"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.
Here I am, once again. just like a pack of wolves.
The skies were once paved with gold, now they rain on us all.
I've made my bed so I'll lie in it.
I've dug my grave so I'll die in it.
Tell all my friends I said goodbye, clenched teeth and fluttering eyes
I cant go on like this [Repeat: x2]
Just like the living dead, I've got a taste for something.
And I dont want it, I just need it,
And I cant believe that its getting harder just to feel alive,
Its getting harder just to feel alive.
Curtains close- take a bow. I think we fooled all of them now.
Who you are, what you say, what you do each and every single day.
I've made my bed so I'll lie in it. I've dug my grave so god help me die in it.
Just like the living dead, I've got a taste for something.
And I don't want it, I just need it, and I cant believe that [Repeat: x2]
And I dug my grave, so ill lie in it.
I've made my bed so ill die in it, die in it.
And I dug my grave, and I dug my grave.
I'd rather live, than live forever!
I'm knocking on deaths door, but your already dead.
Its either now or fucking never.
And that night, we meant every word we said. all I can say,
All I can say for sure is, were coming out tonight
All I can say for sure is, were coming up tonight
Just like the living dead
Just like the living dead
Just like the living dead, I've got a taste for something,
I don't want it, I just need it, and I cant believe that.
Just like the living dead, I've got a taste for something.
And I don't want it, I just need it,
And I cant believe that [Repeat: x2]
Its getting harder just to feel alive,
Its getting harder just to feel alive.
The skies were once paved with gold, now they rain on us all.
I've made my bed so I'll lie in it.
I've dug my grave so I'll die in it.
Tell all my friends I said goodbye, clenched teeth and fluttering eyes
I cant go on like this [Repeat: x2]
Just like the living dead, I've got a taste for something.
And I dont want it, I just need it,
And I cant believe that its getting harder just to feel alive,
Its getting harder just to feel alive.
Curtains close- take a bow. I think we fooled all of them now.
Who you are, what you say, what you do each and every single day.
I've made my bed so I'll lie in it. I've dug my grave so god help me die in it.
Just like the living dead, I've got a taste for something.
And I don't want it, I just need it, and I cant believe that [Repeat: x2]
And I dug my grave, so ill lie in it.
I've made my bed so ill die in it, die in it.
And I dug my grave, and I dug my grave.
I'd rather live, than live forever!
I'm knocking on deaths door, but your already dead.
Its either now or fucking never.
And that night, we meant every word we said. all I can say,
All I can say for sure is, were coming out tonight
All I can say for sure is, were coming up tonight
Just like the living dead
Just like the living dead
Just like the living dead, I've got a taste for something,
I don't want it, I just need it, and I cant believe that.
Just like the living dead, I've got a taste for something.
And I don't want it, I just need it,
And I cant believe that [Repeat: x2]
Its getting harder just to feel alive,
Its getting harder just to feel alive.
Lyrics submitted by Haunted Devil
The Comedown Lyrics as written by Lee Malia Curtis Ward
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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On a side note, does anyone realise the video's just y'know...a joke?
I mean it's Predator wondering around Rotheram for God's sake! haha
xx