to me
I'm fallin' back cause I can't go down this road again
Memories won't go away
Constantly in control of my life
I don't wanna erase it all
And forget about it all! Oh Yeah.
See eventually I will get through this,
But right now it seems my heart's in the way.
I apologize of the way that I treat you
But I gotta leave you,
Unless somehow I come across a case of amnesia
See eventually I will get through this,
But right now it seems my heart's in the way.
I apologize for the way that I treat you
But I gotta leave you,
Unless somehow I come across a case of amnesia, amnesia, amnesia.
(to forget, to forget, to forget the heartache)
Amnesia, amnesia, amnesia.
(to forget, to forget, to forget the pain)
Amnesia, amnesia, amnesia.
(and I think, and I think it'll make things better)
I gotta leave ya, I gotta leave you.
Yeah yeah
Really wish I could.
If only someone could un-break my heart
Come relieve my pain
Somehow I could wish upon a star
And make all of the memories go away,
But my mind just keeps on going back
And I can't help but think about
That guy that's gon' make me miss out on you
And I can't help but remember
'bout that sad day in September
That day he took my heart with him when he left.
Oh
See eventually I will get through this,
But right now it seems my heart's in the way.
I apologize for the way that I treat you
But I gotta leave you,
Unless somehow I come across a case of amnesia, amnesia, amnesia.
(to forget, to forget, to forget the heartache)
Amnesia, amnesia, amnesia.
(to forget, to forget, to forget the pain)
Amnesia, amnesia, amnesia.
(and I think, and I think it'll make things better)
I gotta leave ya I gotta leave you.
I tried to leave the past behind me
But it just hurts so bad. Oh
And I tell myself please don't cry,
Let it go and let the past be the past.
But my mind just keeps on going back
And I cant help but think about
That guy that's gon' make me miss out on you.
And I can't help to remember 'bout that sad day in September
When ya took my heart and just ran away! oh
See eventually I will get through this,
But right now it seems my heart's in the way.
I apologize for the way that I treat you
But I gotta leave you,
Unless somehow I come across a case of amnesia, amnesia, amnesia.
(to forget, to forget, to forget the heartache)
Amnesia, amnesia, amnesia.
(to forget, to forget, to forget the pain)
Amnesia, amnesia, amnesia.
(and I think, and I think it'll make things better)
I gotta leave ya, I gotta leave you.
Every time you try to get closer to me
I'm fallin' back cause I can't go down this road again
Memories won't go away
Constantly in control of my life
I don't wanna erase it all
And forget about it all! Oh Yeah.
See eventually I will get through this,
But right now it seems my heart's in the way.
I apologize of the way that I treat you
But I gotta leave you,
Unless somehow I come across a case of amnesia
See eventually I will get through this,
But right now it seems my heart's in the way.
I apologize for the way that I treat you
But I gotta leave you,
Unless somehow I come across a case of amnesia, amnesia, amnesia.
(to forget, to forget, to forget the heartache)
Amnesia, amnesia, amnesia.
(to forget, to forget, to forget the pain)
Amnesia, amnesia, amnesia.
(and I think, and I think it'll make things better)
I gotta leave ya, I gotta leave you.
Lyrics submitted by tigerareyouthere
Amnesia Lyrics as written by Fallon King Jamie Newman
Lyrics © Ultra Tunes, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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